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January 01 2008

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January 01 20082008-01-01Night photo of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, string lights and a painted backdrop of yellow flowers with green hills and blue clouds. A deity murti is dressed in a red and purple garment and draped with garlands, with a small brass lamp stand and a seated figure in white in front; no clearly identifiable person is visible. A red curtain hangs at the left and a metal stool sits in the foreground.2008-01-01December 10 20072007-12-10December 31 20062006-12-31December 23 20072007-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 27 20162016-12-27Night photograph of a white stone shrine structure with carved pillars and a sloped roof topped by two seated bulls. Inside the shrine stands a murti of a seated deity pair, one figure with a crown and the other in red and gold garments, flanked by a tall red-orange lingam-like pillar with a gold necklace draped over it. A red cloth covers the platform, with brass lamps and vessels in front. Red velvet curtains hang at the sides, and a colourful striped banner reading DHYANAPEETAM is strung across the top. A small oval portrait of a robed, smiling man with a shaved head in saffron is mounted above the roof. Two people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge near steps.2007-04-17A stone temple shrine with a grey granite canopy and pillars, framed by orange cloth drapes and banana plants. Inside, a deity murti with a crown and garlands sits within an ornate golden arch, flanked by smaller figures in red and orange clothing. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel stand on the stone platform in front, and a carved panel with Nandi bulls and a shrine figure crowns the structure. No people are visible.2011-07-17Photo 11683840December 10 20072007-12-10Photograph of an outdoor shrine structure with grey stone pillars, draped red cloth, and strings of small lights along the roof edge. Two painted sculptures stand at the front: a figure in an orange and white garment with a white garland, and a figure in green and orange with a multicoloured garland, with a small Nandi-style bull decoration in the foreground. A deity mural in a blue arch with a rainbow-coloured border sits above, flanked by two white bulls. No people are visible. Garlands, lamps and drapery suggest a festival decoration, but no living person is shown.2007-12-25Night photograph of a decorated open pavilion with grey stone pillars and a carved ceiling. Two large deity murtis are seated together on a raised platform, one wearing a red and orange headdress and white and red-beaded necklaces, the other in green and gold with a silver crown. Both are draped in garlands of marigold, yellow and pink flowers, with a smaller orange-turbaned figure seated in front. Red velvet curtains hang behind them. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a silver offering tray with flowers and a small shrine stand in the foreground. Garlands also hang from the pillars. No people are visible.2007-12-23