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A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch framing a pair of deity murtis, one a seated male figure with a crown and a female figure with a jewelled crown, dressed in green and gold garments and heavy garlands. A woman with long dark hair in a yellow-green sari and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a gold necklace, stands at the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the murtis. Red and yellow marigold garlands drape the shrine, and a red cloth backdrop hangs behind. A stone ceiling and pillars frame the scene. The woman's pose suggests devotion, though no a person identification is made from appearance.

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December 20 20102010-12-20A temple shrine with a gilded arched niche framing a pair of deity murtis seated on a red-draped platform, adorned with white pearl necklaces, a crown and yellow-green garments. Fresh marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, white and green hang from the arch and the platform. Below, a smaller deity murti in green draping sits on a white-covered table with a gold cobra hood and a garland. On the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a brass lamp plate, while a woman in a leopard-print shawl over a green sari stands beside brass oil lamps. Orange curtains and carved stone pillars complete the puja hall.2010-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch framing a pair of seated deity murtis dressed in green-gold garments and heaped with multicolour flower garlands in yellow, red, white and green. A standing figure in a black-and-gold leopard-print shawl and long dark hair, with back to the camera, reaches toward a lamp stand on the shrine platform. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, and orange curtains hang at the sides. A white cloth covers the altar table beneath a golden kalasha-like vessel. The person in the foreground resembles a person from the long swept hair and leopard shawl, but the face is not visible and the role is that of a worshipper performing puja; the a person field is set to unsure.2010-12-20A photograph of a temple festival scene with a long-haired man in a leopard-print wrap raising his right arm beside a golden ornamental arch. Beside him, a golden vessel with hanging brass or gold tassels sits on a floral-garlanded palanquin-like platform. Two deity murtis in olive-green and gold garments, adorned with jewelled crowns, necklaces and earrings, stand within the arch, one with hands folded in anjali mudra. Garlands of yellow marigold, red flowers and green leaves frame the murtis, and a red curtain hangs behind them. A hand from the lower left holds the golden vessel. The man is not clearly a visible candidate for identification here, so his identity is left uncertain.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Photograph of a golden deity murti pair seated in a gilded arched shrine with red drape behind. Both figures wear green-gold silk, heavy crystal and gold necklaces, and crowns; the male figure has a crescent-topped crown and the female figure a black crown. Marigold and yellow-and-red flower garlands frame the arch. In the left foreground a person with long dark hair and a leopard-print garment, seen from behind, pours or offers from a golden vessel with an orange cloth over it, while a bare arm holds the vessel. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a pair of gilded deity murtis seated on a golden ratha or palanquin, with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers draped around them and an ornate gold arch behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment over an olive-green dhoti and a heavy gold necklace, stands at left holding a golden vessel and offering. A second person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle, holds a golden tray with jewelled decorations at lower left. The deity murtis wear green silk, jewelled crowns and necklaces. The man has a red tilak on his forehead and appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and ceremonial dress, performing abhishekam or aarti.2010-12-20A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in an orange-and-gold robe at left and a devotee in a leopard-print shawl bending forward at centre to touch a brass kalasha. Behind them a pair of deity murtis wearing yellow garments, pearl necklaces and crowns stand within a golden arch framed by yellow, white and red garlands. A brass oil lamp stands on the right beside a small shrine. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam, with the devotee performing a ritual offering at the central pot.2010-12-20Photograph of a temple ritual with a golden deity murti pair adorned with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces and garlands of yellow, red and orange flowers, set before a red curtain and gold arch. A man in a leopard-print garment and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back hair, stands at left holding a golden plate of offerings. Beside him an orange-robed attendant in a saffron cloth reaches up to receive the plate. The figure in the leopard-print garment shows distinctive long hair and ornate adornments, so the appearance is a person candidate in an active ritual role offering to the deities. Stone carvings frame the scene.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20