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September 29 20132013-09-29A shrine inside a stone temple hall shows a large bronze-coloured Shiva and Parvati sculpture group seated on a raised pedestal before a green curtain and golden arch. The male figure holds a trident and wears a red and orange turban and beaded garlands; the female figure wears a crown and a blue and gold garment. Beneath them is a decorated kalasha-style base with red and white flower garlands and a brass lamp. To the right stands a smaller statue of a standing figure in brown robes with a saffron cloth behind. Oil lamps sit at the front, and the scene contains no living people.2013-09-29September 25 20132013-09-25September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16June 11 20132013-06-11 +1 copiesA temple shrine photographed from the front, set within a granite-pillared mandapa with carved stone columns. Two large painted deity murtis stand together on a raised platform before a golden arched niche and a red-orange curtain. The central figure wears a red and gold crown, holds a trident and other implements, and is draped in green and red cloth with garlands of pink and yellow flowers. The consort figure beside it wears a golden crown and a red-and-gold sari with flower garlands. In front stands a silver-and-gold shrine vessel and brass oil lamps, with a small floral offering and ritual items on the platform. A smaller seated figure in orange-brown stands at the right side of the shrine. No physical people are visible.2013-03-16A stone shrine with carved grey pillars houses a group of painted deity murti: two figures seated on a yellow-draped platform behind a gold arch with green curtain backdrop, with a lingam-like central form draped in red and orange garlands in front. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and a conch-like offering sit on the platform, with a purple cloth and a small standing figure in a blue-curtained niche to the right. Ganesha reliefs decorate the side walls. No people are visible; the scene reads as an outdoor temple shrine with trees behind.2013-07-28January 18 20132013-01-18October 30 20112011-10-30November 20 20142014-11-20 +2 copiesA temple shrine with a golden arched niche showing a pair of large deity murtis seated together on a raised white and gold platform. The male murti wears an orange and red turban and holds a trident, while the female murti wears a crown and red garlands and holds a lotus. Both wear ornate necklaces and red and white garlands. Lit oil lamps stand on brass stands at both sides, and a smaller seated figure in orange and red with garlands sits in a green-curtained niche on the right.2013-01-17