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February 01 20132013-02-01Photograph of a temple shrine with a large gilded arch framing two painted deity murtis seated together on a raised platform. The taller figure on the left has four arms, a red and gold crown and a bluish body, holding a trident; the figure on the right wears a black crown and white-and-blue garments with a red and white garland. Between them stands a decorated linga-like form draped in yellow and red garlands with a green and gold cloth. Brass oil lamps stand in front, with marigold garlands on the left. A smaller standing figure in a green niche, wearing orange robes and a white garland, sits on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2013-01-18February 02 20132013-02-02Photograph of a temple shrine with two large painted deity figures seated on a raised platform within a gilded arch. The central figure wears a red and orange turban, a white and red garland and a jewelled necklace, and holds a damaru-like drum in one hand. The seated female figure beside him wears a red sari, a crown and a heavy pearl necklace. Both are draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. Below them is a blue and gold cloth, a silver kalasha-like vessel and brass oil lamps. A smaller standing figure in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stands in a niche to the right. Gold curtains hang behind, and the setting is a stone temple with ornate carvings. The figures are statues, not living people.2013-03-07October 15 20102010-10-15January 18 20132013-01-18A photograph of a temple shrine showing a deity murti pair seated on a yellow and red draped platform before an ornate gold-framed arch with a red curtain. The seated male figure holds a trident and a drum-like object, wears a red turban and rudraksha-style beads; the female figure in green and gold sits beside him with a gold crown and necklaces. In front stands a large black shivalinga-style lingam decorated with red and white garlands, a silver yoni base and brass oil lamps on either side. A smaller standing murti in green and red stands in a side niche. Grey carved stone pillars frame the scene with brass kalasha-style vessels and offerings on the floor.2013-06-17December 30 20112011-12-30January 22 20132013-01-22A shrine niche with a deity murti pair seated in a gilded arch framed by a magenta backdrop. The central figure holds a trident and sits with a consort; both are dressed in orange and red garments, wearing gold ornaments and layered necklaces, and are draped in yellow and red marigold garlands. A small standing figure in orange robes stands in a turquoise niche to the right, and brass oil lamps flank the shrine. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues. Stone pillars and a red curtain frame the scene.2013-01-13September 19 20112011-09-19June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copies