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A photograph of a Shiva temple shrine with a large golden deity murti seated on a pedestal, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a red turban-like crown, and rudraksha-style ornaments. In front stands a dark black stone shivalinga on a circular yoni-pitha base, with brass lamps beside it and banana leaves framing the golden arch. Several devotees gather at the shrine: a woman in a green sari and a woman in a light blue sari with a brass vessel, and a line of girls and women in orange, yellow and green salwar kameez and saris, some with marigold garlands in their hair, offering prayers. An older man in a white shirt stands at the left edge, and a figure in a blue garment is at the right. Greenery and temple stonework surround the scene, consistent with abhishekam and darshan at a Shiva shrine.

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A woman in a pale blue sari pours water over a black Shiva linga on a dark stone pedestal, performing abhishekam at a shrine. Behind her, a golden deity murti with a crown and ornaments stands in a gilded arch, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a red cloth. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a long white beard stands at left with hands folded, and a woman in green sari stands beside him. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees including children in bright dresses, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace, watch. Green banana leaves frame the carved stone pillars and orange curtains.2010-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine during a linga abhishekam. A woman in a white sari with a green shawl pours liquid over a black shivalinga set on a stone yoni pedestal, in front of a golden deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with yellow and orange garlands. An older man with a long white beard, wearing a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala, stands at left near a priest in white. Around the base, a group of girls and women in orange, yellow, pink, blue and white saris and salwar kameez, with braided hair and flower adornments, face the shrine, while a man in a white shirt stands at far left. Green and orange cloth and banana leaves decorate the shrine arch, and brass oil lamps stand on the right.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple shrine with an ornate gold arch framing a large deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati pair, both wearing gold crowns, garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and ornaments; the figure on the left wears orange-red clothing and holds a trident, the one on the right wears a teal and gold blouse and pink-magenta skirt. A smaller deity figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in an arched niche at right. A purple-and-gold decorated lingam-like image sits at the front on a stone platform with brass lamps and offerings. Four people stand at the edge of the shrine: several in white dhotis and one in a rust-coloured cloth, facing the deity in worship. A red curtain hangs at left and a brass bell is visible at upper left.2013-03-04A crowd of devotees, mostly women with braided hair in white, cream, blue and magenta saris, stand in an open-air shrine facing a raised shrine. On the shrine are a golden-framed deity murti with garlands, an orange-robed figure seated on a white-draped platform garlanded with marigold chains, and a standing figure in gold ornaments and jewelry beside a kalasha-like pedestal. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and carved granite pillars frame the scene with a red railing and trees beyond.2010-11-14July 19 20102010-07-19November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of devotees gathered before a shrine with two deity murtis under a stone arch, the figures wearing red and yellow garments and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits on a gilded stand in front, flanked by brass oil lamps. A man in white clothes bends forward in prayer at the center, while women in saris, including one in a red sari with patterns and one in a white dress, and children stand nearby. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars of the temple structure.2010-07-10August 25 20172017-08-25A photograph of devotees at a shrine in an ashram temple. Two deity murtis stand on a golden pedestal beneath an ornate golden arch, draped in yellow and orange garments and garlanded with red and yellow flower strings, with a brass lamp set before them. Around six people stand at the stone railing with hands folded in prayer: a man in a checked shirt with palms raised above his head, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a green sari, a woman in a red and green sari, a girl in an orange dress, and an elderly woman in a dark sari at the left edge. Orange curtains frame the carved grey stone pillars and a stone wall carving sits at the right.2010-07-10A photograph of a temple-style stage set with grey stone pillars, gold-trimmed arches and orange and red curtains. Central deity murti pair, a male form with a crown and raised hands and a female form in pink and teal, both garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. Below them a golden throne-like seat with a small framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Rows of women in white and cream saris sit on the floor in front, with a metal railing separating them, some with hands folded in prayer. Colourful striped and patterned banners hang on the right side. Gold oil lamps stand on the left.2010-10-03A stone temple shrine with orange curtains and carved pillars houses large deity murtis of a male figure wearing an orange turban and gold ornaments, holding a trident, beside a female figure in a purple and green sari, both garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Before them a seated priest in orange robes performs a puja at a decorated altar with flower offerings. A standing man in orange robes stands at left, and devotees in white and orange sit in the foreground behind a metal railing.2010-07-21January 17 20102010-01-17