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A photograph of several young men and boys standing in a row at a temple shrine doorway, facing inward toward a deity murti in a gold-framed arch. The murti is adorned with red and orange garlands, gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress, with brass lamps and offerings on a yellow-cloth-covered platform in front. Youths wear striped white shirts, a maroon shirt, a white shirt and a green sweater, with jeans. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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January 01 20102010-01-01January 14 20102010-01-14Devotees stand in a doorway of a temple shrine at night, viewed from behind. A man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt and a boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt with khaki shorts face a gold-framed deity murti adorned with a flower garland and draped in pink and multicoloured cloth. Ornate colourful pillar hangings in green, red, blue and yellow flank the entrance, and small oil lamps glow on the floor. A brass vessel is visible near the doorway.2007-11-24Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with red and white marigold garlands. At the centre stands a deity murti, crowned and adorned with gold ornaments, framed by a gold arch and a blue draped backdrop. In front stand brass lamps and a flower-garlanded offering. A man in a white t-shirt and a man in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the left and centre, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and another in a maroon sari with folded hands stand at the right, and an older man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at the far right, all facing the shrine in prayer. No candidate for a person is visible.A photograph taken in a dim shrine hall with a corrugated roof. Several men wearing white shirts and white dhotis stand with their backs to the camera, facing a lit deity murti of a seated god and goddess. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and draped in red and orange cloth, with brass lamps and candlesticks on either side. One man on the right carries a black shoulder bag. The scene shows devotees at darshan before the shrine, with no clearly identifiable a person among those visible.2010-10-12A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone deity murti dressed with silver ornaments and a garland, seated within a silver arch framed by red and white marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and a yellow pedestal with brass lamps sits at left. Four devotees stand in namaste with palms pressed together before the deity: an older man in white at the rear, a woman in a green sari, a woman in a pink-and-white sari, and a boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers at front, with a girl in pink salwar kameez at right. A priest in white stands near the left side of the shrine. The floor is polished dark stone with yellow and red decorative borders. No a person candidate is visible.January 01 20102010-01-01Devotees stand and kneel in a doorway facing a lit shrine with an ornate golden arch and a white-faced deity murti draped in red and garlands. A woman in a blue sari with her hands pressed together stands at left, while men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at right. Oil lamps burn on the shrine platform in front of the murti, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The shrine is the focus of worship.2010-01-09A photograph taken at night inside a temple shrine. Seven men in white ritual clothes stand with their backs to the camera, facing a golden-framed shrine. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti with an orange and red dress and a crown, flanked by a second figure and a coiled serpent, with brass oil lamps and a red curtain on either side. The men appear to be in devotional worship before the deity, with some wearing black-and-white cord necklaces. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2010-10-12January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with red and orange flower garlands framing the doorway. A black stone deity murti stands on a yellow-draped platform, adorned with silver ornaments and a crown, with a blue cloth backdrop and a brass lamp stand beside it. Four devotees stand in a row with hands folded in prayer: a boy in a yellow t-shirt, a woman in a green salwar kameez, a woman in a bright pink outfit, and an older person partly visible at the back. A priest in white clothing stands at left near the altar, and silver oil lamps line the floor at lower left.