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Interior temple photograph showing a shrine room with white walls and tiled floor. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shirt adorns a large dark deity murti with garlands of red and white flowers and a gold crown. In the centre, a standing man in an orange-red shirt and yellow dhoti watches, and a figure in a saffron robe walks past a tall brass oil lamp (deepa). On the right, three dark deity murtis stand beneath a gold arch, decorated with garlands and dressed in red and purple cloth. A seated woman in an orange saree with a tiger-striped drape sits on a cushioned chair beside a black stone lion, with a brass lamp in front. Two people are standing in the scene and one is seated, so the count is three.

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Interior temple shrine with white tiled walls and red curtains. On the left, a large seated deity murti with black face, gold crown, gold ornaments and garlands of red and white flowers sits on a tiled platform. Center right, a gilded arched shrine holds three deity murtis draped in garlands. In front stands a man in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and beside him a seated woman in orange robe with a striped tiger-skin style cloth and flower adornment on her head. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground near a dark stone figure, and a red and purple cloth lies on the floor.2009-10-17A temple sanctum decorated for a consecration-style preparation. Multiple deity murtis are dressed with flower garlands in yellow, green, red and white, including a central figure with a gold crown and a large black stone murti of a reclining form on the left. A seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits on a chair near the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. A standing man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a brass implement, possibly a lamp or ritual vessel, while others in orange and white clothing attend nearby. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings are arranged on the platform, and multicoloured decorative pillars with floral motifs frame the altar.A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of white, pink and red flowers. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair leans forward at the altar, reaching toward the garlanded deity, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Beside and below, a bald man in an orange robe kneels, and other devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls, and women in saris, sit in attendance. Tall brass oil lamps stand on the platform, and a golden kalasha-like vessel is nearby. Several seated devotees have their palms joined in prayer.2009-10-17Interior shrine with several deity murtis in gilded arched niches and on a tiled altar platform, with brass oil lamps standing in front. Two women in orange saris stand at the left; one wears a floral garland and holds a silver bowl, the other in an orange robe holds a silver tray. A man in a white shirt holds a silver plate at the far left edge. A tall deity statue in orange and gold stands at the right under a gilded halo, and a silver-ornamented figure with a crown sits at the center.2009-11-04May 07 20172017-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine hall with orange and cream walls and dark red drapes. On the left, deity murtis with golden prabhavali arches are decorated with white, pink and purple flower garlands. On a central red-draped platform, a large murti is adorned with heavy garlands. On the right, smaller decorated deity murtis sit under a gold arch. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine, hands joined near a brass oil lamp. Seated on the right, a woman in a red sari and several people in orange and white clothes sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps and a brass stand line the foreground. A small framed photo appears on the left platform.2009-10-17A temple shrine room with golden arched niches holding deity murtis draped in orange and red cloth and garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl stands at left, while a second man in orange clothing holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a deity murti, with a flower garland hanging from his shoulders. Brass oil lamps stand on a tiled platform and a flower-filled tray rests on a small wooden stool. Two large deity figures in ornate golden frames, one in a purple garment, complete the shrine. This appears to be an aarti being performed before the deities.2009-11-04A temple sanctum prepared for inauguration, with a gold-framed deity murti on the left decorated with garlands and a colourful patterned shawl, and a second seated deity on a raised platform in the centre, also garlanded. Several seated men in orange and white ritual clothing sit on the floor in front, while a standing man in white dhoti and an orange shawl gestures toward the deities. Colourful striped pillars stand behind, with a black backdrop and a black stone bull figure at the lower right.A woman in an orange sleeveless top and long orange skirt stands at the left edge of a temple shrine, holding a small brass plate near a tall brass oil lamp. Beside the stone platform, a man in white clothes stands with his back partly turned, and a bald man in an orange-red garment sits on the raised platform before richly decorated deity murtis with multicolour flower garlands, gold ornaments and a gold crown. Gold-framed shrine niches line the white wall on both sides. A purple logo sits at the top left. The scene reads as a puja at a decorated deity shrine.2007-11-26A temple-style altar set on a raised tiled platform in front of a black backdrop, with colourful striped pillars with tassels behind it. Two deity murti are decorated with garlands in red, pink and white flowers; the central figure wears gold ornaments and a crown, and the figure on the right is clothed in green and pink with a crowned head. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at left. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl stand at the altar, the man bending forward with his hands at the deity, performing puja. A gold arch frames the shrine on the left, with a silver-and-gold vessel and a red-cloth-covered table at the far left.2007-11-26A photograph of a temple-style shrine set on a tiled platform in a plain room. A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the central deity murti and reaches toward its crown, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Beside them a second person in white is partly visible. Flanking the central figures are a seated deity murti with a red garment and a standing deity murti with a green garment, both garlanded. Brass oil lamps and metal offering vessels sit on the platform, and tall decorated pillars with painted panels frame the scene.2007-11-26July 16 20192019-07-16