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Indoor temple-hall photograph during a consecration rite. A woman with long dark hair in a black top kneels and touches a large grey stone deity murti reclining on a stone base, its gold-tipped ornaments and garlands visible. Behind her, a man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds his hands in prayer. A figure in white stands at far left, and further back a woman in white is visible. Along the right wall, colourfully dressed deity statues in red and pink garments with gold crowns are arranged, and pink and purple draped fabric decorates a pillar. Wooden chairs and a cushioned seat sit at the right edge.

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March 29 20092009-03-29A photograph of a temple interior with a tiled floor and white brick walls. In the foreground a grey stone deity murti lies on a low stone base, its surface draped with a garland. A figure with long dark hair and a black long-sleeved robe leans forward over the murti, reaching toward a brown draped canopy and wooden stand on the right. To the left, a man in saffron/orange robes with a saffron head cloth and rudraksha-style beads stands with palms pressed together, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl. Behind them on a raised platform stand colourful decorated deity figures in pink, red and gold clothing with crowns. The scene suggests a puja or consecration ritual.2009-03-29Inside a temple hall with tiled floor and orange and pink draped curtains, a long-haired person in a black robe with red trim leans over a large dark stone deity murti lying on a brick support, a gold crown and ornaments on its head, touching it with one hand. Behind them, a man in saffron robe with hands in anjali stands beside a man in white dhoti and a striped shawl with hands folded, and a woman in white stands near. On the left an older man in white kurta and dhoti with a mala stands with hands folded near a pink pillar. Along the right, colourful dressed deity figures and a canopy stand against the wall, with a red and gold cushioned seat nearby.2009-03-292009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTSA photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine pavilion with dark stone flooring. A woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling near the shrine. Beside her a man in orange robes holds a white cloth or sheet, and another figure in orange stands nearby. In the foreground a person in white lies prostrate with bare feet on the wet stone floor, in an act of full-length prostration. Behind them are a black stone pedestal and decorated deity murtis with colourful garlands and red and gold garments. Brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit at the left edge, and a white marble statue of a seated sage with a mala stands at the right.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph inside a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and a red velvet drape. Two deity murtis stand on a white-draped platform, one with a green and orange crown and garlands, the other in red with a crown. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot before the murtis, alongside a man in a yellow robe. In the foreground a second figure in orange robes bends toward the platform, with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels arranged in front. A possible a person cue: the standing man has long swept-back hair and saffron ornate clothing, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The scene appears to be a puja or padapuja before the murtis.2007-08-09A photograph in a bare workshop with unfinished concrete block walls and cardboard boxes on a metal cart. Three men and a woman handle a large black stone or sculpted statue lying on the floor, wrapped with white cloth and lifted by yellow and white ropes at the right. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and wooden beads stands at left with his hands folded. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl over a red sleeveless top reaches toward the statue. A woman in a white t-shirt with a wooden mala leans in at right, and a person in a light shirt is partly visible at the far right edge.2007-11-07Indoor photo of a temple-making scene in a plain room with white block walls and a doorway at right. A man in orange shawl and orange dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, one hand raised to his forehead, gesturing toward a large black stone deity murti lying on a wooden pallet, draped in a white cloth with cushions beneath it. Behind him, a row of about a dozen devotees and visitors watch: women in orange and rust saris, a woman in a pink sari with a dark bead necklace, a man in a navy and white polo shirt at right, and others in casual clothes. Two small white marble statues sit on a black shelf at upper left. Text on the image reads a copyright notice.2007-11-07