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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine at Bidadi. Behind an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red patterned cushion and an orange footstool stands a golden arched niche holding a deity murti with trident and a seated figure with a red-and-gold headdress, garlanded with yellow, red and purple flower strands. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine. A standing person on the right wears sleeveless orange robes and has long dark wavy hair, facing the shrine barefoot. Apples rest on a white pedestal at left.

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July 08 20102010-07-08August 07 20102010-08-07A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap, stands barefoot with hands folded, facing a shrine within a stone temple pavilion. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame enclosing a deity murti of a figure in blue and purple garments, wearing a red-orange crown and garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, flanked by a second figure. In front is a golden kalasha-like ornament and brass oil lamps. To the right stands a bright orange upholstered armchair with a red patterned cushion and a matching orange footstool, set on an orange cloth. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA person with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and orange wrap, stands barefoot with hands folded, facing a shrine. Before them is an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red patterned cushion and a footstool with sandals. The shrine behind has a deity murti dressed in blue with a crown, adorned with red and yellow garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha, set beneath a golden arch with orange drapes. A faint copyright overlay appears at lower right.2010-07-04A person with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe and orange dhoti, stands barefoot with hands joined, viewed from behind, before a temple shrine. Inside an ornate gold-framed arch, a pair of deity murtis are adorned with red, yellow and white garlands; the central figure wears an orange turban and jewellery, the other is in blue. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a gold kalasha-like vessel sits in front, and a small red-robed figurine rests at the base. To the right stands an orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion and an orange footstool, facing the shrine. A white pedestal stands on the left. The setting is a stone temple with carved pillars.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a gilded arched niche holding a deity murti of a seated Shiva-Parvati pair adorned with flower garlands in yellow, red and purple, with a trident visible at left. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine. In front stands an empty orange upholstered armchair with a red patterned cushion and matching orange footstool, arranged on an orange cloth. At right, a standing person in orange robes bends forward in reverence toward the shrine. Apples sit on a white pedestal at left.2010-07-15A figure in orange robes bows low beside an orange-upholstered chair placed before a stone shrine with carved pillars and orange curtains. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with a trident and a consort are adorned with marigold garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a decorated kalasha. An orange cloth-covered table holds fruit, and a small cushion and footstool sit on an orange-and-purple striped mat. The bowing figure is the only physical person, and the scene reads as a temple sanctum with a seat set for honour.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits in a deep orange upholstered armchair on an orange cloth-covered platform, feet resting on an orange footstool, hands folded in his lap, with a dark wooden rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind him stands a golden shrine arch framing a pair of deity murtis in blue and purple garments, one with a red turban and crown, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In front of them is a golden kalasha-like ritual vessel and brass oil lamps, with fruit offerings on a brass plate at left. The setting is a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and red curtains.2010-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine area. On the left, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. In the centre is an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red embroidered cushion and a small orange footstool with a shoe-shaped design, draped with orange cloth. Behind it, a stone shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel, and a golden platform. Stone pillars with carvings, orange curtains and a green tree frame the scene.2010-07-01A photograph of a shaven-free seated man on an orange-draped throne-style armchair in front of a golden shrine. He wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with his bare feet resting on an orange footstool and his hands folded in his lap. Behind him a gilded arched niche holds two deity murti with garlands of yellow and red flowers, a golden peetha or lingam-shaped altar, brass oil lamps, a kalasha and fruit offerings on plates. Orange and purple cloth covers the platform and a red curtain hangs at the side. The man has long dark hair swept back and appears to be a person, seated on a peetha before the shrine.2010-07-02 +1 copiesA figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with back to the camera, facing a shrine. Inside the stone shrine are two deity murti in blue and purple garments with gold crowns, decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by brass lamps. An empty orange upholstered chair with a red cushion and an orange footstool sit on a mat in front of the shrine, with a small white pedestal to the left. Carved stone pillars frame the scene and orange curtains hang at the sides.2010-07-03 +1 copies