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July 22 20132013-07-22Photograph of a decorated shrine with a large golden arch framing a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, adorned with gold jewellery and crowns. The seated figures wear yellow and red garments with gold ornaments. The arch and columns are wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and purple strands. A kalasha-style bronze lamp and offerings sit at the base. In the foreground on the left, a standing figure with long dark hair and a red-and-gold turban, dressed in a dark garment and wrist bangles, faces the shrine in devotion.2017-12-02Photograph inside a temple shrine of a golden deity murti seated on a golden throne, draped in a red cloth and decorated with yellow, purple and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a long mala holds a silver tray, while a second man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a white garland and a red sash, reaches toward the murti in what appears to be an offering or worship. Ornate silver and gold lamps and vessels stand on either side, with a smaller decorated figure visible at the right edge. Two people are physically present.2010-01-01December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual before two silver-and-gold deity murti seated on a peetha, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green. The central deity wears a tall crown and a yellow garment with gold jewellery, and the other figure has a crescent ornament and a rudraksha-style necklace. A devotee in an orange-red turban and long dark hair, with gold bangles, reaches toward a gold trident and a bowl-shaped ritual vessel placed in front of the murtis. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a gold arch behind the figures.2017-12-02December 22 20102010-12-22July 19 20162016-07-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA figure with long dreadlocked black hair and a red beaded mala, wearing orange-red cloth, reaches toward a golden deity murti seated in a decorated space. The murti wears a gold crown, a large gold necklace set with red and green stones, gold earrings and a red dhoti-style garment, and holds a golden trident-like staff. Behind it are heaped garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers and gold-toned ornamental carvings. The figure appears to be performing a ritual adornment or offering at the deity. The figure's identity is not established from appearance, so this is a role-based description.2016-07-19December 02 20172017-12-02A temple worship scene at a gold-framed shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A long-haired man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, holds a brass plate or vessel while performing worship before two deity murtis. A bald attendant in an orange robe stands at left, pouring or offering from a vessel. The central murti is in gold with an orange turban and crown, and the right murti wears a pink and gold sari with ornate jewellery and a jewelled crown. A kalasha-style vessel stands at the base amid flowers.2011-12-15