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January 01 20142014-01-01A dimly lit shrine with a central image group of a seated deity murti and a standing deity murti, both wearing garlands of yellow and red flowers and layered beaded necklaces. The seated figure wears an orange turban and holds a ceremonial object, while the partner figure wears a gold crown. In front stands a dark Shiva lingam wrapped with a garland, flanked by a red and gold cloth draped over a white-covered platform. A green backdrop frames the images within an ornate gold arch, and a small attendant figure in red and green stands to the right. No physical people are visible.2014-01-01Photograph of a shrine interior with a golden arched niche framing a seated deity murti pair, a male and a female figure wearing orange and red garments, pearl and bead necklaces, and crowns, with green drapery behind them. In front stands a dark nandi-like or bull-shaped image draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and red flower garlands, with a small dark lingam-style stone and oil lamps on a low platform. White cloth covers the pedestal and side figures in red stand in alcoves. No people are visible; the figures are statues and the scene is a temple sanctum with a stone wall and a tiled ceiling.2014-01-01Interior temple shrine photographed at night with a large gilded arch framing a central deity murti pair: a figure with an orange-and-gold turban and crown holding a trident on the left, and a companion figure in a crown and bejewelled white garland beside it. In front stands a dark shivalinga-like form draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, flanked by two small brass bowls on a wooden platform. A smaller standing statue in red-and-gold dress stands in a green-curtained niche to the right. White and maroon cloths drape the platform steps. No living people are visible; the figures are statues.2014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01February 06 20142014-02-06A temple sanctum shows a large golden-bronze murti of a seated deity with a multi-armed figure and a consort, behind a central lingam wrapped in a red-and-orange cloth and draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. A silver-framed seat holds a smaller murti in red and gold dress, with brass bowls and a kalasha set on a wooden platform in front. A white and maroon-bordered cloth drapes the steps at left, and a smaller gilded figure in orange and green stands at right. No living people are visible; the scene is a deity murti shrine with abhishekam-style offerings and garlands.2014-01-01June 08 20102010-06-08Interior 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.2008-10-19December 16 20132013-12-16October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph of a temple sanctum at night showing a pair of decorated deity murti seated side by side within a gilded arched niche backed by red drapery. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red turban with a jeweled crown, a white jeweled necklace and a red and gold garment. The figure on the right wears a white and gold garment, a jeweled crown and silver adornments. Both are garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. In front stands a large silver kalasha wrapped with flower garlands on a silver peetha, with a smaller figure in red and orange garlanded at its base. Brass oil lamps with lotus-shaped tops line both sides, and a few small offerings sit on the floor at the bottom.2010-07-13