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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, stands at left holding a garland of white and red flowers toward a deity murti. The murti is a red-faced figure decorated with heavy garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine and pink flowers, set before a blue curtain. Another hand holding flowers appears at the right edge, wearing orange cloth. A red and gold puja table with brass lamps sits in front, and a framed image is visible at the bottom right.

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August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and flower strands around a blue curtain backdrop. Two red-faced deity murti faces are visible within the shrine. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with his hair swept back stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, his eyes lowered, and a faint mark on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and cloth stands at right, adjusting or touching the garlands. The stone wall and carved panel frame the scene.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway. A devotee in orange robes stands at left, one hand raised toward the shrine frame. Another person in a peach-coloured shawl stands in the centre-right with his back to the camera, and a partly visible figure in orange stands behind him. The shrine holds a red-faced deity murti garlanded with white and orange marigold flowers and a red-and-white decorated arch, set before a blue curtain. Brass lamps, a coconut, fruit and a red-and-white offering plate lie at the bottom right.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-threaded sacred thread stands at left, raising a long brass ritual lamp or arati vessel with his right arm toward a shrine. Behind him a white-robed attendant is partly visible at the left edge. The shrine holds large gold-crowned deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, and a seated white figure in orange robe and orange turban sits in front of them. Carved grey stone pillars, gold railings and a red cloth frame the shrine, with golden figures of deities in the foreground.2010-11-12A temple priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at left, extending a brass aarti plate toward a red-faced deity murti decorated with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers, with a blue backdrop behind it. Two devotees at right in saffron and peach robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one with a shaved head and one with short dark hair. Brass lamp-lined frames line the doorway, and a small framed image sits at the base of the shrine. The scene is an aarti ritual at a shrine.2010-08-09A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers around a pair of large deity murtis. The murti on the right wears a crown and ornate gold jewellery and a bright orange sari with blue drapery, while the figure beside it wears a red-orange garment and holds a raised object. In front, a golden kalasha stands on a white-draped table with flower offerings. A person in an orange top with a long orange shawl stands at left, extending a hand toward the shrine, and a second person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside them, holding a small vessel. Green trees appear in the background.2009-07-07August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09