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A photograph inside a temple courtyard beside a whitewashed wall with red pilasters. A small shrine with a blue-framed doorway and a colourful tiered roof holds a dark inner chamber with yellow flower offerings. A woman in a red sari with a yellow border and a green flower garland stands with her hands joined in prayer. In front of her, a man in an orange saffron garment and rudraksha bracelets, seen from behind with his head shaved, stands in devotion. A kalasha-style pot with greenery sits at the left edge, and another person is partly visible at the right.

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A man stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali mudra under a corrugated-roof shrine verandah, facing a colourfully painted deity murti at the right edge. He wears a red-orange dhoti with gold borders, a bare upper body, a multicolour flower garland of yellow and pink blooms, a brown rudraksha mala, and gold armlets. Two or three saffron-clad attendants stand behind him, one in orange and another in red-orange cloth. On the shrine floor sit offering plates and a small pot, with kumkum and vibhuti visible. Potted plants stand along the left side of the courtyard.2014-07-01A photograph of a temple entrance with a painted blue and white facade and an orange-outlined arched niche bearing a golden Om symbol. A devotee in an orange silk garment with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala bows forward with hands joined toward the barred metal gate of the shrine. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with a dark green and gold border stands with his back to the camera, and another devotee in an orange robe stands at the right, touching the gate. Bright daylight and a bare, sunny setting frame the scene.2011-05-24May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered temple-side shelter with a corrugated metal roof and green wooden pillars. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border and a red-orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a garland of yellow and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala, with gold-banded bangles on his wrists. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange cloth stands with hands folded. To the right, a painted deity murti with a large face and colourful carved stone base sits beside a small offering area with brass plates, a kumkum dish, scattered flowers and dried leaves, indicating a puja site. Two more saffron-clad people appear at the left edge.2014-07-01A photograph inside a yellow-ochre temple hall decorated with brass bells and garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers. A bare-chested devotee in a teal dhoti stands with his back to the camera while a priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth holds his hands near his shoulders, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with gold-toned garland and gold earring stands at right with palms joined. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A white sacred thread is visible on the devotee's back. Ritual blessing setting.2012-09-11A photograph of a long-haired man in a red silk dhoti and red-and-gold shawl with a rudraksha mala standing in profile beside a stone temple shrine at left. The shrine holds blue deity murtis garlanded with red and orange flowers, brass oil lamps and a kalasha on a stone ledge. Behind him, orange curtains hang from a grey stone pillar, and a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The setting is an open-air courtyard with corrugated roofing and palm trees. a person is shown with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold shawl, performing darshan at the shrine.2011-09-01May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple scene beside a yellow-ochre shrine wall with a carved cornice and a small doorway. A bare-chested, grey-bearded man in a red-orange dhoti and a beaded mala stands in the sunlight facing the shrine. To the left, a long-haired man with dreadlocks and another man in orange cloth hold a brass plate of flowers and leaves. Palm fronds overhang the wall.2018-03-01July 01 20142014-07-01Temple shrine scene with an arched white niche edged by warm lights, where a deity murti sits within a gilded shrine alongside pink and red flower offerings and a silver lamp stand. Two people in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, garlanded with white flowers, stand facing the shrine performing puja, one with a gold crown-like headband and bangles, the other with a shaved head and tilak, bare-backed with ash markings. A third attendant in orange with a gold necklace and white tilak stands at the left edge. Brass plates and a gold vessel sit at the front.2012-04-29June 04 20122012-06-04July 01 20142014-07-01