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January 15 2013

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Photograph of a temple shrine with two large painted deity figures seated on a raised platform within a gilded arch. The central figure wears a red and orange turban, a white and red garland and a jewelled necklace, and holds a damaru-like drum in one hand. The seated female figure beside him wears a red sari, a crown and a heavy pearl necklace. Both are draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. Below them is a blue and gold cloth, a silver kalasha-like vessel and brass oil lamps. A smaller standing figure in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stands in a niche to the right. Gold curtains hang behind, and the setting is a stone temple with ornate carvings. The figures are statues, not living people.

A lit gold-framed shrine niche with a green draped backdrop holds two large painted deity murtis, a male figure in orange and red with a gold crown and trident-like staff, and a female figure in orange with a tall crown and garlands, seated on a pedestal. In front stands a dark shivalinga-like object decorated with red and white flower garlands. A smaller standing figure in orange cloth with garlands stands at the right. No living people are visible.

A photograph of a gilded shrine niche holding an ornate deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati figure, both with gold-toned bodies, flower garlands in red and orange, and layered pearl-style necklaces. The male figure wears a red turban and holds a trident-like staff; the female figure wears an orange sari and a tall crown. A lingam-shaped form sits centrally on a black peetha with garlands draped across it. A small standing figure in a red garment and red headwear with folded hands appears at the right edge, and purple and green drapes frame the shrine.

A photograph of a temple sanctum at night showing a pair of decorated deity murti seated side by side within a gilded arched niche backed by red drapery. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red turban with a jeweled crown, a white jeweled necklace and a red and gold garment. The figure on the right wears a white and gold garment, a jeweled crown and silver adornments. Both are garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. In front stands a large silver kalasha wrapped with flower garlands on a silver peetha, with a smaller figure in red and orange garlanded at its base. Brass oil lamps with lotus-shaped tops line both sides, and a few small offerings sit on the floor at the bottom.

June 21 2013

Interior shrine photograph of a temple sanctum with ornate gold-framed arch and golden silk backdrop. Two large deity murtis sit on a white-draped platform: a male figure with a green and red turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and a trident, and a female figure in red and orange with a flowered garland holding a staff. Between them stands a large Shiva lingam decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth. In front sits a small figure in red robes with a red cap and beads, beside brass oil lamps and offering bowls on a red-draped base. At right, a green-draped niche holds a standing figure in red robes and a red head covering, marked as a statue rather than a living person.

October 19 2008

A photograph of a temple shrine showing two painted and garlanded deity murtis seated on a raised dais under a gilded arch with golden drapery. The central figure wears a red and orange turban and holds a trident-like staff, adorned with red and white flower garlands, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments; the figure beside wears a gold crown and a red sari-style garment with flower garlands. Both sit on a blue and gold-embroidered seat with a brass lamp in front. Two smaller murtis in green and teal garments stand in carved stone-framed niches at the lower corners, and dark carved stone pillars frame the shrine. No people are visible.

February 22 2013

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A photograph inside an ornate stone temple shrine showing a seated deity murti pair. Two large statues sit on a raised throne with gold-embroidered orange and yellow drapes behind them; the central figure wears a green-and-red turban and a crown, holds a trident and a staff, and the partner figure wears a gold crown and red garlands. Both are dressed in white and red with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Yellow and purple flower garlands hang down the throne. Below, a smaller seated devotee statue in red robes sits in front of offerings, brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a standing statue in red robes with a green backdrop appears at right. Statues only; no living people are visible.