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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.

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January 09 20102010-01-09A 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.2009-10-17Devotees 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.January 14 20102010-01-14January 01 20102010-01-01Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a blue and gold backdrop, where a deity murti with silver crown and jewelled ornaments stands before brass oil lamps. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a sacred cord, stands at left performing a puja and holding a ritual item toward the deity. On the right, three women in yellow-green and pink saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass kalasha vessels and offerings rest on the altar.Photograph taken from behind of several people standing in a temple doorway, looking into an inner shrine lit from within. Four figures are visible in silhouette: a man in a grey dhoti-style garment at left, a person in a dark sari or dark robe at center right, and a man in a light jacket at right, with a fourth partially visible figure at left edge. Inside the shrine, a white and silver deity murti is adorned with red and white garlands and a blue canopy, with an oil lamp and offerings in front. Green leafy garlands decorate the top of the doorway, and red curtains frame the entrance.January 01 20102010-01-01Inside a temple shrine, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left performing aarti with a lamp before a black deity murti adorned with a silver crown, silver necklaces, garlands and a blue backdrop framed by red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in a row beside the shrine on a yellow platform. To the right, three devotees with folded hands in prayer stand facing the deity: a woman in a lime-green saree, a woman in a pink patterned saree, and a child in a yellow top, with an older man partly visible behind them.A photo taken from behind a family standing in a white marble temple doorway, facing a gilded deity murti framed by an ornate gold arch with a red garland. A woman in a turquoise sari with a braid stands at left, a child in a lime green shirt and cream trousers stands beside her, a girl in a white dress with long dark hair stands in the middle, and a man in an olive green t-shirt and white trousers stands at right. A man in white clothes is partly visible behind the woman. Green patterned floor mat in the foreground.2009-10-17January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black-stone deity murti of a goddess, adorned with a silver crown, silver jewellery, a blue backdrop and garlands of red and white flowers framing a silver arch. In front, a priest in a white dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the right beside a yellow-and-red decorated platform with offerings and kalasha-like vessels. On the right, a row of devotees with hands folded in namaskar stands in prayer: a woman in a green patterned sari, a woman in a pink sari with red bangles, a girl in pink, and a boy in yellow. An older man in white stands behind them. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.