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October 04 20132013-10-04October 02 20082008-10-02December 12 20162016-12-12June 06 20102010-06-06A dim temple hall at evening with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. At the back, a golden arched shrine frames a red-draped deity murti adorned with a crown and jewellery, surrounded by oil lamps and a small brass lamp on the altar. Several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor in rows facing the shrine. Three standing attendants in white with yellow shawls face the deity, one holding a lit lamp, while a woman in an orange sari and a child stand near the left side. Metal railings line the aisle.2010-06-06A dimly lit temple interior at evening darshan. Two deity murtis sit on a raised golden-framed altar against a red backdrop, one in an orange and gold garment with a crown and blue chest adornment, the other in a yellow and red sari-like garment with floral garlands. Golden oil lamps stand on either side and a shivalinga-like form with garlands rests before them. In the foreground a seated priest in white with a yellow shawl tends the altar, while several silhouetted devotees stand in the dark foreground. Orange drapes hang in the background.2010-07-09November `4 2015 +2 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07A night photograph of devotees at a temple shrine, viewed from behind. Many people in white dhotis and white garments, some with brown or saffron shawls over their shoulders, stand in rows with hands folded facing a gilded deity murti group. The central figures are a Shiva-form murti with trident and jewelled ornaments seated beside a goddess-form murti in a red-draped arch, with flower garlands at the base and oil lamps glowing on the sides. A smaller murti stands to the left. Ornate painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the scene.2016-07-18Night-time photograph of a temple shrine lit by oil lamps. At the centre, a deity murti with a crown and garlands of yellow and orange flowers stands on a raised dais in front of a red backdrop, flanked by brass oil lamp stands. A man in a white dhoti stands at left near the shrine and a devotee raises an arm toward the deity. In the foreground a crowd of about a dozen devotees in white and pastel clothes, including women in saris, face the shrine.2010-11-12October 02 20082008-10-02Night aarti at a temple shrine lit by a string of red fairy lights along the roof. Two deity murtis, one in gold and red with a crown and one in green and red, are seated on a raised platform framed by carved stone pillars and a white curtain. Several people in white clothes stand at the shrine holding up oil lamps or flames, while a row of seated devotees in white sit on the floor in the foreground. A white-draped table with offerings stands in front of the deities.