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A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, stands at a shrine doorway in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, hands folded in prayer. Inside the pink-framed niche sits a painted Shiva murti in meditation pose, decorated with garlands of pink and white flowers and a green-lit backdrop. Before it are a copper vessel, a small brass lamp stand, flowers and a silver bowl on a red wooden stool. The doorway is framed by bright orange metal gates and a hanging bell above, with strands of flowers and leaves overhead.

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A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap stands with back to the camera at the open orange-red grille doors of a small shrine. Inside, a bell hangs from the lintel above a framed picture, and a lilac-framed glass case holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Below, a red stand holds a copper kalasha draped in red cloth, with brass puja vessels, flowers and offerings on a tray. The wall is pale yellow with a strip of pink and purple artificial flower garland.2008-07-10A photograph taken at a small shrine doorway with bright orange-red wooden doors and grilles. A man in a sleeveless orange robe with his hair tied back in a bun stands at left, hands clasped in front of him, facing into the shrine. Inside, a deity murti seated in a glass-fronted altar niche is decorated with orange and white flowers and green foliage, with a framed picture and small lamps around it. A red and gold kalasha-like pot sits on a stand at lower right. Garlands and paper flower decorations hang along the top of the doorway.A photograph taken inside a small shrine with bright orange-red wooden doors folded open. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair tied back in a bun, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, stands with hands folded in front of the body, facing the shrine. Inside, a deity murti of Shiva seated in meditation pose is adorned with white and orange flowers and green leaves, set in a glass-fronted niche with pink walls. Smaller framed pictures hang on the walls, a brass kalasha-style pot with a red cloth sits on a stand at the lower right, and a string of decorative paper flowers hangs above the doorway.July 10 20082008-07-10A man in an orange sleeveless garment stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a glass-fronted shrine in a pink-walled room. Inside the shrine sits a white marble-like Shiva murti in meditation pose, adorned with flower garlands, orange and white blossoms, rudraksha-style beads, and green leaves with grapes, lit by a small green lamp. A hanging ornament of shells and red cloth hangs above, beside a framed Om symbol and small framed pictures.A photograph inside a small pink-walled shrine. In the foreground a person in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a glass-fronted altar. On the altar a white marble statue of seated Shiva, adorned with a rudraksha mala, marigold and other flower garlands, and green leaves, sits before a kalasha-like hanging decoration. Small framed pictures hang on the pink walls, and a saffron cloth drapes over a shelf at upper left.July 11 20102010-07-112011 - Photo AlbumA man in an orange sleeveless garment with a saffron wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, before a small shrine in a pink-walled room. Inside a glass-fronted cabinet sits a white marble deity murti of Shiva, seated in meditation, adorned with rudraksha beads, a garland of orange and white flowers, and green leaves. Above the shrine hangs a framed Om symbol decorated with a shell-and-garland arrangement, and a small green light glows at the top of the cabinet. Nearby on the walls are framed devotional pictures.A photograph of a figure in orange robes seen from behind, standing before an ornate carved dark wooden shrine on a rocky hillside. The shrine holds a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, raising one hand, garlanded with yellow, white and orange-red flower strands. Below, on a flower-strewn altar, sit a small seated deity figure with garlands on the left, flower arrangements, a kalasha-like vessel and an orange-wrapped offering on a plate. A tall brass lamp stand with tiered lamps stands at the right. The robed figure in the foreground has long dark hair and a bare-backed orange wrap.2008-11-11A photograph inside a small pink-walled shrine room. A man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, stands at left facing a shrine with his right hand raised toward the wall. On the right, a white marble statue of a seated deity with a crescent and a third eye on the forehead, adorned with orange and white flowers, green leaf garlands and a beaded necklace, sits inside a glass-fronted niche. Above it hang a decorated mobile-like ornament with white shells and red figures, and a framed painting. A gold-and-maroon cloth drapes the upper left, and an orange grilled gate stands in the foreground. Small framed pictures of deities hang on the walls.August 11 20092009-08-11