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Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.

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December 10 20112011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10A person in an orange-saffron two-piece garment bows forward at a stone shrine platform, hands resting on the stone edge, bare feet on a doormat. Behind the platform stands a deity murti with blue-skinned figures, garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and a bare-chested stone image wrapped in cloth. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small lit flame sit on the platform. Red and white pillars and a red wall frame the open-air shrine at night.2011-12-10Night photo at a stone shrine with carved pillars and a blue-purple draped backdrop. Two deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one with a green-and-red crown and necklaces, the other in a red sari with garlands, with a white-draped object in front and a kalasha and lamps on the altar. Three people are visible: a bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads presses his palms together before the altar; a man in white clothes stands beside him with hands folded; a third person in white at the left edge holds a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Fresh garlands drape the altar.2007-10-17Night photo at a temple shrine with a deity murti group on the left, decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, brass lamps on a stone platform in front. A barefoot man in orange robes stands on a mat of flower petals, wearing a long multicolour flower garland, gazing toward the shrine. Behind him a monk in an orange hooded top and orange dhoti stands with hands joined, and a person in orange garments is partly visible at the right edge. The page excerpt does not establish who the standing man is, so no identity is attributed to him.2011-12-10A temple scene with a stone platform holding a murti of a deity seated on a throne, adorned with garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers and an orange cloth. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap bows deeply with forehead to a small mat on the stone floor. Behind, several devotees in orange and white attire walk and stand in the covered temple courtyard, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass lamp. Brass lamps and a silver vessel rest on the platform, and an orange cloth hangs from a pillar beside a red-and-white painted wall.2010-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a person in saffron-orange robes bent forward at a granite shrine platform, one hand resting on the stone, head covered by the orange cloth. Behind the shrine, a deity murti is adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and wrapped in orange and purple cloth, with a brass kalasha-style offering and a lit lamp in front. Two people in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the left by a red-and-white painted wall, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Red-orange curtains frame the shrine pavilion. The person bowing is in an act of puja offering or padapuja at the shrine.2010-12-27November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph inside a temple hall with a stone ceiling and carved pillars. A central man in a saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklace adjusts a cloth over his head with both hands, facing forward. Beside him, a younger man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms joined in saffron robes. At the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes and a flower garland stands. At left, a deity murti in gold and purple dress with flower garlands stands near a black stone shivalinga on a pedestal with a pink flower offering. The centre man is a person by appearance, given his saffron clothing, gold necklace and devotional posture; the presence of printed text in the image is a separate matter and is not used for identification.2009-12-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening puja at a stone shrine with carved granite pillars and a purple draped backdrop. Two large deity murtis stand on the altar, one with a green and red crown holding a trident-like staff, the other in red and gold with a crown. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white tilak, bead necklace and wrist beads stands with hands folded in namaskar. To his left a man in white clothes holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. On the right a man in white clothes holds a garland of white and red flowers and also stands with hands folded. A small brass oil lamp and ritual vessels sit on the altar. The scene is lit at night with a red curtain at the right edge.2007-10-17October 14 20072007-10-14