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A photograph of a white-haired man in a red-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing with his back to the camera and facing a temple shrine. The shrine is decorated with heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and red flowers and green leaves. Three deity murtis stand in the niche, the central one dark-faced and wearing a silver crown, flanked by two smaller figures in orange garments with silver headpieces. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit on the shrine floor in front, and the man's hand is raised in front of the shrine as if in puja.

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A photo of a temple shrine seen through open white grilled doors. Three black stone deity murtis with silver crowns stand in a niche draped with a blue cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds, pink and white flower strands and red roses. The central figure wears a silver crown and a red tilak. Brass lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings rest on a silver-topped platform before the shrine. A small framed portrait hangs above the entrance, and a yellow flower garland drapes across the top of the doorway. No people are visible.2009-01-07A temple sanctum doorway framed by dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white and pink flower strings, and green leaf garlands. Inside, a central deity murti with black stone face and silver crown is adorned with layered floral malas, flanked by two attendant figures in orange garments with silver headdresses, also garlanded. A blue cloth backdrop hangs behind. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha and small offering plates sit on the stone platform below. A framed painting of a figure in orange hangs at the upper right beside the doorway. No people are visible.2009-01-07A woman in an orange sari with folded hands stands at the doorway of a small tiled shrine, praying before three black stone deity murtis dressed in saffron, pink and green garments and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple flowers. A gold arch frames the central murti, with a blue curtain behind. A framed yantra sits on the floor before the shrine, with brass vessels, oil lamps, a small framed picture, flowers and offering plates arranged in front.2010-02-08Photograph of a temple shrine doorway decorated with yellow and red-pink flower garlands, with a blue backdrop. Three black stone deity murtis stand in the niche, the central one wearing a silver crown and dressed in a garland of yellow, red and pink flowers, flanked by two smaller figures in orange garments and silver crowns. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on a low platform before the shrine. A child with dark hair and a red forehead mark is partially visible at the lower left, and a framed portrait labelled "PARAM..." hangs on the right wall beside the doorway.2009-01-07January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph taken from behind inside a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A priest in a red shawl and light saffron dhoti stands at the centre, holding a lit oil lamp before two black stone deity murtis draped with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, set against a blue curtain and a gold arched frame. On the left a woman in an orange sleeveless top and white flower garland watches, and on the right a man in a tan kurta and another man in a white shirt stand with hands folded. A framed yantra picture and brass vessels with flowers sit on the altar below.2010-02-08Photograph of a shrine with deity murtis decorated with flower garlands in yellow, purple, green and red. Two golden metal deity figures sit at the back, flanked by standing garlanded figures. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform. Three people are visible at the bottom: two older men with white hair and beards in orange-saffron robes on the left, and a person with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron cloth and gold bangle bending forward in devotion at right. Stone carvings frame the right edge. The scene suggests darshan and puja at a temple shrine.2016-01-03A 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.2010-02-08A photograph of a stone temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands framing two seated deity murtis, one golden-bodied with a tall crown and one wearing a red-and-gold sari-style dress with a crown. Both sit on a yellow-draped platform before a red cloth backdrop. A single person in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland around the neck kneels or bows at the platform's front edge, seen from behind with long dark hair. Brass puja vessels, a lamp and offerings sit before the deities, and flower garlands line the steps. Carved stone pillars and relief figures frame the pavilion, with trees visible beyond.2007-07-29A temple shrine with a stone-carved facade and a large murti group of deities draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower strings, with brass oil lamps (diyas) placed before it. A figure with long dark hair in a red wrap and beaded mala walks across the foreground, passing a brass bowl filled with flower petals and a tray of marigold garlands. Red-and-white painted railings and a green-curtained niche frame the scene under trees.2012-04-30A 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.2009-01-07November 17 20132013-11-17