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March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29Interior shrine with several deity murtis in gilded arched niches and on a tiled altar platform, with brass oil lamps standing in front. Two women in orange saris stand at the left; one wears a floral garland and holds a silver bowl, the other in an orange robe holds a silver tray. A man in a white shirt holds a silver plate at the far left edge. A tall deity statue in orange and gold stands at the right under a gilded halo, and a silver-ornamented figure with a crown sits at the center.2009-11-04A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A standing woman in orange sari and shawl holds a flower and a small offering while a younger woman in orange stands beside a black stone shivalinga on a tiled platform. To the right, a golden deity murti of a dancing figure is draped with multicoloured flower garlands and stands before colourful painted pillars. On the left, a seated person in orange clothes with hands folded in anjali sits beside brass oil lamps, black stone deity statues and a kalasha. Brass lamps and offerings fill the altar area.2007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine room with pale curtains and a white-framed window. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a black lingam on a stepped black base. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and green flowers and gold-trimmed fabrics, with a gilded arched niche above. At left, a seated man in orange with a forehead mark presses his palms together in prayer beside a brass lamp stand. Brass vessels and flowers sit on the floor, and a murti at right wears a pink and gold sari.2009-03-29May 07 20172017-05-07A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands in red, pink, white and purple, behind a red cloth and gold arches. Additional garlanded deity murtis sit on a side altar at right. Brass lamp stands and a gold-framed picture are visible. Seated devotees in saffron and red clothing at right play small hand instruments and watch the ritual. The scene is an arati in a temple hall.2009-10-17A photograph inside a small temple room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a brass vessel and pouring or sprinkling liquid from it toward a deity. Behind him another person in orange clothing stands partly visible. At right stands a large dark murti of a deity decorated with a gold crown, gold necklaces, green stone ornaments, an orange cloth, and red and white flower garlands draped in an arch. Brass kalasha pots and an oil lamp sit on the floor and on a tiled platform, with a folded orange cushion and a patterned fabric hanging to the right. Orange drapes hang on the wall behind.2009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with orange and cream walls and dark red drapes. On the left, deity murtis with golden prabhavali arches are decorated with white, pink and purple flower garlands. On a central red-draped platform, a large murti is adorned with heavy garlands. On the right, smaller decorated deity murtis sit under a gold arch. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine, hands joined near a brass oil lamp. Seated on the right, a woman in a red sari and several people in orange and white clothes sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps and a brass stand line the foreground. A small framed photo appears on the left platform.2009-10-17