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Interior of a dark stone temple shrine lit by a single overhead tube light and small oil lamps. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera before black stone deity murtis garlanded with white flowers and draped with white and green cloths. Devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer along both sides of the passage; a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl stands at right. The people appear to be performing darshan and puja.

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January 02 20082008-01-02A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing several black stone lingams or deity forms, each draped with white, red, green or blue cloth and garlanded with flowers. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread bends forward over the central stone form. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold necklace presses his palms together in prayer. Behind them a man in white ritual clothing with a forehead mark and orange shawl stands with hands folded, and other devotees in white and orange stand in the background. Small oil lamps and scattered petals sit on the stone floor and a plastic bag rests near the base. Printed signs are visible on the wall behind.2012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12Interior of a dim stone temple shrine at night, with a fluorescent tube light overhead. A group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a doorway with hands folded in namaskar. A central figure in an orange robe with a garland of white flowers and a gold necklace has hands pressed together in prayer; this figure's appearance does not clearly establish identity. Near the foreground, three black stone Shiva lingams are decorated with white and yellow flowers and draped in blue, red and yellow cloths. Oil lamps burn on the altar, and a metal vessel sits at lower left. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind, and a bare-chested priest with a white tilak and rudraksha mala is at right.2008-08-02Interior of a dimly lit stone temple shrine with dark carved pillars and a metal grille door. Several black stone sculptures of deity forms stand on a low platform, each draped with white, red, purple and yellow cloth and decorated with white flower garlands. A group of people in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and rudraksha malas stands around them. A figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe with long hair stands at the center, facing the sculptures and offering something with their hands, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands beside them. Others in white shirts stand near the door.2008-01-02September 12 20122012-09-12October 12 20122012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12Interior of a dark stone temple shrine with a bright overhead tube light. In the foreground, several black stone deity murti and lingam-like forms sit with red, yellow and green cloth draped over them, and small oil lamps glow on the stone. Behind them, a group of men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha and bead malas stand near a doorway, and one bald man in white dhoti offers attention at the shrine. A few women in saris and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stand nearby. The scene shows temple worship and darshan in progress. No clearly identifiable candidate matches the page's appearance cues with certainty, so the individuals are described by role only.2012-04-05December 20 20112011-12-20