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A photograph inside a covered workshop-like hall during a temple-style ritual. A seated woman in a rust-red garment with a red shawl and gold-bordered skirt sits on a wooden platform before a row of gold brass ritual objects laid on a white cloth, with a kneeling devotee in white clothes in front. Around her, several people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer. A large gold-painted nandi bull stands behind them, a gilded temple-shaped canopy and wooden palanquin-like structure sit in the middle, and gold deity murtis with flower petals on the floor are in the foreground. Two white ceramic-style cows and gold objects line the back wall.

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August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06Indoor workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, showing devotees at a Hindu temple-object setting. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left with hands joined in namaste beside a golden deity figure on a carved wooden stand. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha-style garlands, stand with palms together. A seated man in an orange-red robe with a red shawl sits center-left. Another man in a white dhoti lies prostrate on a white cloth in front of him. A large carved stone shrine or kalasha-topped structure and a white bull statue stand behind, with a golden deity figure in the right foreground. Brass ritual items and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06Interior of a workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, where a group performs worship before temple objects. A man in a white dhoti and shirt lies prostrate on a white cloth on the floor, while a woman in an orange sari sits on a wooden bench with her hands folded. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and monks in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together. Gilded deity murti, a golden bull (nandi) and a large gold-toned Shiva head with ornaments sit in the foreground, along with a gilded palanquin-style canopy and small brass figures on a wooden stand.2014-08-06A photograph of an indoor temple-workshop space with a concrete-block wall and fluorescent lights. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red shawl and dhoti with a red-and-yellow striped border holds a lit flame aloft, a red tilak on her forehead. Around her, several people in white dhotis and saffron-striped garments stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them are golden deity structures, a white painted bull figure with decorative cloth, and a gilded shrine canopy. In the foreground are brass and gold-toned deity figures, a silver linga, a kalasha-style object, and scattered flower petals on a wooden stand.2014-08-06Interior of a workshop with a corrugated metal roof where deity statues and temple items are being prepared. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stands near a wooden palanquin-like stand with a long wooden pole, its surface scattered with red flower petals. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar before a large gilded deity murti with an ornate golden crown and jewellery. Behind them, white-clad devotees and a woman in white stand among wooden platforms and gilded figures, including a golden deity statue, a white bull statue and a gold kalasha-shaped pillar. Brass lamps and gold ornaments lie on the table.2014-08-06A photograph inside a large industrial workshop with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights, filled with gilded temple craftwork. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands at left, lifting a ritual object over a bronze deity statue on a red base, while an older man in a white shirt and brown lungi stands beside him. A seated figure in orange-red robes sits in the centre on a carved wooden bench. On the right, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near a large gilded temple chariot or palanquin structure with a domed top and a wooden pole. Many gold and bronze deity figures, carved wooden thrones, a bull figure and ornate panels are scattered around the floor.2014-08-06