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A photograph of a temple shrine doorway decorated with yellow, orange, pink and green flower garlands hanging before a blue cloth backdrop. Three dark stone deity murtis with silver crowns stand in the shrine. A man in a red top and beige dhoti bends low at the base of the shrine, handling a garland near a brass plate of offerings and flowers. Beside him a man in a yellow dhoti and green shawl holds a small brass oil lamp. On the right, a person in an orange robe kneels with palms joined in prayer. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge with hands folded, and another person in white is partly visible at the far right. The floor is a black and white checkered tile with a pink kolam design in front of the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway. A woman with long black hair in an orange sleeveless garment sits on the floor at right with her palms pressed together in prayer. In the shrine, a man in red top and orange dhoti bends over an offering table with flowers and brass lamps, while another man in an orange cloth and yellow dhoti stands in the doorway. Behind them, the shrine is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and several deity faces with ornaments. A man in white dhoti stands at left, and a person in white at right. White tiled walls and a checkered floor surround the scene.2009-01-07Photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with a red curtain on the left. Garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers drape a deity murti and shrine walls, with a brass oil lamp and flower offering on a low platform before the sanctum. A man in an orange dhoti stands at the shrine doorway. In the foreground, a figure in a peach-coloured robe stands with hands folded in namaste. A seated person in orange robes with hands folded in prayer kneels on the black-and-white checked floor at right, and another person in orange garments stands at the right edge with a yellow flower garland. A flower rangoli lies on the floor, and the tiled walls are white.2009-01-07A photograph of a temple shrine doorway with a checkered black-and-white floor. Inside the doorway, a priest in a red garment with white dhoti and a sacred thread stands before two black stone deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, white and pink flowers, with a blue backdrop. A bare-chested older priest in white stands to the left with his hands near the shrine. A kneeling person in orange robes sits with palms pressed together at the right of the doorway. Two standing people in orange robes with pink borders frame the right and left edges. A flower-and-kumkum rangoli design decorates the floor before the threshold, and a brass oil lamp and offerings sit on a white platform at the base of the shrine.2009-01-07A photograph inside a small shrine doorway decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a blue backdrop. A priest in a green shirt and yellow dhoti stands at the threshold, facing the inner sanctum where a deity murti in orange garments sits amid flowers and brass offerings. To the left, a man in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border stands watching. On the right, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on the floor beside the doorway, hands resting in lap, while an older man in white with a green border stands at the right edge. White tiled walls and a carved wooden door frame the scene.2009-01-07Photograph of a temple shrine doorway decorated with yellow, white and pink flower garlands and a blue cloth canopy. Inside the sanctum, a black stone deity murti with a silver crown is framed by garlands. An elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a red upper cloth and cream lower cloth, stands barefoot at the shrine with his hands near the deity. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a green shawl and yellow dhoti stands in the sanctum. Brass plates with offerings sit on the shrine platform. To the right, two devotees kneel on a checkered black and white floor with a rangoli design: one in white with green-bordered cloth, another in an orange garment with long dark hair. Lamps and garlanded idols appear in a side niche.2009-01-07Photograph of a temple shrine doorway decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. Inside, a priest in a red garment and crown-like headwear makes offerings at a flower-decorated altar, while a figure in an orange robe holds a bell near a dark deity murti draped in pink garland. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair in an orange robe kneels on a checkered black-and-white marble floor with palms pressed together in prayer. Two standing figures in orange robes with red borders are visible at the left and right edges, and a rangoli design decorates the floor before the threshold.2009-01-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a small shrine room with white tiled walls and a blue curtain backdrop framed by a gold arch. Two dark stone deity murtis stand inside, one draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple flowers, the other in green cloth with a similar garland. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland on her shoulders stands with her back to the camera. Beside her, an elderly person with white hair in a red shawl and orange robe holds a lit lamp toward the murti. At right, a man in a dark jacket and white shirt watches. Brass plates of offerings, bowls and a kalasha sit on the altar below, with a yantra-like plate in front. This appears to be a puja or aarti in progress.2010-02-08August 09 20102010-08-09March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine doorway. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless top, seen from behind with her hands together in prayer. Inside the doorway, a priest in a white dhoti and pink-orange shawl stands before a golden arched frame holding a dark deity murti decorated with a red-and-white garland and green-trimmed cloth. A lit oil lamp and a brass bell hang nearby, with a brass vessel on the floor and a kalasha offering with yellow flowers at the left edge. The interior is dimly lit, with a patterned floor mat at the entrance.2009-10-30A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with a black and white checkered floor and a pink floral kolam design. A priest in a red shawl and cream dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A kneeling figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. Standing figures on both sides wear orange and white clothes, including one in an orange robe with a red-bordered cloth and another in white dhoti with a red border. Garlands hang near the shrine entrance.2009-01-07