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A night-time photograph of an illuminated shrine with fairy lights strung along the roof beams. Two deity murtis stand in a gilded arched niche draped with a dark cloth, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands; one figure wears a red and pink dress and the other a silver-and-pink garment. A brass oil lamp stands on a white-draped table to the right beside a flower-garlanded object, and carved stone pillars frame the scene. No physical people are visible.

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October 04 20082008-10-04October 04 20082008-10-04A photograph of a shrine niche lit with string lights, showing two standing deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers. The left figure wears a red and peach skirt and holds a staff-like object; the right figure wears a pink skirt and ornate jewellery. In front, a seated figure on a white-draped seat is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a brass standing lamp stands beside them. A person in saffron/orange robes lies prostrate on the platform in front of the murti and seat, with a white cloth on the floor, indicating a devotee performing padapuja or prostration before the altar.2008-10-04A night photograph of a decorated shrine with two seated deity murtis on a raised stone platform inside a carved stone pavilion. The central figure wears an orange and red garment, silver ornaments and a crown, and the consort beside it wears a green skirt, a red and gold crown and a garland. Both are framed by a wall of white flower garlands with red and green borders. A brass kalasha-style lamp stand with flower garlands and gold oil lamps sits in front. Spotlights illuminate the scene; no people are visible.October 14 20072007-10-14Photograph of a night-lit stone pavilion holding a pair of deity murtis seated together on a raised platform. The two figures wear crowns and are draped in orange, red and green silks, with white and red garlands looped around the shoulders and framing the back of the shrine. A large golden kalasha-like vessel with garlands sits in front on the pedestal, and the carved stone pillars of the mandapam surround the scene. No people are visible.June 27 20092009-06-27Night photograph of a temple shrine with two deity murtis seated on a raised platform under a stone canopy. The central figures are decorated with silver and gold ornaments, crowns, and orange, red and gold cloths, with a rich garland of white and red flowers arranged in a large arc behind them. Lamps light the platform, and a golden kalasha-like vessel and flower garlands sit at the base. The surrounding stone pillars are carved and the background is dark.A night photograph of a temple shrine niche with stone pillars and a plain ceiling, showing two standing metal deity murtis dressed in saffron and pink cloth and decorated with white and red flower garlands. A third, smaller murti sits in front on a golden base with a yellow and white garland. The lighting is warm and focused on the figures. No people are visible.October 03 20082008-10-03A night photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and a lit ceiling, housing a pair of deity murtis seated on a raised platform. The murtis wear crowns, ornaments and red, orange and gold draped cloth, and are garlanded with white flower strands and green and red bands. A large golden lamp-like stand with a kalasha-style base and flower garlands sits in front of them. No people are visible. A dark cloth hangs at the right edge.Night photograph of a shrine niche holding two decorated deity murtis seated side by side on a raised platform. The figure on the left wears a red and orange garment, a silver crown-like headdress and a silver-and-gold necklace; the figure on the right wears a green and gold skirt, a tall gold crown and a white floral garland. Between them sits a large golden kalasha-shaped vessel with blue ornamentation and white flower garlands. Multicolored flower garlands in white, pink, red and green drape the niche pillars, and brass oil lamps stand at the base. Stone pillars frame the shrine under a plain ceiling.