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Inside a temple shrine lit by brass oil lamps, a bronze-coloured deity murti sits with a crown, trident and gold necklaces, garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. Beside it stands a smaller figure with folded hands and a flower garland. Green bananas, straw bundles and flower baskets are arranged on a stone ledge in front. In the foreground a person in a brown dhoti with a garland and a braided back is bowing toward the shrine, and a brown curtain hangs at right.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A decorated shrine with a deity murti seated on a golden throne framed by an arch of multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, white, purple and red. Two smaller standing murtis flank it, one wearing a pink turban-like headwear. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on the altar, and bunches of green bananas and a bed of straw lie in front. On the right, a person with a shaved or tied head, wearing a yellow-and-red garland and a dark wrap, stands with back partly turned, facing the shrine.2016-12-12A temple shrine at night with a stone-carved frame. Central deity murti figures, adorned with yellow and colourful flower garlands, sit on a raised seat draped in yellow cloth, with a smaller standing murti in red and white garlands to the right. Brass oil lamps stand on a stone platform in front, and a bowing devotee in a brown garment with a white garland, hands folded, stands on a red carpet at the lower right. Multicoloured string lights hang at the top right.2016-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A person with long dark braided hair, wearing a maroon-red robe and a pink-and-white floral head garland, bends forward at the waist with hands together, bowing before a raised stone platform. Yellow marigold garlands hang along the platform's edge. Behind it stands a gilded deity murti and a second figure in a maroon robe with a white flower garland, beside brass lamps and small golden lion figures. A red curtain and banana leaves frame the scene.2016-12-19December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Inside a temple shrine, a man bows low at a stone ledge with hands pressed together in namaste. He wears a maroon turban, bare upper body with a pink-and-white shawl draped over his shoulder, and a leopard-print lower garment. Before him stands a cluster of brass and golden deity murtis, including a seated figure garlanded with orange, yellow and red flowers, plus brass lamps with lit oil lamps and a row of small bull and lion figures. Maroon curtains hang behind the shrine and a carved stone pillar stands at right. a person: the bowing man has the turban, shawl and distinctive attire cues, but his face is turned away, so the identification is uncertain and he is listed as a devotee at the shrine.2016-12-07A temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure in a gold crown, adorned with gold necklaces and draped in garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers. Two standing figures flank the central deity, one with a crown and one bearing a turban, along with a gilded arch behind. Bananas and offerings sit on a stone platform in front. A person in orange-red robes and a white flower garland stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Brass lamp stand visible at right.2015-01-03A figure with long dreadlocked black hair and a flower garland bows low at a dark stone platform before a shrine. On the platform stand gilded lion-throne figures, brass oil lamps, and a standing female statue in a red-brown sari garlanded with white flowers. Behind them a large golden deity murti wears a crown and is decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands; red and gold draped cloth hangs at the right, with banana leaves beside it. The yellow marigold garland runs along the stone ledge.2016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-hued deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a long multicolored floral garland, seated on a decorated pedestal before a richly carved arched backdrop. Oil lamps stand on brass holders at the sides. In the right foreground, a person in a maroon and gold garment with a maroon head covering and a rudraksha-style beaded mala bends forward with hands pressed to the stone ledge in reverence. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine and daylight enters through a window.2016-12-14