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A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a large deity murti on the left, depicted seated on a blue-draped seat with orange and green garments, crown-like headdress, and orange-red flower garlands, holding a staff. Beside it stands a smaller figure in a white and gold headdress with garlands. In the foreground, a seated man in saffron-orange robes with his hands in anjali mudra faces the shrine, with brass oil lamps, kalasha-like metal vessels and offerings in front. A second man with long dark hair and an orange shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands at right with hands folded. Kumkum on his forehead is visible. The scene suggests puja or darshan at the shrine.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with granite walls and carved pillars. Two large deity murtis stand in the shrine, one with a crown and trident and one with an elaborate headdress, both draped in marigold garlands and wearing gold ornaments. A brass lamp stands on each side of the shrine platform. On the left, a man in saffron robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer before the deities. On the right, a standing man in an orange-saffron dress with a large ornate gold-and-orange necklace faces the shrine with hands together, while an open window and palm trees show behind. Brass pots and offering bowls sit on the platform.2013-03-13A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large painted statue of a seated deity couple with blue and green garments, trident, garlands of orange and marigold flowers, and ornate jewellery, set against an orange cloth backdrop with a gilded arch. A priest in a rust-coloured dhoti sits on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, marked with white tilak. On the right, a figure with long dark hair in an orange shawl stands with back to the camera facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, bells and offering bowls sit on the platform, and a smaller statue appears in a niche. Concrete and carved stone pillars frame the open doorway with trees outside.2013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13March 23 20132013-03-23Inside a stone temple shrine, a shaved-headed priest in red-orange robes sits on the floor at left, hands joined near his face in prayer before a deity murti. Behind him stand a tall deity figure with trident and a larger figure decorated with garlands, jewellery and a gold crown, both draped in orange and white cloth. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and marigold garlands. At right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a long plait stands at the platform edge, holding an offering. A small figure in saffron robes stands in a niche at centre, and a red cloth hangs in an open glass doorway onto trees.2013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders stands at right, facing a raised altar. The altar holds a seated deity murti with a trident, a deity figure in red and gold, a decorated peetha, garlands of red and green flowers, brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small bowls of offerings. Behind the altar a golden arch frames the shrine, with a stone pillar and carved wall at right, and a glass door opening onto trees and a gate.2013-03-22March 17 20132013-03-17Inside a stone temple shrine, two large painted deity statues stand behind an altar: the left one holds a trident and wears a red turban and gold crown-like headdress, the right one wears a golden crown and multiple garlands. In front, a seated priest in orange-red robes with a shaved head performs a puja, tending offerings on a silver tray near a lingam decorated with green garlands and rudraksha. To the right, a standing figure in orange cloth with long dark hair and a bare chest faces the altar, and beside him a small shrine holds a figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white garland and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps flank the altar and the ornate golden arch frames the scene.2013-05-12A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. On the left, a deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a consort figure sit on a raised platform draped with orange and red cloth and decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and metal bowls with offerings sit on the stone ledge in front. A priest in a white dhoti and white garment sits cross-legged at the platform, facing the deities and tending the offerings. To the right, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron shawl and long dark hair stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. Open pillars and a palm tree are visible outside.2013-03-20Photo inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with red and orange garlands and gold ornaments behind an orange backdrop. A priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on the raised stone platform before brass oil lamps, bowls and offering plates. To the right, a standing figure in orange robes with a marigold garland and long dark hair faces the shrine with hands raised near the face, appearing to offer prayer. Red and white striped walls and palm trees are visible through the open side.2013-03-20April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copies