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A photograph taken inside a small white-walled temple shrine at night. A figure with long, dark, wavy hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a gold-bordered edge, stands with hands folded in front of a dark stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a white cloth and garland. Through the open silver grille doorway, a standing man in white dhoti and white shirt watches, and inside the sanctum a deity murti is dressed in green and red garments and garlands before a gold arched frame. Blue cloth drapes the doorway pillar, and buckets stand on the marble floor.

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May 08 20122012-05-08Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.2011-12-10June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph inside a marble shrine niche with a gold-framed arch. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border stands at left, seen from behind, with gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a flower-decorated hair band. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border, with a headband and gold necklace, tends a small flame near an altar. In the niche stands a white-robed sculpted figure with dark hair and pink flower garlands. Below sit a tray of fruit, a brass oil lamp and pink flowers on a marble table.2012-05-11May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple doorway framed by carved white pillars and a dark wooden door. A figure in a tan wrap and white dhoti walks into the shrine, which is draped with orange and white garlands and a blue cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange top. A bare-backed priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a silver tray with red offerings. To the right stands a dark stone deity murti decorated with a white and red garland and a pink and gold cloth, with a folding chair beside it.2006-03-23A photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual inside a stone shrine with carved granite pillars. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange turban-like headwrap stands at left and pours or anoints something over the head of a kneeling-bent devotee in a white dhoti and white kurta. The devotee bows forward with hands together, facing a deity murti with a crown or halo-like headdress. Two attendants in orange robes stand behind, one holding a white cloth and one holding a brass vessel. A dark stone basin and brass lamp stand sit on the wet polished floor, with a red curtain at right. The orange-robed figure at the centre has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, so the appearance is a probable match for a person, shown performing the ritual.2008-01-17May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a small shrine chamber with golden-brown stone walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a white-clad deity murti lit by several oil lamps, with pink flower petals scattered before it. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a headband, raises a lamp toward the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, holds a tray of lit lamps beside it. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass offering vessels sit on a low golden stand. Scene shows a puja.2012-05-08Inside a marble-walled temple sanctum, a figure in an orange-red draped garment with gold border and gold beaded necklaces stands in the foreground, viewed from behind, arms bent and one arm adorned with bands. Beyond the doorway, two more people in saffron-orange robes attend a shrine; one bends forward pouring or offering at a dark deity murti dressed with red and orange cloth and a gold crown-like arch behind it. Brass vessels stand on a low wooden table. Two people in orange and one partly visible in white and gold are shown, and the foreground person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine niche framed by polished golden-brown stone pillars with an arched white carved top. Within the niche, a pink and red flower garland decorates an arched altar with a deity murti and brass lamps and bowls. Two lit oil lamps sit on the altar ledge. On the left, a person in an orange-red sari-style garment with a gold border and a white bandage on the shoulder holds a lamp near the altar, wearing a flower garland and a gold necklace. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder holds a metal vessel. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.2012-06-04September 18 20062006-09-18