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September 28 2022

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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 copiesPhoto 11728668 +2 copiesJune 20 20212021-06-20November 21 20152015-11-21A gilded deity murti with a tall golden shivalinga-style form at centre, draped in red and yellow marigold garlands and red rose garlands. Behind it stands an ornate gold-covered figure with jewelled crown-like headdress and gold armour, and a red cloth backdrop. In the lower right, a white statue with an orange-and-yellow headwrap and orange robe appears, which is a statue rather than a living person. Gold repoussé pedestal with floral engraving.2010-10-06November 25 20202020-11-25Close 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.2020-11-24Close photograph of a gold-plated ceremonial shrine vessel decorated for worship, wrapped in red rose garlands, yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A gold-and-jewelled crown with hanging green gem pendants sits above the vessel, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at right. Beside it at left, a figure in a white and gold sari with an orange-gold cloth below shows a gold necklace. The black background suggests a night setting inside a temple.2010-07-13June 20 20212021-06-20December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up of a deity murti decorated for festival worship: a dark stone face wrapped in an orange and maroon cloth with a jewelled ornament across the forehead, a golden crown-like headpiece with green and blue gems, garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses, and a gold kavacha-style collar. Behind it, a bronze figure in orange silk with a red and gold garment and a raised staff. Green drapery forms the backdrop. No physical people are visible.2013-10-12December 17 20162016-12-17