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A photograph of people at the doorway of a temple shrine with a dark deity murti visible inside, flanked by dark stone dvarapala guardian statues on the sides, one in an orange sari-style garment. A seated woman in a brown and yellow patterned sari sits at left with her hands together. A man in a white shirt and black trousers stands bowing or leaning forward at the threshold, while another man with white hair in a white shirt and blue jeans stands at right. A younger man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands behind them near the doorway, and an older man in glasses is partly visible at the top left. Red curtains hang beside the doorway, and a green plastic chair sits in the foreground. Red and white decorative tiles line the threshold.

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Devotees enter the doorway of a temple shrine with a dark deity murti visible inside, framed by a gold arch. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, and a woman in a brown and gold patterned shawl stands at left. A younger man in white with a dark beaded mala stands in the doorway, and an older man in a white shirt and jeans stands at right. A red curtain hangs at the sides, and a large stone dvarapala figure in an orange-gold garment stands on the right. A green plastic chair sits at lower left. The people appear to be taking darshan at the shrine threshold.Photograph taken from behind a group at the entrance of a temple shrine. Four to five people stand before a dark-stone deity murti adorned with gold crown, jewelled necklaces and garlands, set within a golden arched niche. In front stand two men in white shirts, one in grey trousers, and on the right a bare-footed man in a white shirt and blue jeans. Beside them a woman in a grey-white sari with a blue-and-white patterned wrap and a second person in a dark top stand near the threshold. The threshold is lined with yellow and red decorative tiles, and red curtains frame the doorway.2009-10-17A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with red and white marigold garlands. At the centre stands a deity murti, crowned and adorned with gold ornaments, framed by a gold arch and a blue draped backdrop. In front stand brass lamps and a flower-garlanded offering. A man in a white t-shirt and a man in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the left and centre, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and another in a maroon sari with folded hands stand at the right, and an older man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at the far right, all facing the shrine in prayer. No candidate for a person is visible.March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20102010-01-14Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14July 19 20102010-07-19July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of a temple shrine interior seen through a doorway. A priest in a white shirt and white dhoti stands before a dark-faced deity murti dressed in white with a red and white garland backdrop, with a small standing figure and brass lamps and offerings on a yellow-bordered platform. Three women sit on the polished floor in the foreground: one in a white and maroon sari, one in a purple sari, and one in a lavender sari with a black handbag, all seated quietly in devotion. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel flank the shrine, with a blue curtain at left.2009-09-21A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti framed by a gold arch and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before it. A priest in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering a lamp. A woman in a purple sari with silver hair ornaments stands in front with hands held in prayer. Two men in white and cream dhotis and shawls, one with a green-bordered shawl, stand behind her with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red cloth drapes hang at the entrance, and a brass vessel sits on a yellow table at the lower left.Devotees in white clothes gather outside a stone shrine with orange curtains and red-and-white railings, facing a deity murti dressed with a crown, trident and garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the front, while a woman in a white sari and others in white and dark clothing stand nearby. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged around the murti, and a man in an orange shirt stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among those present.2010-07-22July 19 20102010-07-19