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August 13 20142014-08-13August 16 20142014-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 16 20142014-08-16August 13 20142014-08-13Photograph of a temple shrine with two large metal deity murti seated under a golden arch and red-orange drapery. The figure on the left has a dark topknot, a leopard-pattern cloth, a trident and a snake-like ornament, wears a purple dhoti and a rudraksha-style garland, and has four arms. The figure on the right wears a green sari, heavy silver jewellery and a white jasmine garland, and holds a flower. In front stands a shivalinga draped with a green cloth, rudraksha beads and white garlands, with a golden hood-shaped backdrop and brass oil lamps at the base. No physical people are present.2014-08-12August 22 20142014-08-22 +1 copiesJuly 09 20122012-07-09October 26 20162016-10-26August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a temple sanctum showing a pair of large deity murti seated side by side on a golden-yellow and red cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gilded arch. The left figure wears an orange turban and holds a ritual object, while the right figure wears a tall ornate crown and a blue sari-like garment. Both are adorned with silver ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and marigold and jasmine garlands. In front stands a brass kalasha with a black lingam-like stone and a rudraksha garland. To the right a golden oil lamp stands beside a blue-curtained niche holding a smaller deity statue. No living people are visible.2012-05-08August 31 20142014-08-31A golden-framed altar shows a large sculpted pair of deities seated together: a male figure with a red turban, golden crown, trident and rudraksha-style jewelled necklaces in green and gold, and a female figure in a rose-pink sari with a golden crown and jewelled jewellery. Both are draped with white and red jasmine and rose garlands. Before them sits a dark linga-like form wrapped in a red cloth with a gold yoni-style base, decorated with beaded necklaces and gold mala strands. Smaller figures stand in gilded niches on each side, one in green and one in orange. Brass oil lamps sit on the white plinth. These are deity murti and statues, not people.2016-10-26