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March 02 2018

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A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes stands barefoot at right with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a marigold and red rose garland and a light forehead mark. Behind him, a shrine platform holds a large deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by standing figures in yellow, pink and green dress and a gilded arch. A lower stone plinth carved with floral motifs supports small oil lamps and offerings in front of the murti. Red curtains hang at the right edge.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02A photograph inside a temple shrine at night showing a man standing barefoot on a woven mat with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, and a forehead tilak. Behind him, a red curtain hangs beside a scaffold. In front of him stands a raised stone platform holding a group of painted deity murtis: a figure with a trident and purple skin on the left, a central seated deity with a crown and gold-trimmed red-and-purple cloth and garland, a standing figure in yellow sari-like drapery, and a seated saint-like statue in orange on the right. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the platform.2018-03-02A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bright red and yellow garland stands at right in a namaste pose, hands pressed together. Beside him, on a raised stone platform, is a shrine with a large deity murti seated on a purple and red cloth, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a golden crown, flanked by other figures in yellow and in a grey-black dress with a red turban. Stone pillars and an orange curtain frame the scene.2018-03-02A temple shrine inside a stone mandapa with carved pillars and gold-framed niches. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis of a crowned goddess in gold and silver garments and a seated figure with flowing hair, both garlanded with marigold and red-white flower garlands. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps flank the shrine, and a silver yantra-like plate sits on the altar. In the foreground at right, a man with long hair and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a flower garland, stands facing the shrine in quiet devotion. Open courtyard and greenery are visible beyond the curtains.2017-09-02November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated at the centre under a golden arch, framed by red curtains. Shiva's linga is adorned with flower garlands and a crown-like ornament. Two standing sculptures flank the shrine: one holding a trident in a pink and green garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, and one in a dark patterned garment with a red turban. In the lower right, a person in an orange-brown robe with long dark hair stands with hands raised in a devotional gesture, holding a flower garland, facing the shrine. Yellow and purple cloth drapes the altar base, with small orange-clad figures and marigold offerings in front. The stone plinth is carved with floral and geometric motifs.2018-03-02March 31 20132013-03-31