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Outdoor photograph of a stone-pillared open pavilion, its columns carved and draped with red cloth, sheltering a large deity murti on a raised platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the platform's front, with lamps and offerings arranged before the murti. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white clothing face the platform, with women in red and yellow saris and a child in yellow to the right. Trees and a distant crowd appear behind.

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Outdoor photo of a grey stone shrine pavilion with red drapes tied to its pillars, housing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden halo-like arch, flanked by smaller figures. A bald man in orange robes sits on the raised platform before a framed picture and a white cloth, performing worship. Several devotees stand in front: a woman in a red-and-white saree, a woman in a white and yellow sari, a girl in a yellow dress, a woman in pink and white, and a woman in white clothes. A man in an orange dhoti bends forward with folded hands at the left. Brass lamps and a large brass pot stand nearby under trees.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor stone pavilion with carved pillars and red cloth draped between them, housing a deity murti pair seated on a pedestal, one figure wearing a crown and orange garment. In front, a white-draped altar holds brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a lamp. Two people in orange robes stand nearby, one at left in orange and another at right with a shaved head holding a staff, in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine with a grey granite canopy hung with red cloths, housing two ornate deity murti: a figure in orange and gold with a trident and a goddess in red and gold. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits on a raised platform before the shrine, tending brass vessels and a ceremonial plate, with a white cloth on his head. To the left, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti bows forward toward the platform. Two women in white and red saris stand at right, one with hands folded in prayer, and a small child in yellow is at the far right edge. Brass lamps flank the platform, and a further orange-robed figure stands in the distance at right. The setting appears to be a procession or puja outdoors among trees.2007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars, topped by white animal figures, under a metal-framed canopy. Inside the shrine stand two painted deity murtis, one in orange and one in red garments with gold crowns. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands at the base beside a brass lamp, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and saris, some carrying bags, gather around the platform and walk past. Red cloth drapes hang from the shrine columns and tall trees and a grey wall frame the scene.2007-02-24Outdoor temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and carved columns, red curtains at the sides, and trees behind. Seated centrally on a stone platform is a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, holding a brass vessel and performing a ritual beside a deity murti with a cobra hood, flanked by two figures in red and gold garments, with a brass lamp stand nearby. Two women in white and red-floral saris stand at the right edge, and a figure in orange kneels with hands folded at the lower left. The seated man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm he is a person, so he is described only as a priest in saffron robes.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars and red drapes, housing a pair of deity murtis richly dressed in orange and red cloth with a silver kalasha-style vessel and lamps in front. Several people stand in an open courtyard before the shrine: a woman in an orange sari at the left foreground, a group in white clothes including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, and an older woman in a green sari with hands folded in prayer. Trays with oil lamps and offerings sit on a cloth at the lower left. A rough concrete block wall and bare trees surround the courtyard.2007-02-24Outdoor temple shrine of grey stone with carved pillars and a red curtain behind a pair of deity murtis, one in green and gold with a crown and one in gold and red. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and several sannyasis in saffron/orange robes stand in front, with a bare-chested figure in orange cloth bending forward at the platform. Priests in orange and a saffron-clad man with a rudraksha mala hold ritual items. Marigold garlands and a brass lamp rest on the stone ledge, and trees fill the background.2007-08-09A photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved granite pillars and a dark curtain at the side, housing two deity murtis. In front of the shrine a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at a raised platform with a brass lamp and offerings, while a line of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees waits to approach. A woman in a red saree and a few other women and children stand nearby under trees. Six to twenty people are visible in the scene.2007-05-04