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May 05 20152015-05-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted arches and a red backdrop. Behind the altar sit two painted deity figures in red and orange garments with crowns and garlands. In front, a black stone murti is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha malas and a tilak, draped in white cloth. A small blue-draped figure in a cloth and bead necklace sits on the left. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth and bare shoulders stands at right near a gold figure, touching an item at the altar. Tall brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand in the foreground on a wet stone floor. Another man in white sits at the far right edge.2015-05-05A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a yellow waistband stands at a golden shrine, touching a gilded standing figure with his right hand. Behind him, a golden-brown deity murti in red and orange drapery stands beside a dark Shiva lingam garlanded with white flowers and rudraksha beads, set against red cloth. A tall brass oil lamp and brass vessels with a kalasha stand in the foreground, and gilded arch carvings frame the shrine. The priest's face is turned away, and no appearance-based candidate for a person is visible, so the figure is described only by role.2015-05-05June 29 20132013-06-29A temple aarti in progress before a shrine with a gilded arched frame and blue backdrop. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body holds a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a red-draped pedestal, adorned with white and pink garlands and gold ornaments. A tall bell-shaped metal lamp stand and brass lamps flank the scene. Two standing attendant statues in red and orange garments flank the shrine. A large blue and orange ceremonial umbrella is at right, and a shaved-headed devotee in saffron-coloured clothing with rudraksha beads sits at lower right.2014-07-28September 13 20112011-09-13April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with two gilded deity murtis seated on a red-draped background. The figure on the left holds a trident and a drum-like object and wears an orange turban and garlands; the figure on the right wears a tall crown and red garlands. In front, a central peetha or linga is decorated with green and red garlands and a teal cloth. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the lower left, pouring from a small vessel among brass pooja vessels, lamps and offerings on the ledge. At the lower right, a woman with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera. To the right, a smaller golden-framed figure of a person in an orange robe with folded hands and a rudraksha mala stands beside a lamp stand.2013-04-18A temple shrine with a granite-carved pavilion and orange curtains. Behind a black stone shivalinga-style vessel and a small brass pedestal stands a deity murti of a seated goddess with a golden crown and a large orange-red backdrop, flanked by garlands. A man in white dhoti and a yellow-edged white shawl bows and pours or touches an offering at the base of the lingam, while a seated person in a pink cloth kneels nearby. Tall brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine.2010-01-24 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJanuary 17 20102010-01-17Photo 11728714 +2 copies