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April 29 20192019-04-29Inside a gilded hall, a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp before a large dark stone deity murti adorned with silver jewellery, a crown and a red-orange cloth. To the left, a shirtless man with matted hair and white body markings presses his palms together in prayer beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Another orange-clad attendant stands behind. Gold-painted pillars, a red-and-white striped carpet and a red curtain frame the shrine.2019-04-29April 24 20192019-04-24A temple shrine scene during a puja: a woman in a rust-red and orange sari with a long dark braided hairstyle holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) before a pair of gold-decorated deity murti seated on a dark pedestal, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands arranged in arches. Several people stand at left, including a man with palms joined in namaste and another in orange robes, and a figure in a red turban. A seated figure in dark clothing with garlands appears at right. A small golden figure and a red-clad statuette sit on the floor near the base. The walls are grey stone with gold trim.2016-03-07Photograph at a temple shrine with an ornate gold-framed deity murti of a multi-armed deity in a red backdrop, decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends to light a brass oil lamp (aarti) at the base of the shrine. To the right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and at the left edge another person in orange clothing also joins palms in devotion. The stone shrine platform carries carved reliefs. Count: 3 physical people visible.2010-06-18April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple shrine where a priestess in a dark maroon sari with gold borders holds a lit flame toward a pair of deity murtis seated on a black pedestal shivalinga-style platform, a Shiva-Parvati image adorned with silver garlands, jewelry and a crown. Behind them is a rainbow-colored arch of flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple. To the left, several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a red turban stands among them. A standing deity figure in a dark robe and a garlanded murti stand at the right. Gold and brass puja vessels sit on the floor in front of the pedestal.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large ornate deity murti of Shiva with Parvati seated together on a pedestal, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands forming arches around them. A standing figure in a dark turban and a maroon-red sari with gold border pours or offers water over the murti, holding an oil lamp light in front. To the left, a man in orange-saffron robes stands with palms joined in prayer, and another figure in brown dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. Small brass figures and a brass kalasha-like vessel sit at the base of the shabby stone abhishekam platform, and a decorated murti of a seated figure with a garland sits to the right.2016-03-07August 06 20142014-08-06Photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche with marble walls. A bald elderly man with a white forehead marking, a dark rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold-trimmed red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested, gesturing toward the shrine. At right, a younger man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a beaded bracelet, holds a brass plate and lamp toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth, flower garlands and a pink flower. Two lit oil lamps stand on the altar, and a yellow cloth backs the niche. A partial figure in white is visible at far left edge.2012-05-11April 29 20192019-04-29