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Photograph inside a decorated temple-style hall at a darshan event. A woman with long black hair, wearing a rust-brown sleeveless garment, a white and red floral garland and gold bangles, bends forward and touches a golden flower-decorated offering while a thin yellow cord hangs down. Behind her, a silver-framed screen sits on a red-draped stand. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in blue, orange and gold silk with sequin borders, a crown and ornaments. A young man in an orange shawl and saffron-toned robe with gold beads stands at the left edge. Pink and red drapes, an oil lamp and gold decorations fill the background.

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May 22 20162016-05-22A photo of a temple shrine scene. A man with long dark hair worn in loose locks and a saffron-brown robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a white flower garland and gold armband, raises his right arm above a silver-framed altar and sprinkles white petals over a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a blue, orange and silver-embroidered garment with gold ornaments and a flower garland, seated on a green-striped cloth. Behind it a red cloth covers a shrine, and a younger man in orange robes and gold necklace stands at the left. A brass oil lamp sits at the right edge.2016-05-22A person with long, swept-back black hair and a white tilak on the forehead stands at left in a rust-brown robe, wearing a white and orange garland and a gold armband, while writing or marking something with a stick near a small mesh-fronted box draped in red cloth. Below, a deity murti or decorated figure sits on a gold-framed peetha, adorned with a multicoloured striped and sequined shawl and a flower garland. Behind it, ornate silver-and-blue embroidered garments and orange drapes hang on a mannequin-like stand. Pink and gold pillars and a red-carpeted floor frame the shrine, with a brass lamp at right.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man in a rust-brown robe, with a red and white flower garland and a long dark braid, reaches toward a gold-framed seat draped with a striped and blue embroidered cloth and marigold garlands. Behind him, a deity murti is dressed in a yellow, orange and blue embellished silk garment with gold ornaments, and a red cloth hangs in the background. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. Pink curtains frame the left side of the shrine.2016-05-22A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe and white-and-red flower garland standing at a shrine, holding a small ritual implement and touching or offering to a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange-and-blue embroidered garment with sparkling trim, flower garlands and a gold ornament, and sits on a gilded throne-like seat. Behind it stands a tall silver-framed structure covered with a red cloth and a gold-patterned hanging. The man has a gold armlet and bracelets and a tilak on his forehead.2016-05-22A photograph of a man with long dark hair worn loose down his back, wearing a red-brown unstitched garment with a bare left shoulder and a gold armlet, and a layered red, white and orange flower garland around his neck. He stands at a shrine, holding a long multicoloured thread or garland toward a deity murti seated on a golden throne decorated with blue, gold and silver embellished fabric. Behind the murti is a silver-framed box shrouded in red cloth. Several other figures in saffron are partly visible at the left edge, and a deity or decorated statue stands at the right in an orange and gold garment with sequined work. The floor is red and the walls are dark, with a golden figure carved into the back wall.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair worn in a plait, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a white and orange flower garland and a gold armband, extends his right hand toward a silver grille-fronted niche draped in red cloth. Below, a deity murti or statue adorned with flower garlands, a blue and orange embroidered cloth and a gold crown-like headpiece sits on a wooden stand. Gold pillars, a pink curtain and richly embroidered orange and blue silk clothing on other murtis frame the scene. Another man in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. The setting suggests darshan or ritual worship.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold chain, stands at a golden pillar holding a silver lamp or ritual vessel over a flame in a shrine. A second man in orange clothing stands behind him at left. Beside them, a deity murti is decorated with a gold-and-silver embroidered blue and orange cloth, floral garlands and ornaments, seated on a striped throne-like cushion. Red cloth draped over a shrine structure, brass bowls of offerings sit in the foreground, and a brass lamp stands at right. The setting appears to be a temple or puja room with red carpeting.2016-05-22