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A photograph at an open-air shrine with grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform and waves a lamp toward a deity pair garlanded with multicoloured flower chains; the murtis are decorated with orange and pink cloth. Five devotees stand in front with hands folded: a man in a white shirt, a woman in green sari, an older man in checked shirt, a child in red dress, and a woman in orange sari. Brass lamps and a steel vessel sit on the stone altar.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone arch and carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a shaved head stands at the centre, raising a lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red garland. The deity figures wear orange and pink garments. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit on the ledge. Five onlookers stand in front: a woman in green sari with a handbag, an older man in a checked shirt with hands joined, a small girl in red dress, a man in white with hands folded, and a woman in orange shawl seen from behind. Red cloth hangs from the roof beside the shrine.2008-03-25A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple setting. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the back right, hands joined in prayer before a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel on the stone platform. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands in front of the shrine, hands folded. To the left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a checked shirt and grey trousers stand watching, and a young girl in a red dress holds a white cloth. Red and white striped walls and a small building with a signboard are behind. Visible people total five.2008-03-25Outdoor photo of a grey stone shrine pavilion with red drapes tied to its pillars, housing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden halo-like arch, flanked by smaller figures. A bald man in orange robes sits on the raised platform before a framed picture and a white cloth, performing worship. Several devotees stand in front: a woman in a red-and-white saree, a woman in a white and yellow sari, a girl in a yellow dress, a woman in pink and white, and a woman in white clothes. A man in an orange dhoti bends forward with folded hands at the left. Brass lamps and a large brass pot stand nearby under trees.2007-02-24A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15Outdoor shrine pavilion with grey stone pillars and orange drapes where a robed priest in saffron holds a lit flame before a deity murti with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Participants with hands folded in prayer stand in front: a man in white at left, a woman in orange and a woman in green sari at right. Offerings, brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the stone platform. The priest's saffron robe and orange head covering are visible, but his face is not clearly shown, so the identity is not established.2009-12-20June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of devotees gathered before a shrine with two deity murtis under a stone arch, the figures wearing red and yellow garments and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits on a gilded stand in front, flanked by brass oil lamps. A man in white clothes bends forward in prayer at the center, while women in saris, including one in a red sari with patterns and one in a white dress, and children stand nearby. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars of the temple structure.2010-07-10A photograph of a temple shrine open to a courtyard, with red pillars and an orange-painted wall behind. On the right, a deity murti with a gold-framed arch and red backdrop shows two figures in orange and yellow garments, garlanded with yellow-green marigolds. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe holds a lamp or offering tray before the shrine, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Several people in saffron, white and yellow-green saris and dhotis stand in a row to the left, with a woman seated at the far left. A black speaker hangs on the wall and a white board stands on an easel. A brass offering tray with a green cloth sits on the ledge in front of the shrine. a person appears to be the man in the orange robe offering the lamp, with a saffron garment and rudraksha-style beads, but this is uncertain.2011-10-06February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains and a large deity murti of two standing figures dressed in blue and pink garments, adorned with marigold garlands. In front, a person in an orange robe and green shawl with a garland bows toward a shrine, while a man in a grey shirt and brown trousers leans forward. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak wears a yellow dhoti and shawl and holds a small offering. Other men in white and a boy in a brown shirt stand nearby with hands folded, and offerings lie on a stone platform. Six people are visible in total.2007-12-20A photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved granite pillars and a dark curtain at the side, housing two deity murtis. In front of the shrine a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at a raised platform with a brass lamp and offerings, while a line of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees waits to approach. A woman in a red saree and a few other women and children stand nearby under trees. Six to twenty people are visible in the scene.2007-05-04