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May 25 20082008-05-25May 18 20082008-05-18October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a shrine with a golden arched frame and red curtains showing a pair of deity murti seated on a golden throne. The male figure wears a red crown, a blue and gold dhoti-style garment, and a rudraksha-like beaded necklace with a silver ornament; he holds a trident and a drum. The female figure wears a black crown and an orange-gold sari with ornate gold necklaces. Garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hang from the figures and the throne. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the shrine, and a kneeling priest in orange and white clothing with a red head covering sits in front making offerings, with brass vessels and a kalasha-like object before him. A small figure stands at the right side of the shrine.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A golden shrine houses a large murti of a seated deity with an orange turban-style crown, holding a trident and other implements, beside a consort figure in pink and yellow dress with gold jewellery. Both are draped with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. In front, a smaller murti in white dhoti with an orange head cloth and red-and-white garland sits on a white-draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a brass kalasha and brass vessels rest on the floor, and red curtains frame the arch.2010-08-25A shrine inside a temple with a carved stone arch and gold-painted frame. Two large deity murtis stand together under the arch against red curtains: a male figure with an orange turban and a trident, and a female figure in a pink and red sari with a blue skirt. Both wear multiple garlands of yellow and purple flowers and beaded necklaces. In front, a small seated figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth beside brass oil lamps and offerings, with a decorated kalasha-like base and a red stand at the right. The , , with source2011-01-21A temple shrine photo showing a golden arched niche framing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne-like pedestal. The Shiva figure wears an orange turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and holds a trident and a damaru-like instrument, while the consort wears a green and orange sari with jewelled ornaments. Both figures are garlanded with yellow, green, red and purple flower garlands. Below them sits a white statue of a seated devotee-figure in orange robes with hands folded in namaskar, garlanded with white flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl rest on the altar step in front.2008-02-18A photograph of a shrine with two painted or gilded murti figures seated on a throne-like pedestal inside a gold-framed arch with a deep red curtain behind. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban, blue garment, a long ornate gold necklace and holds a trident in one hand; the figure on the right wears an orange-red garment, layered gold necklaces and a crown. Both are garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, and gold oil lamps flank the arch. A kalasha-like silver vessel sits in front. These are deity murti, not living people.2010-07-08A photograph of a shrine image of a deity couple, a male figure with an orange and gold crown or turban, a crescent ornament and a trident, beside a female figure in a black crown with an orange sari, both adorned with heavy gold jewellery and rudraksha-like beads. They stand behind a silver shivalinga-style vessel decorated with green leaves and red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by ornate gold lamps within a gilded arch against a red curtain. These are deity murtis, not living people.2010-07-09Interior shrine photo of a temple sanctum with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch behind a red cloth backdrop. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised seat, a male figure in a crown and orange-red turban holding a staff, and a female figure in a dark crown with white and gold garments, both draped in multicoloured flower garlands with pink, yellow and red blooms. A pair of seated white-clad figures in front, a brass lamp stand on either side, brass pots and offerings on the floor, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban kneeling at the base, presumably a devotee. No physical people are shown in the scene beyond the kneeling devotee.2008-10-19September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copies