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Temple scene with a standing figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white cord, facing a shrine. Beside the figure is a deity murti with a golden crown, red and pink garments, and garlands, and an elephant-headed deity to the left. In front is a large gold-colored peetha or palanquin-style platform heaped with marigold and rose garlands, with a kalasha-style ornament and brass lamps, bowls of fruit and flower petals on a stone platform. A second person in orange sits in the foreground, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. Stone pillars and orange drapes frame the open pavilion with trees behind.

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December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18Outdoor shrine decorated for ritual worship. At the centre sits a deity murti draped in garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, with a crown-like headdress and a mala of rudraksha beads hanging across the front. Two figures in saffron-orange robes attend the shrine: one standing woman in a long orange garment with a white head covering, arranging or offering items, and a seated figure in orange at the left edge. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, brass plates with offerings, a bowl of flowers and a white cloth stand on a stone platform covered with an orange cloth strewn with rudraksha beads. Red curtains and stone pillars frame the shrine, with greenery behind.2008-12-27July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a short-sleeved top and a bare right arm raises his hand, scattering yellow petals toward an ornate golden throne-like pedestal (peetha) holding a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and marigold heaps. To the left, a large deity statue wears yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, with bowls of fruit, flowers and onions in the foreground. Another person's arm and a plate of marigolds appear at the lower left edge. Background shows trees and a red-railed gate. a person cues: the seated figure wears saffron clothing, but the face and hair are not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.2010-07-21A 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.2008-12-27July 21 20102010-07-21December 31 20082008-12-31A temple shrine with a large golden arched frame holds deity murti of a Shiva-Parvati pair adorned with multicolour garlands and a red and gold necklace. In the foreground a figure in orange robes bends over a silver-and-gold abhishekam vessel, pouring or offering on the linga-shaped base, while another orange-clad priest stands at left holding an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the marble platform beside silver bowls, a kalasha and flower-filled trays of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. Open colonnaded stone architecture and trees are visible behind.2008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28A photograph inside an open temple pavilion showing a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a flower garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp (deepa) before a deity murti. A second person in orange robes and a garland stands behind to the left. The shrine is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and yellow-and-orange marigold strands draped over a large dark-faced deity figure with a gold crown, and a female deity figure in red-orange dress with gold jewellery sits in a gilded arch behind. A white statue of a child-form figure in orange cloth with a red garland sits at the lower front of the shrine. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand on the platform.2008-12-25July 21 20102010-07-21