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February 14 20162016-02-14February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph of a temple shrine showing sculpted deity murti arranged within a gilded arch behind a red curtain. A central seated figure with a trident and a crown is flanked by a second seated consort figure wearing a crown; both wear red and orange garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white flower garlands. Two standing attendant figures stand at either side in garlands, one holding a staff. Brass oil lamps stand in front, and a decorated white cloth with a large ornate necklace lies at the base. These are statues, not living people.2015-06-20A photograph of a temple shrine inside an ornate gilded arch set against green draped cloth. Central figures are a large seated deity murti in red and white draped dhoti with a trident and drum-like object in hand, and a second standing murti beside it, both adorned with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands in red and yellow. Flanking murtis include one on the left in a red turban and garland and one on the right in a tiger-skin patterned wrap and red cloth with garland. Brass oil lamps stand in front, along with a closed book and a golden kalasha-like offering. All figures are statues, not living people.2015-08-31February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched frame and green backdrop. At the centre, a four-armed deity murti seated on a red-draped seat, wearing an orange head cloth with a red emblem, rudraksha-style beads and a trident-like staff. A seated female deity murti in a red and green sari with yellow marigold garlands sits beside him. Two standing attendant statues in dhoti-style clothing with white garlands flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps stand on each side. Before the central murti, a decorated altar holds a large blue and gold cloth, marigold garlands and a central offering. No physical people are visible.2014-08-21February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati-like figures decorated with garlands and colourful silk garments; a seated figure with trident and red garlands dominates, flanked by standing attendant statues in purple, green and black garments with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in front of a golden arch and red curtain, with a jewelled sculpted pedestal below. These are statues, not living people, and no person is visible in the scene.2015-06-20A photograph of a temple shrine with a central golden-bodied Shiva-Parvati pair, Shiva holding a trident and a drum-like instrument with raised hand, and a goddess with a crown and floral garlands beside him. Above a shivalinga with yellow and red marigold garlands sits a golden kalasha-like backdrop. On the left stands a golden-complexioned figure in a blue turban and green dhoti with a white garland, and on the right a figure in a dark maroon-red robe with a white garland and rudraksha-style beads, hands raised in blessing. Oil lamps stand on both sides, and small ornate silver-and-gold stands hold offerings.2017-01-15A temple shrine with a large painted deity murti pair seated on a green and yellow pedestal, one figure with a red turban and multiple arms holding a trident-like weapon, the other in purple garments with a crown, both wearing layered garlands and bead necklaces. In front stands a shivalinga-like sculpture decorated with a golden crown-like top, a red-orange cloth, and yellow and purple flower garlands, with a dove-like white bird perched on the base. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine. On the left, a bald man in orange garments presses his palms together, and on the right a man in an orange shawl and dhoti bends forward in prayer. A smaller standing figure in orange and a seated red-clad murti appear at the edges.2013-02-20February 18 20162016-02-18February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copies