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A smiling man in a light blue dhoti and blue shawl with an orange border stands before a temple shrine, making a hand gesture with one hand and wearing beaded bracelets. Behind him, large golden deity murtis with crowns and trident-like attributes are framed by an arch of multicoloured marigold and garland festoons in purple, green, yellow and red. A smaller blue-draped figure sits in front of the arch, also garlanded, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides in a stone-pillared temple hall. The man's appearance, with his shoulder-length hair, bracelets and light blue clothing, is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm an identity, so he is described only by role.

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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. A man in a sky-blue dhoti and matching blue shawl with an orange border stands at left, smiling, one hand raised in blessing and bangles on his wrists. Behind him stand large deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and green flowers; the central figure wears a tall crown and orange turban-like headgear, and a second murti wears a golden crown and blue sari. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine and a blue-clad figure sits in front of the garlanded arch. The man is a candidate for the page subject, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the label is unsure.2011-12-17December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine decorated with thick garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers. A standing man in a purple dhoti and matching shawl with a red-and-gold border, wearing rudraksha malas and gold bracelets, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing before the shrine. Behind him stand two golden-hued deity murtis, one with a crown and orange cloth, the other in purple garments with a tall crown. In front, a purple-draped statue of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with purple and white flowers, and a brass oil lamp stands on either side of the platform. The scene reflects a pada-puja, with a pedestal draped in white cloth at left.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13A standing man in blue-and-white draped clothing with a gold necklace and a red bindi stands on a stone shrine platform, right hand raised in a greeting wave. Behind him, a shrine holds blue-clad deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, garlanded with yellow, orange, red and white flowers, with a Shivalinga garlanded in purple and white flower chains in front. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, bell and puja items sit on the platform; red curtains frame the shrine. The man's appearance, with long swept-back hair and gold necklace, is consistent with the page's a person reference, but unconfirmed. Only one physical person is visible.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a standing man in a light blue dhoti and wrap with a gold-coloured rudraksha-style necklace and a red bindi, raising one hand in greeting in front of a shrine. Behind him stands a dark-skinned deity murti in blue robes and a crown, with a second blue-robed deity figure beside it, both garlanded with marigolds and roses. A gold-framed arch, stone pillars, orange curtains, brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a brass bell sit on the platform. A blue-draped altar with a golden pot and garland stands in front.2010-12-26December 14 20112011-12-14January 1st 2013A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the left, wearing an orange turban, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a floral garland of white and pink flowers; he raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him are two large deity murti figures with gold crowns and ornate jewelled necklaces, one in an orange turban and one in a red-brown and teal sari with a crown, set against a backdrop of yellow, red and white flower garlands. A decorated offering arrangement with flower garlands and a gold-framed plate lies in front of the figures. Stone pillars frame the shrine.2007-12-30