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A woman stands at the left of a stone temple shrine, smiling and holding a white paper in both hands. She wears a brown and gold patterned blouse, a red and gold saree, and a gold necklace. Behind her, a golden-arched niche holds a large deity murti pair with red and yellow garlands, a silver kalasha and a lingam on a white-draped altar. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a fruit offering sits in front of it. A smaller figure in orange stands in a side niche.2014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06 +1 copiesA stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis against a red curtain. The murtis wear floral garlands and ornaments, and one holds a raised hand with a ritual implement. In front stands a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron upper cloth draped over the shoulder, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a smaller garlanded figure stands in a green-backed niche at right.2013-09-16April 14 20122012-04-14A standing man in a leopard-print top over an olive-green sari-style garment stands at left beside a shrine, raising his hand in a blessing gesture, with a gold garland-like necklace and beaded mala. Behind him is a decorated shrine with a deity murti in gold and olive-green dress, adorned with layered white pearl necklaces and a crown, flanked by a second deity figure and a Shivalinga-like form draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and a kalasha, offerings and a brass vessel sit at the base of the shrine among petals. Orange and red drapes and carved stone pillars frame the temple setting.2010-12-20A temple shrine with gilded arch and grey stone pillars. A man in a red-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a yellow-and-green flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles while holding a red sign that reads Nithyananda Satsang. Behind him stand two painted deity murti with gold crowns, orange garments and garlands. Between them sits a shivalinga-like murti draped with a rudraksha mala and red-pink flower garlands, with a kalasha and offerings of fruit and flowers in front. A small figure in saffron-orange robes stands in a niche at right. Red flower petals scatter the floor.2014-06-06April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a golden arched frame holds a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, with a lilac drape behind them. The pair wear orange and gold garments and garlands; a lingam sits in front with marigold garlands and offerings of fruit on a tray. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A man in an orange-red garment, seen from behind, stands at the lower right facing the shrine in devotion.2014-06-06December 25 20082008-12-25May 07 20132013-05-07