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February 02 2018

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A photograph inside a stone shrine showing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden-yellow and purple decorated throne under a gilded arch with red drapery. Both figures wear flower garlands, gold ornaments and crowns. A Shiva linga with a tripundra-marked face sits before them, draped in garlands, with a small yellow-and-blue dressed murti nearby. Two standing statues flank the shrine, each in garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces. In the lower left, a seated man with long matted hair, wearing an orange cloth, sits before the shrine with brass lamps and offerings in front of him. Small oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged on the platform.2018-02-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02November 11 20172017-11-11February 02 20182018-02-02June 22 20132013-06-22April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a devotee with long dark hair in a rust-brown cloth from behind, holding a ceremonial object over a Shiva lingam decorated with pink flowers and a silver-and-jewelled alankaram. Behind the lingam, metal deity murtis of a seated Shiva and Parvati-form figure stand under a bank of red, yellow and white flower garlands. Flanking statues on the left and right wear rust-brown robes, jewelled necklaces and garlands, with a turban on the right figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and a gold chariot-style seat rests in the foreground, with a small seated figure garlanded in blue and pink flowers at lower right.2018-01-09April 07 20192019-04-07A decorated shrine tableau of deity murtis at a temple, with a central Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands. Behind it, a seated Shiva figure in gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress is flanked by a standing female deity in gold jewellery and a yellow sari. On the left a standing deity figure in a crown and rudraksha necklaces is paired with a standing male figure with long black hair, holding hands with the deity. On the right a figure in a red turban wears a rudraksha mala. Gold canopy arches, purple and yellow cloth and oil lamps frame the scene. No living people are visible; all figures are statues.2017-12-02January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a vessel over a small green standing figure in front of a larger shrine. A second man in white dhoti with gold trim and a sacred thread stands at left holding a metal pot. Behind them a large gilded deity murti pair sits on a throne with orange and gold drapery, garlanded with multicoloured flower chains, flanked by red curtains and carved stone columns. A yellow-robed figure stands in a green-curtained niche at right.2011-10-06