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A temple shrine with a grey stone facade and a gilded arch framing a teal backdrop. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised pedestal, one with four arms and a red-orange turban, the other wearing a black crown, both draped in orange and red cloth and long garlands of flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on the pedestal. A small seated figure in orange robes sits in a side niche. In the foreground a single devotee in orange dhoti and shawl bends forward in reverence at the base of the platform. A red cloth hangs on the left edge. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the people present.

A photograph inside a temple shrine of a multi-armed deity murti seated on a throne, with a red-orange face, crown, trident and ornate jewelry, draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with purple and white flowers. Two smaller figures stand to the sides, one with a dark crown and orange clothing near a gold arch. A single person with a shaved head, wearing an orange robe, stands with hands folded at the lower right facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering stand on the stone platform in front, with a blue backdrop and carved grey stone pillars around.

January 23 2013

January 31 2013

A 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.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti group: a seated figure with a trident and orange-red garments and a female figure in red and orange with garlands, flanked by a kneeling-looking seated figure and a standing statue in an arched niche. Multiple garlands of white and magenta flowers adorn the figures, with ornate necklaces and a golden arch behind a teal curtain. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform in front. A lone person in an orange cloth stands at the lower right, facing the shrine, apparently in puja or darshan. The statue in the right niche wears a saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads; the figures are statues, so the person in orange at lower right is the only physical person.

February 09 2012

January 17 2013

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing two seated deity murtis on a raised stone platform, draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with red and orange flower strands. The murti on the left holds a ceremonial staff and wears a crown and gold-embroidered garments; the central figure wears a crown and orange drapery. A small white and yellow figure sits in front, with a smaller yellow-robed figure in a niche to the right. A person in orange and green robes bows low with head near the platform edge at lower right, appearing to offer obeisance. Red curtains frame the shrine opening and a gate with a tree is visible outside.

A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple structure with a golden arched niche. Two deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform, one with multiple arms and a red crown, the other with a garland, both draped in yellow and red garments with red and orange flower garlands. Two people are visible: one in front of the platform in saffron robes bowing low with head down, and another at the right in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with bare upper body, bending forward with hands joined in namaskar on a mat. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the platform. Red curtains frame the left side and a small second shrine sits to the right.

January 21 2013

A man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple hall in front of a large golden-framed shrine. Two gold-crowned deity murti of a seated couple sit enthroned, decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold jewellery, backed by a teal curtain. Beside the shrine a smaller figure stands in a green niche, and oil lamps and brass vessels rest on the stone platform. Red fabric hangs at the left, and a brass bell is visible at the top left.