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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis against a red curtain. The murtis wear floral garlands and ornaments, and one holds a raised hand with a ritual implement. In front stands a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron upper cloth draped over the shoulder, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a smaller garlanded figure stands in a green-backed niche at right.2013-09-16July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of a bare-headed figure in an orange saffron robe and orange wrap bending low with hands joined at a granite shrine platform. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a red and gold crown, adorned with marigold garlands, flanked by a smaller murti and brass oil lamps. The stone pillars are carved, and orange curtains frame the open pavilion, with greenery beyond. The devotee appears to be performing padapuja or pranam before the deity. Only one physical person is visible.2010-10-09 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a large ornate sanctum: two large painted deity figures in orange and red garments with blue and yellow lower cloths stand behind a central seated figure in orange robes with a red cloth. Garlands of white, red and yellow flowers hang on them. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a green curtain frames the shrine. On the right, a standing figure in orange robes is also present. In the foreground at lower right, a person in maroon and orange robes bends forward in reverence toward the shrine. Carved granite pillars with niches frame the scene, and a small flower offering sits at lower left.2012-04-04A photograph of a stone temple shrine with a large gold-framed arch behind a central pair of deity murtis draped in pink and purple cloth and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A cobra hood is visible above the figures, and a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a red-and-orange cloth at the base. In the foreground a person in orange robes bends forward at the lower right edge, facing the shrine. Brass kalasha pots, a bell and oil lamps sit on the left platform, and a standing statue in white and red stands at the right. Orange curtains hang from the pillars.2011-02-23November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesApril 14 20122012-04-14October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copies