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A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, performing a ritual before a deity murti. Behind the figure stand golden and red-clad murtis of deities, one adorned with a crown and a gold necklace. A large seated figure wrapped in orange cloth and a gold crown is garlanded with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands, while a brass lamp, silver vessels, brass bowls, and a rudraksha bead garland hang or lie on the orange-draped platform. Red curtains and brass lamps frame the scene.

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A 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 photograph of a shrine inside an open pavilion with a stone arch and gilded frame. Two large deity murtis, one golden-faced with a red turban and one red-clad with a tall crown, are draped in marigold and yellow flower garlands. A priest in orange robes stands at left, touching the image with his hands. Brass oil lamps stand on the right beside a red curtain, and a silver kalasha, offerings and rudraksha garlands sit on an orange-draped altar. The figures visible are statues, not living persons.2008-12-27Photo of a temple shrine decorated with yellow, white and orange flower garlands and red anthurium blooms overhead. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at the left, holding a silver vessel and tending the altar, while a second attendant in orange cloth stands beside him. Two deity murtis are seated under a gilded arch: a figure with a red crown and a second with a tall crown and gold jewellery, wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps, silver pots and a rudraksha bead garland hang in front. Orange cloth covers the altar base, scattered with rudraksha beads and flower petals.2008-12-27A 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.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of an outdoor shrine decorated for worship. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with long hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a golden deity murti adorned with marigold and flower garlands, a crown and red cloth. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, plates of offerings and rudraksha beads line the stone platform, with red and orange drapes behind. A second person in orange sits at the left edge, and a third figure is partly visible behind the drapery. The stone pillars are carved and garlanded.2008-12-27March 03 20112011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands. A standing figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a crown stands at left, facing the central deity murti, and appears to be performing an aarti with a lit flame. The central deity figures are adorned with flower garlands in red, yellow and purple, and a gilded arch frames the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style metal pot, and rudraksha strands hang from the pillars. Red curtains and offerings of flowers and fruit complete the scene.2008-12-27December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor 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.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27