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A photograph of a temple-style stage during a ritual worship scene. On the left, a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with a garland over the shoulder, reaches toward offerings of white flowers. Behind, a figure in white dhoti stands near a lamp. Centre stage, a white-robed seated figure wearing an orange-and-red turban and a gold necklace is garlanded with flowers. Above, a deity murti with a red-orange crown, ornate necklaces and flower garlands is set against draped red and gold cloth. Brass pots and a kalasha sit on the floor, with a small framed deity image on the right.

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December 29 20072007-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29A priest in orange ochre robes stands at the left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stand two painted deity murti figures under a gilded arch, one with a red and gold turban and one in red garments with a crown-like headpiece. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the murtis and a pillar, and a rudraksha bead garland hangs from the ceiling beside the priest. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops, silver kalasha and vessels, and a flower arrangement sit on the platform, which is decorated with rudraksha strands and marigold petals over an orange cloth. Red curtains enclose the pavilion. Only the standing priest and a seated figure at the far left edge are visible, and the seated figure is partly cut off.2008-12-27A temple shrine with a woman in a red sari and gold bangles standing at left, reaching toward offerings on a silver tray, while a man in white dhoti at the far left holds a lamp. Behind them a deity murti pair with crowns and red-orange garments is adorned with long garlands of yellow, orange, purple and green flowers. In front is a small seated figure in red robes wearing a red turban and a garland, with brass lamps, a silver pot, bowls and a plate of kumkum and flowers on the platform. A tall brass lamp stands at right beside a framed image of a garlanded figure. Orange cloth hangs at left and carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-12-28Outdoor temple-style shrine with a golden arched frame housing a pair of deity murtis, one wearing a red and gold crown-like headdress and red-orange garments, the other in gold jewellery and a red-orange dress. Garlands of yellow, white, magenta and green flowers hang across the murtis and a large silver-rimmed kalasha stands before them. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left holding a silver tray, while another person in orange saffron-coloured robes stands at centre-left bending toward the shrine, appearing to perform puja. Brass oil lamps and ornate lamp stands line the right side under a white canopy, with a flower-decorated pedestal at the lower right.2008-12-27A photograph of an outdoor pavilion draped in orange cloth during a Brahmotsav Maheshwara puja. A man with long, swept-back hair and a gold headband, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, stands at left reaching toward a sacred object. Behind him, two orange-robed figures with ornate headdresses and white dhotis flank a central deity murti or sculpted form on a platform, all garlanded with marigolds in orange, yellow, purple and white. Orange drapes frame the pavilion. A seated devotee in orange turban and white clothes sits in the foreground below, with brass lamps and offerings nearby.2007-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows deeply with folded hands before a pair of large statues under an open stone-pillared pavilion. The central seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a trident-like staff and a drum, with a second figure in orange clothing and a tall brown headdress beside it. Both statues are garlanded with thick chains of white, purple, yellow and green flowers, and a shiva-linga-style base sits in front heaped with garlands and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes the back wall and columns, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27Outdoor temple-style pavilion with grey stone pillars and red curtains. A woman in an orange skirt and red blouse with white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, holding a silver vessel toward figures seated on a raised platform. Behind her, two large metal murti figures are adorned with multicoloured garlands of purple, yellow and white flowers; one wears a red turban and the other a black crown. Foreground at left, a man in an orange garment holds a brass oil lamp. A decorated pot with colourful patterns sits at right, and brass lamps stand at the base of the shrine.2007-12-26December 30 20072007-12-30