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Night photograph of a single barefoot man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a matching red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, standing on a small woven mat before a carved grey stone shrine niche. Inside the niche sits a small deity murti dressed in green and red fabric with a gold arch behind it. He faces the shrine with hands folded at his waist, long dark hair swept back, in a temple setting with red curtains and a stone pillar at right.2014-02-05A barefoot man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold-bordered hem stands at night beside a carved dark stone shrine with a small gilded deity murti in green and red. He stands at the edge of a stone platform, looking toward the shrine. A red patterned curtain hangs behind him, and the surroundings are dark.2014-02-05February 05 20142014-02-05A photograph of a temple shrine interior with carved grey stone pillars and a wooden ceiling. A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wearing a red garment draped over the shoulders and red dhoti-style lower cloth with gold border, stands with hands folded in prayer before the shrine. Inside the shrine stands a small red-clad figure with a red head covering and beaded garlands, and a larger deity murti is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps, a hanging bell and a brass bowl of red, yellow and white flower petals sit nearby, with green foliage visible through the open side.2012-04-23A person with long dark hair wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron robe stands barefoot at a stone shrine, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a lit flame toward a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban with a rudraksha mala, beneath a deity murti draped in a garland of yellow and white flowers. Red cloth hangs behind the stone pillars, and brass pooja vessels sit on the altar ledge. Bright sunlight washes over the scene from the left.2008-01-25A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine at night. A standing deity murti with a red drape, garlands of orange and purple flowers, and a golden arch is on the left. In front, a figure in orange robes bends forward at the waist with hands near the stone platform, while a small seated figure in orange sits on the platform near the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform, and orange curtains hang beside the arches.2010-11-12Night view of a stone temple shrine with a stepped granite platform holding brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and small bowls. Behind them, deity murti are decorated with red and white flower garlands, including a seated figure beneath a cobra hood and a crowned deity in yellow and gold garments. Red curtains frame a gilded inner shrine. On the right, one person in a red-orange robe with gold trim stands with hands folded in namaskar, gazing up at the deities in a devotional pose. A copyright credit appears at lower right.2014-02-05April 23 20122012-04-23April 29 20122012-04-29Photo 11730637Photo 11733932February 05 20142014-02-05