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A temple interior with a large carved wooden double door flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian statues in orange dhotis, green sashes, gold jewelry and crowns, each holding a staff. A brass oil lamp stand with lit flames is raised in the left foreground by a priest's hand. Seated at lower right, a woman in an orange sari with a white forehead band and hands folded in anjali sits near a brass lamp, and at lower left another seated person in white clothing and a white forehead mark is partly visible. Offerings and puja items lie on a tray at the base of the doors.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29October 26 20142014-10-26Inside a temple hall, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style cord, raises a silver lamp toward a closed pair of large wooden doors. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms and crowns flank the doorway. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. Two seated devotees in orange robes, and one woman in white, sit at the right with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in white with a shawl sits at the left. A framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes is visible between the doors, with a deity murti above.2013-09-29Inside a temple shrine hall with painted pillars and a tiled floor, a bald man in orange cloth holds up a silver lamp, facing an open wooden door framed by two painted dvarapala guardian figures with crowns, orange dhotis and green sashes. Behind the doors sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set above a gold throne. Two seated devotees in orange robes sit with palms joined on the right, and a woman in white sits on the left. Brass oil lamps and a small offering tray are on the floor.2013-09-29July 03 20132013-07-03A temple entrance with a pair of tall, colourfully painted dvarapala guardian statues flanking a large wooden double door with square panels and metal bolt. Each guardian has four arms, a tall crown, gold jewellery, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, red-orange dhoti and a green sash, holding a mace and a flower or lamp. Above the door are painted pillars with pink and green decoration, and a small golden figure sits in the lower foreground. No living people are visible in the scene.2017-07-15 +1 copiesJune 06 20132013-06-06Interior of a temple shrine with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking a large golden-brown wooden door. A standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with a rudraksha mala at his neck, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with burning flames toward the door. Two devotees in orange robes kneel on a patterned rug to the right, hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small offering tray with flowers sits on the floor before the door.2013-06-28A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja. In the foreground, a standing priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, raising a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the shrine. Seated on the red carpeted platform at left, two priests in orange robes with white forehead markings sit before a small ritual setup with brass items. At right, several women in orange and maroon saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them stand two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green dhotis flanking a wooden door, with brass lamp stands and painted pillars in pink, green and blue. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-04-25Aarti performed before a shrine with two tall painted guardian statues flanking a golden throne on which a framed portrait is placed. The portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron garment, displayed as a depiction on a screen-free wall frame. Two standing statues with multiple arms, crowns and gold jewellery stand beside the throne, wearing orange and green dhotis. In the foreground a blurred figure in white lifts a lit oil lamp or aarti plate, while brass oil lamps stand along the platform. Two women in orange garments with folded hands sit at the right and left edges, observing the ritual.2014-04-22October 26 20132013-10-26April 08 20122012-04-08