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June 20 2021

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A decorated deity murti of Shiva is displayed inside an ornate golden arched shrine with carved makara-like motifs at the top and side brackets. The Shiva lingam-form figure is adorned with a large shiva-lingam-style crown of yellow marigolds and red roses, white jasmine garlands, pink flowers, green leaves, and a heavy jewelled ornament with a face motif and necklace. Red and white garlands drape around the base on a gold platform. Dark background with golden pillars at the sides. No people are visible.2020-03-15 +2 copiesA deity murti stands within a gilded arched shrine niche in a temple sanctum, draped in a deep blue and red silk sari with a gold-bordered pallu and an ornate silver-embroidered bodice. Long garlands of white flowers edged with red and yellow blossoms hang across the figure. A golden crown-like headdress with a cobra hood rises above. Brass oil lamps (deepams) stand in the foreground, with a decorated figure in blue and white robes at the right and a standing figure with a raised hand and jewelled garments at the left. No people are visible.2021-06-20September 28 20222022-09-28Photo 11728668 +2 copiesA photograph inside a richly decorated temple shrine. A bearded priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a bare chest, white tripundra and sandalwood markings on his arms, and a rudraksha-style mala over one shoulder, holds a red and white cord or thread near a deity murti. The murti is a hooded serpent-crowned figure with a gold arch behind it, draped in a purple and blue silk cloth, wearing a large multi-stranded necklace, and garlanded with white jasmine and red-yellow marigold garlands. Gold figures, red and maroon drapery and ornate gilded panels frame the scene.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20December 20 20182018-12-20 +2 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20December 17 20162016-12-17Photo 11728713 +1 copiesClose view of a gold-plated deity murti in a temple shrine, the central figure a tall cylindrical stone form dressed with a red and gold silk drape and a large ornate gold and jewelled face-mask shape. Yellow and red marigold garlands wrap the figure, and a gold multi-armed backdrop with a cobra hood rises behind it. A blurred gold ornament sits in the foreground. No people are visible.2020-11-24November 04 20212021-11-04