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Inside a temple shrine decorated with gold-toned carved pillars and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Three deity murtis stand on a raised altar with marigold garlands draped over them. In front, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his hands at the altar, facing the deities. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera. A third man in a white shirt is partly visible at the lower left corner. To the right stands an ornate gold chair with a magenta cushion, and a potted plant and dark cloth hang nearby. Two people are physically present, plus one partially visible person.2019-07-16May 07 20172017-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a staged ritual setting on a raised platform with a gold-plated ornate throne canopy at left, and a seated man in dark red-brown robes with a rudraksha-style garland, holding a long staff topped with a trident and a fan behind him. Beside him stands a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, hands joined, near a bronze figure and brass lamp. Centre shows a gold-decorated throne holding a garlanded deity murti in orange and gold, flanked by golden pillars and hanging bells. At right, a gold arched canopy shelters a richly adorned deity pair with garlands and gold brocade. Red and multicoloured striped cloth covers the platform, with brass railings and offering plates in front.2017-05-05A temple-style stage set for a ritual event. On the left, a seated bearded man in a reddish-brown robe with a long-stemmed trident-like staff and a white flower garland sits on a gold ornate throne with a crown-like headdress and gold necklace. Beside him, a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange head cloth, holding his hands together in namaskar, wears rudraksha beads. Centre stage, a golden deity murti of a seated figure is decorated with flower garlands and gold ornaments. At right, a silver-framed shrine holds two standing deity murtis draped in jewellery and garlands, with a gold cloth canopy. Brass lamps, a kalasha-type vessel, and offerings sit on the platform, and hanging brass bells dangle from the ceiling above a maroon curtain.2017-05-05A photograph of a shrine inside an open pavilion with red curtains. Two large deity murtis stand in a niche: the left figure in red with a trident and a red turban, the right figure in silver ornaments and jewelled crown, both garlanded with marigold and purple flower garlands. In front, a small white figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap sits on a white-draped platform beside brass oil lamps and a kalasha. On the right, a seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a gilded throne-like chair facing the shrine, with eyes closed in meditation. Brass lamps and gold-tipped posts frame the scene, with trees visible beyond the railing.2010-10-30 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07May 05 20172017-05-05 +1 copiesDecember 29 20182018-12-29May 18 20192019-05-18Inside a temple shrine with gold-painted arches and a red curtain, a figure in orange robes with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala performs worship before a black stone Shivalinga on a black pedestal. Behind it sit two seated deity murti in red and pink garments with flower garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by two standing devotee statues draped in garlands on green-curtained niches. A brass oil lamp stands at right and a small brass figure and offerings sit in the foreground.2017-09-05A photograph inside a gold-trimmed temple shrine with a dark wooden peetha-style seat at right. Seated on a gilded red-cushioned throne-chair is a bald, bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-wrap and rudraksha malas. The left background shows deity murti in ornate arched niches decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a shivalinga-style object in front. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on the platform. The seated man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm his identity, so he is described by role only as a seated devotee at the shrine.2019-07-16February 10 20122012-02-10