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A temple shrine photographed from a low angle. A bare arm in the left foreground holds up a lit aarti lamp with a dark handle toward the sanctum. Inside a grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame with a red backdrop, two deity murtis stand side by side, adorned with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, one wearing a crown. A brass lamp stand and offering vessels sit on the stone platform. A red curtain hangs at the left and a small figure garland appears to the right. A red-and-white striped wall and orange structure are visible outside.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a visible arm and hand at left holding a brass aarti lamp with multiple flames, performing an aarti. The shrine has grey stone pillars and a golden arched frame around a red cloth backdrop. Inside stand deity murtis of a seated and standing divine couple, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a small seated figure in the centre, all bedecked in garlands. Brass oil lamps and a brass candelabrum sit on the stone platform, and a red cloth is draped on a pillar at left. The scene is an open temple porch with an orange-painted building behind.2013-07-06April 30 20132013-04-30A hand lifts a brass lamp with a flame toward a granite shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch around a red curtain. Inside, two standing deity murti are dressed in white and purple cloth with garlands, one holding a trident-like staff, and a smaller figure with a shivalinga-style stone and a garland sits on the altar platform. Brass pots, a small bell, oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the stone floor before them, and a green-curtained niche to the right holds a small standing figure in orange cloth. The lamp is an oil lamp used for aarti, not a homa fire.2013-09-21July 07 20132013-07-07September 21 20132013-09-21October 31 20142014-10-31September 21 20132013-09-21A photo of an open-sided stone shrine with a grey carved pillared canopy and orange curtains hanging at the corners. Inside, a deity murti pair with gold crowns and a red-and-gold backdrop is decorated with marigold garlands. In front, a single priest in white dhoti sits on the stone platform tending brass lamps and vessels while an orange cloth covers the seat. A brass kalasha-style lamp stand and small brass oil lamps stand before the altar, and a decorated fan-shaped banner hangs on the left.2010-12-16A photograph of a stone shrine with a gilded arched niche holding two standing golden deity murtis adorned with multicolored garlands, one in a teal skirt and one in a yellow skirt, with a small figure in red and white at the central altar. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and red satin drapes hang at the sides. A woman with long hair, wearing a grey top and yellow sash, stands at the right facing the shrine, holding a brass bell in one hand and a ritual lamp raised in the other. Greenery surrounds the open pavilion.2009-10-17 +1 copiesA stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08Outdoor stone shrine with carved pillars and orange curtains, housing a golden-arched alcove with a red backdrop. Two deity murti stand behind a central seated figure: one wears a red and gold turban, holds a trident and is garlanded, the other wears a pink sari with a crown and garland. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti kneels at the left base of the shrine, performing puja with lamps and brass vessels, while a small orange-robed figure is seated on the central white-draped platform. A kalasha and oil lamps sit on the platform. Garlands of marigold hang over the murti. The page indicates a satsang context, but the visible scene is a puja at a shrine.2010-12-16A woman in an orange saffron sari-style garment stands at the left edge, holding a small brass lamp toward a shrine on a grey stone platform. The shrine has carved stone pillars and red curtains, with a gold arch framing a deity murti of a seated couple, decorated with flower garlands and red and blue cloth. Smaller statues in front are adorned with garlands, and a white cloth covers an object on the platform. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands beside the shrine, and white and orange flowers are scattered on the ledge.2008-08-07