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A photograph inside a temple shrine area. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform, smiling, with brass puja lamps, bowls and offerings in front of him. Behind him stands a large deity murti draped in red and white flowers and garlands, with a tall ornate crown and a red-and-gold bindi-style forehead piece. To the left a second man in an orange robe with a gold necklace gestures toward an elderly man in grey jacket and light blue shirt leaning on a cane. A woman in a red and white sari stands at the right edge. Fruit arrangements sit on red trays at the left, and a yellow-sari woman appears at the far left.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine room with a tiled ledge and gold-framed altar. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a raised seat in front of an altar. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace stands beside him, hands clasped. Several devotees, including a young man in a bright blue shirt bending over the altar and a girl in a yellow kurta, make offerings. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of fruit and flower garlands decorate the altar, with colourful marigold garlands on the deity murtis behind. Behind them are dark-skinned murtis of deities adorned with garlands and silver ornaments.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Inside a temple shrine, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on the floor at a raised platform, smiling and holding a string of yellow flowers or fruit. Beside him, a man in orange robes stands, and a man in a red silk garment bends forward in a devotional gesture. Brass puja vessels, oil lamps and a kalasha sit on the platform. Behind them is a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a tiered fruit and sweets offering stands to the left, with a small child in a white shirt watching. Flower garlands decorate the shrine.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with garlands and brass lamps. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace reaches toward a brass plate of offerings in front of a large deity murti adorned with orange and purple flowers and a silver-and-gold crown. A standing man in a tan-orange dhoti and a gold necklace watches beside a young girl in a gold-and-red sari who bends forward with folded hands. Fruit platters and trays of food stand stacked at left, with brass lamps and a kalasha on the altar.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white tiled walls and a dark floor. A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised platform in saffron-orange robes with a gold chain necklace, extending his hand over brass vessels and a tray of offerings. Beside him, a second man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands near tiered trays of bananas, apples and oranges. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands next to a woman in a pink patterned sari with long grey hair, who faces the shrine. Behind them, large decorated deity murtis in black stone are adorned with garlands of red, white and green flowers, and brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels are arranged on the platform.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple scene with a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold necklace, long dark hair and a smile, sitting on a carved wooden seat before a decorated shrine. A standing man in an orange robe with rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace stands behind a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends to offer something over a tiled platform holding brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels. Behind them are a pyramid of fruit and food offerings, garlanded deity murtis in red and white flower garlands, and a brass-framed shrine with a bright blue figure and a tilaka-marked image. Three people are visible.2007-11-09