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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night showing a gilded deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with red and white flower garlands and yellow and green cloth, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and small brass bowls on the ledge in front. A second golden shrine with a mirrored panel is behind a glass partition on the right. A single person in a red garment bends forward at the right edge, appearing to perform padapuja or darshan at the shrine. Red curtains frame the stone pillars.

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February 05 20142014-02-05Night view of a stone temple shrine with a stepped granite platform holding brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and small bowls. Behind them, deity murti are decorated with red and white flower garlands, including a seated figure beneath a cobra hood and a crowned deity in yellow and gold garments. Red curtains frame a gilded inner shrine. On the right, one person in a red-orange robe with gold trim stands with hands folded in namaskar, gazing up at the deities in a devotional pose. A copyright credit appears at lower right.2014-02-05February 05 20142014-02-05May 25 20172017-05-25A photograph of a stone shrine at night, lit by brass oil lamps standing on a granite platform. Inside an arched gold frame, a deity murti in red-and-gold garments is garlanded with white and yellow flower strands and wears gold ornaments. A single standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland bends forward at the right edge, hands together in devotion before the platform. Red curtains frame the shrine, and flower petals and offerings lie on the stone ledge.2009-11-16A photograph inside a temple shrine with a stone mandapa framed by hanging orange-red curtains. Two gilded deity murtis stand in front of a golden arch and red backdrop, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and wearing yellow and blue garments. A row of brass lamps stands on the stone platform, with brass vessels and offerings in front. A person in an orange robe bows low at the right edge beside an orange upholstered chair with a red cushion, and a small table holds a tray of items. The scene appears to be a darshan or puja setting.2010-07-09January 01 20142014-01-01October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with gold-framed niches and red curtains. On the left, a seated deity murti in gold and red garments with garlands sits on a gilded throne, flanked by a second murti in red with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform. On the right, a man with long, loose dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a red dhoti with a gold waistband and gold armlets, stands with raised hands in a devotional pose toward the shrine. The stone walls carry carved relief figures and floral motifs.2017-09-17A temple shrine with dark stone walls and carved pillars holds a central sanctum of deities. A goddess with multiple arms and a sword sits on a lion-like mount, flanked by a second deity wearing a crown and bright floral garlands, with a Shivalinga-like form in front of them. A small figure in a green-curtained niche stands with hands folded in reverence. At the lower right, a bare-chested person in orange-brown dhoti stands with back to the camera facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a metal railing and trees are visible outside.2013-01-15A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a shaven-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl bows with palms pressed together, wearing a beaded mala, beside a brass lamp stand and brass vessels on a stone platform. In the centre sits a deity murti with a gold crown and gold ornaments, flanked by a large seated figure and a garland-draped image, all adorned with orange-red and yellow flower garlands. A purple and green cloth drapes the platform, and a standing attendant figure in green and red stands at the right beside a gold arch.2013-12-18November 19 20092009-11-19