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July 05 2013

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September 24 20132013-09-24A temple shrine photograph showing a large painted sculptural group of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a raised platform under a gilded arched niche with a green backdrop. Shiva wears an orange turban and a trident is held in one hand; the consort wears a crown, blue skirt and a red-and-gold cloth. Both are draped with red and white flower garlands and beaded necklaces. Before them sits a tall shivalinga decorated with garlands and a gold yoni base with a small figure, and a silver aarti or offering vessel with flowers sits in front. To the right, a smaller painted figure stands in an orange-gold niche with a rudraksha-style necklace. No physical people are visible.2013-09-25September 16 20132013-09-16A temple shrine niche framed by gilded arches and grey carved stone pillars. Two seated deity murti dominate: a male figure with a red turban, a trident and a damaru-like drum in raised hands, and a female figure with a crown and jewelled necklaces, both draped in red and green silk with pink and yellow garlands. A small linga-like form sits at their base with a rudraksha-style garland, and a kalasha and brass oil lamps stand before them.2013-03-16A temple shrine with a pair of large painted deity murti statues seated on a raised pedestal before a green silk backdrop within a gilded arch. The taller figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red turban, crown and ornate jewellery with a garland; the figure beside has a blue skirt, a tall crown and a garland of red and white flowers. Between them stands a tall shivalinga-style vessel draped in garlands, with a kalasha, brass pots and lamps on the floor in front. A smaller painted figure in an orange and gold garment and bead necklace stands in a niche on the right. Pillars carved in grey stone frame the shrine.2013-09-25July 04 20132013-07-04 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20132013-09-16A temple shrine with a large golden arch framing two painted deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, one holding a trident and one with a crown and ornate earrings, both wearing rudraksha-style necklaces and white flower garlands. A green curtain backs the figures. To the right stands a smaller figure in saffron-orange robes, a long mala and a yellow cloth at the feet, with a gold arch beside it. In the foreground a man in white dhoti sits cross-legged at a brass oil lamp, tending offerings on a white cloth, with plates of fruit and flowers arranged before the altar.2013-05-02A photograph of a temple shrine interior with an ornate golden arch framing a central murti of two deities seated side by side on a raised pedestal draped in red and blue cloth. The male figure wears an orange-red headdress, blue dhoti and gold ornaments, and the female figure wears a red sari with a red veil. A small red-clad image sits before them, and a blue-clad figure with a flower garland stands at the right in a second niche. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang across the central figures, orange silk curtains hang behind, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. Deity murti; no living people are visible. Watermarked photograph omitted.2011-11-03June 20 20152015-06-20June 17 20162016-06-17A temple shrine photographed head-on, with two large painted deity murtis seated on a raised platform before a red curtain and gold-framed arch. The left figure holds a trident and wears a red turban and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, while the right figure wears a gold crown and a silver-and-gold necklace; both are draped in yellow and blue cloth and decorated with marigold garlands. Below them sits a small white-clad figure, and a standing statue to the right wears an orange robe, a turban and a red-beaded mala beside a green curtain. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, offering plates and flowers surround the platform. No living people are visible.2013-06-20