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A photograph of a devotee in a blue sari with long dark hair bowing forward and touching a grey stone platform at a temple, with a gold bangle and gold necklace visible. Beside them a woman in a white sari holds a brass vessel, and white-clad priests and devotees stand in the background. On the right, a seated white deity murti is adorned with a blue cloth and yellow and red garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings before it. The setting has orange and red walls and a red railing.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A woman in a bright blue sari with long dark hair bends forward and touches a stone pedestal ledge with her hand, her head lowered in reverence. She wears a gold bangle and a long gold chain necklace. Beside her a stone altar holds brass vessels, a silver tray and a lamp, and a white deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and draped in blue cloth. In the background, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a temple courtyard near an orange wall and brass lamp stands, some with hands folded.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple courtyard with a worshipper bending low at a stone platform, touching their forehead to its edge. The worshipper wears a sky-blue sleeveless top and matching blue draped trousers, with long dark hair and gold jewellery. Beside the platform stands a blue deity murti draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, flanked by brass kalasha pots, a bell, a lamp and an incense holder. Behind, several devotees in orange and white stand watching, including a woman in a yellow shawl, a man in white dhoti holding a silver tray, and a woman in an orange sari. Red walls and a carved stone pillar frame the scene.2010-12-26A woman in a sky-blue sari-style garment bows deeply with her forehead near the edge of a grey stone altar platform, placing her hands on the stone. On the left, a blue deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and brass puja vessels, a bell, a lamp and incense sticks sit on the platform. Behind her, several people in saffron and white stand in an orange-walled courtyard; a woman in orange holds a lit lamp at right, and a man in white with a gold necklace and yellow shawl stands on the far right. A gold-topped staff is visible at right.2010-12-26A woman in a bright orange-red sari bends forward at a granite platform inside a temple, her long dark hair falling forward as she touches the carved stone edge with one hand. Gold bangles are on her wrist and a gold waist ornament shows at her hip. On the platform behind her sit brass lamps, metal plates and a marigold-garlanded deity murti draped in red and white cloth. Behind the platform, a few men in white dhotis stand near a red-and-white striped pillar and an orange-draped wall, one holding a drum. A carved stone pillar and a brass oil lamp stand on the right. The woman is a devotee performing darshan and reverent worship at the sanctum.2010-12-28A photograph of a person with long, dark, loose hair bending forward low over a grey stone ledge, touching the stone with one hand. The person wears a blue garment with an orange border and orange-and-gold bangles with white beaded bangles on the wrist. A folded saffron-orange cloth lies on the ledge at left, and carved stone pillars are visible behind. The person appears to be performing an act of reverence or prostration at a temple structure. A faint white mark is visible on the forehead. No other people are visible.2011-10-28A photograph of a devotee in a blue dhoti-style garment bowing low with forehead touching the edge of a grey stone platform in a temple courtyard. On the left a blue deity murti wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers sits beside brass puja vessels, a bell and incense sticks. Behind, a figure in orange robes stands near orange-walled buildings, and a group of devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothes stand with hands folded, one holding a lit lamp, along with a red-draped pillar and a yellow banner. Nearby, a figure in orange robes stands before a red-painted wall and a stone pillar carved with figures. A devotee in white and orange holds a flame near the group, with incense smoke rising in the background.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A woman in an orange-red sari bows forward at a grey stone platform inside a temple, touching its edge with her right hand. Her gold bangles and waist ornament are visible. On the platform behind her sit brass lamps, a brass kalasha, a small brass vessel and offering plates with yellow flowers. A white-clad priest and other devotees stand behind her near a stone pillar, and a man in white with a drum stands at the upper right. Behind the platform are seated white deity figures draped in red and orange garlands, and an orange wall with red and white stripes forms the backdrop.2010-12-28A photograph of a person with long, loose black hair bowing forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone ledge in a temple setting. The person wears an orange-red garment with a gold border, a gold chain necklace, and red-brown beaded bracelets on the wrist. A brass plate sits at the top left on a stone step, and red painted pillars frame the background. The person is shown from behind and the side, with the face hidden. a person is not established by visible cues here, so the figure is described only by role as a devotee.2012-04-14