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Three people stand in front of a decorated shrine with a deity murti of a goddess seated within a tree-like arch, flanked by pink lotus flowers, with a painted portrait on the left wall. The woman on the left wears a pink sari with a black-and-silver blouse and gold bangles and bindi. The man in the centre wears a beige shirt. The woman on the right wears a white sari and holds a white jasmine garland on a tray together with the others. A small orange-robed figure and a shivalinga-like object sit at the base with flower garlands, oil lamps and a steel vessel. Tinsel and green leaves decorate the shrine's top.

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Three people stand in front of a shrine with a large painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on the wall behind them. On the left a man in a red-and-white striped shirt and cream trousers holds a tray with bananas and fruit; beside him a woman in a light blue sari with white tilak and a beaded necklace looks on. On the right a woman in a white dress with a white shawl holds the other side of the tray. To the right, a shrine holds a deity murti in a purple and gold dress with a crown, holding a staff, and a saffron-robed figure with a garland of white flowers, with bananas, brass lamps and a kalasha offering in front. Tinsel garland decorates the shrine's top, and the setting is a tiled hall.2009-10-10A photograph of two people exchanging a framed photo in front of a shrine. A woman in a striped cream and maroon sari with glasses and a flower in her hair holds a framed picture on a white tray, while a man in a teal patterned shirt and white trousers reaches to take it. Behind them, a painted mural shows a smiling long-haired figure with a red bindi. The shrine contains a figure in red headwear and orange robes garlanded with flowers, plus a second figure seated on a chair above a painted blue and white backdrop with a bird. Brass oil lamps sit on the floor, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge. Three people are visible.A family stands in a room before a shrine during Navaratri, with a large mural of a long-haired man with a red tilak behind them. A woman in a brown sari and a man in a white shirt stand at left, a small girl in yellow trousers and a white top holds a tray of flowers and sweets, and two young women in white dhotis or saris stand beside them. A decorated shrine with a deity murti seated in a red and gold dress holds a trident, and a second murti in red and orange with a garland stands on a table with bananas, a coconut, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. A stainless steel vessel sits on the floor near the shrine.2009-10-10October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph of four people in a decorated hall during a devotional offering. On the left, a woman in a teal shawl and pastel checked skirt holds a tray of fruit and sweets. Beside her, an older woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded necklace holds a plate of fruit and offerings. Behind them a younger woman in white garments holds a small brass lamp. A man in a cream shirt and grey trousers receives the tray. Behind them is a large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi, and at right a multi-tiered shrine decorated with fruit and flowers houses a deity murti. A small seated figure in orange with a garland and a green and red base stands on a table with photographs and a brass lamp.2009-10-10October 16 20072007-10-16A family stands before a shrine in a room with a large black-and-white mural of a smiling long-haired man with a red tilak, painted on the wall. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds a tray of fruit and offerings. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border holds the tray, a young girl in a maroon top stands beside her, a second child in white stands beside them, and a small child in a blue top and yellow skirt stands in front. A young woman in a white kurta and white dhoti-style trousers with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the right of the family. The shrine on the right holds a figure of Saraswati seated with a veena and a lotus base, plus a figure in orange robes with a garland, and a figure in white with a gold crown. Brass items, a steel container, fruit, flowers, a lamp and books are set on a yellow-and-orange platform below.2009-10-10Three people stand in a hall before a large painted portrait of a long-haired man with a red bindi, and a shrine to the right. A man in a maroon striped shirt and cream trousers and a woman in a turquoise and silver sari with a white forehead mark hold a brass tray of bananas and offerings. In the centre, a woman in a white kurta and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds up a plate. On the shrine, a seated deity murti in purple and gold holds a trident, and a statue in orange robes with a red turban and white flower garlands sits with raised hand, beside a small framed photograph and oil lamps, with bananas in front.2009-10-10July 01 20142014-07-01November 02 20132013-11-02February 21 20162016-02-21 +1 copiesA photograph of three people in front of a large temple-carving backdrop. A woman in a maroon sari with a white flower in her hair and a red-white-and-orange garland receives an offering from a man in a yellow polo shirt and black trousers, who holds a plate with a green leaf and fruit. Between them, an older woman in a cream sari with a red border and a beaded necklace watches and smiles, holding the plate. The setting suggests a ritual offering or blessing.2013-11-02