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A woman with long dark wavy hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat in a temple courtyard, facing a carved grey stone shrine platform with floral and scroll reliefs. She wears a red sari with gold border and bangles on her arms, hands folded in prayer. A large brass bowl filled with red and yellow flower petals sits in the foreground on a pink and white patterned rug, and a brass lamp stand rests on the platform beside her.

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A photo of a single person standing in profile at night, hands pressed together in namaskar in front of a stone temple wall carved with ornate scrollwork and a lion relief. The person wears a red dhoti-style garment with broad gold-coloured borders, a gold necklace and a gold-and-flower garland, and stands barefoot on a small red mat. To the left, a tall brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a stone ledge, and a red cloth hangs on the right. Appearance is not clear enough to establish the person's identity, so the role is given as a devotee performing prayer.2014-08-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05June 30 20132013-06-30 +1 copiesA barefoot person with long, dark, wavy hair stands on a leopard-print mat facing a carved grey stone altar in a temple-like hall. They wear an orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder with a gold border, and orange dhoti-style draped garments, with hands folded at the waist. Behind them are orange curtains with a diamond pattern, a brass lamp stand and oil lamps on the altar ledge, and a red and gold patterned rug. The person is clothed in orange and has a dark cord around the neck; they do not wear a crown or turban, and there are no other visible people.2011-08-22April 05 20122012-04-05Photograph inside a temple corridor looking through a doorway toward a lit shrine. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears a long saffron-orange robe wrapped over the shoulder, with long dark hair swept back, and stands in the passage. Beyond the doorway a shirtless priest in a pale blue dhoti attends a deity murti draped in a red and gold garment with a white flower garland. Marigold-style garlands and a golden arched prabhavali frame the image, lit by a row of bulbs around the doorway and a fluorescent tube overhead.2006-09-18A photograph of a standing person seen from behind, wearing a red silk-like garment with gold-bordered draping, with long dark hair, hands joined in prayer before a stone platform. On the platform sits a white seated statue draped in purple cloth with a purple turban and beads, one hand raised in blessing, with flower garlands at its side. Behind is an orange-walled building, a carved stone pillar, a red iron gate and green trees.2011-08-30A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with his right hand raised near his forehead in a gesture of reverence beside a weathered stone pillar carved with figures. He wears a red rudraksha mala around his neck and has long dark hair tied up at the back. Before him is a stone platform with an oil lamp and a small brass vessel. Beside him stands a red and gold draped cylindrical stand topped with a brass bowl on an orange cloth. The walls are orange with red and white bands, and wooden doors with orange curtains are behind him.2010-10-12 +1 copiesTwo devotees in saffron-orange robes pour water from a brass pot over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a tiered stone peetha during abhishekam. A third robed figure kneels at left beside brass vessels, a bowl, a small bell and a pestle-like puja implement. Behind them a green-and-gold sari-draped deity murti with ornaments stands at right, and a white water tank and grey block wall rise in the background.2007-02-23September 05 20172017-09-05May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copies