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Inside a stone shrine with golden arch framing, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged before a deity murti with green drapery and red garments, tending brass puja vessels and lamps on a dark stone ledge. A devotee in a brown-and-gold sari kneels on a woven mat at the entrance, bowing with hands folded. Behind them a small blue-niched figure and a brass lamp stand are visible, with palm trees and construction rubble outside.

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A temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated goddess and a larger carved figure decorated with gold ornaments, green cloth and a garland of flowers. In the foreground, a man in an orange-brown robe kneels on a grey stone platform, reaching toward a brass plate and ritual vessels with lamps. A woman in an orange sari bows low with her head near the platform edge. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine, and a small figure is visible in a niche. The setting is a stone-pillared temple with an open doorway and trees outside.2013-03-15A photograph of a stone shrine with a golden arch and green curtain backdrop, where two deity murti are dressed in colourful garments and garlands. A woman in an orange sari sits at the shrine platform beside brass vessels, small bowls and leafy offerings. In front, a devotee in an orange-and-yellow striped sari bends forward with folded hands, offering prayer at the platform edge. A small standing statue in a blue niche and a red curtain appear at right.2013-08-15Photo of a temple shrine with a stone plinth in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in a red-orange cloth sits cross-legged on the left, hands folded in prayer before a deity murti draped in a white and gold cloth, with garlands of marigold and red flowers, and an ornate gilded arch behind. A second figure in red-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair stands on the right, facing the shrine with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the plinth, and a smaller standing deity figure appears in an inner niche. Red and white painted walls and a tin roof show behind the open pillared hall.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a granite stone platform and a gilded arch framing deity murtis draped in green cloth and garlanded with red flowers. A priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the platform, tending puja items and oil lamps. In the foreground, a young person in an orange-red dhoti with gold border bends forward, hands pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Behind, an orange and white painted wall and a palm tree are visible. A small framed picture hangs on the orange wall.2013-03-17July 20 20132013-07-20A photograph of a stone-pillared shrine with gilded arch and green curtain behind an altar of deity murtis. A priest in orange clothing sits at the altar with a plate of offerings, lamps and a silver bowl before him, while a devotee in an orange-and-yellow striped sari bends forward with folded hands at the stone platform. A garland of white flowers hangs before the central murti. A small standing figure in a blue niche stands to the right. One priest and one devotee are visible.2013-08-15April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple structure with a golden arched niche. Two deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform, one with multiple arms and a red crown, the other with a garland, both draped in yellow and red garments with red and orange flower garlands. Two people are visible: one in front of the platform in saffron robes bowing low with head down, and another at the right in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with bare upper body, bending forward with hands joined in namaskar on a mat. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the platform. Red curtains frame the left side and a small second shrine sits to the right.2013-04-01August 15 20132013-08-15A photograph inside a stone shrine with carved grey pillars and a gilded arch framing a deity murti pair in red and gold garments, one holding a trident, with garlands of marigolds and a green backdrop. In front, on a grey stone platform, a man in saffron-orange robes sits bowed in worship over a ritual setup with brass lamps, a purple cloth, flower garlands and small offering vessels. To the right, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red sari with gold border stands with folded hands facing the shrine.2013-03-15April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a large gilded arch framing a deity murti dressed in red and turquoise cloth with a garland. In the foreground a person in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair leans forward toward the altar, hand extended, with a white flower garland around the neck. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, plates of offerings and flower garlands sit on the stone platform. A blue and gold cloth covers a seat beside the murti. A figure in the distance is visible through a window grille. Appearance-based cues are insufficient to identify the robed figure, so the role is given as a devotee performing puja.2013-04-30