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A devotee in an orange sleeveless top bends forward at the edge of a stone shrine platform, hands together near a small ledge. On the raised platform stand a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, small brass bowls and offerings, and smoke or incense rising. Behind them, a white-clad deity murti is adorned with red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead garland, framed by red curtains and carved stone pillars. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. The scene suggests darshan at a temple shrine.

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November 12 20102010-11-12Inside a stone-carved temple shrine, a person with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless top stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a large deity murti decorated with gold ornaments, red flower garlands and a white cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine ledge beside a brass kalasha-like vessel with mango leaves and a small brass bowl. Red draped curtains hang behind the altar. The rear-view figure is facing the deity, so no identifiable face is visible; this is a devotee at prayer rather than a person depiction.2008-06-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person in an orange robe bends forward with head lowered in reverence over a marble ledge draped in red cloth. Before them stands a deity murti decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigold and flower strands, with a golden arch behind and a figure beside a large ornate statue of a bull. Brass oil lamps, lamp stands, a kalasha-like brass vessel, plates of white flowers and a bowl of offerings sit on the altar. Red curtains and a vase of orange and pink flowers frame the scene. The orange-robed person is the only physical human visible.2008-12-25 +1 copiesA blurred photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-orange waistband and multi-strand rudraksha beads bends forward over a grey stone ledge, reaching toward an ornate shrine. Behind, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl with a white tilak on his forehead stands near a window with trees outside. Right, a deity murti is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-gold cloth, with a golden kalasha and a lit brass oil lamp nearby.2013-05-09A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine at night. A standing deity murti with a red drape, garlands of orange and purple flowers, and a golden arch is on the left. In front, a figure in orange robes bends forward at the waist with hands near the stone platform, while a small seated figure in orange sits on the platform near the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform, and orange curtains hang beside the arches.2010-11-12A person with long dark hair wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron robe stands barefoot at a stone shrine, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a lit flame toward a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban with a rudraksha mala, beneath a deity murti draped in a garland of yellow and white flowers. Red cloth hangs behind the stone pillars, and brass pooja vessels sit on the altar ledge. Bright sunlight washes over the scene from the left.2008-01-25A shrine with a stone platform in front of a deity murti pair draped in red garlands and multicolored flower strands. Two brass lamps and a tall brass aarti lamp stand on the right, and a small white-clad murti sits at the centre. A woman in an orange sari bends forward with her hands pressed together at the platform's edge, offering reverence. Trays of marigold and rose petals rest on the stone surface, and blue curtains frame the scene.2008-12-31A person in saffron-orange robes bows forward with hands together at a grey stone altar outside a temple. Behind the altar sits a white statue of a seated figure in orange robes with a crown, and a deity murti in a niche. Garlands of flowers, brass oil lamps, a bell, a kalasha-like vessel and a brass plate sit on the altar. The person stands on a leopard-print mat next to a red-and-white striped wall and a hanging orange curtain, with a carved stone pillar at the top right.2010-11-15November 25 20102010-11-25 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12July 20 20102010-07-20A temple shrine with grey stone carved pillars and a raised stone platform. Behind it stands a large deity murti with a crown, its shoulders and body draped in red and garlanded with long multicoloured flower strings, plus a deity in red and gold seated on a golden throne in front, also garlanded. A brass oil lamp stands tall on the right, and brass vessels, plates of fruit and flowers sit on the platform. Blue cloth hangs behind the shrine. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron robe with gold borders bends forward with head bowed toward the platform in reverence. Scene appears to show ritual worship at a temple during a festival.2008-12-29