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August 25 2016

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A decorated shrine niche in an ornate stone temple structure, with a central deity murti of a standing multi-armed figure holding a trident and other implements, flanked by two smaller statues in gold and red garments with flower garlands. A yellow-garbed figure sits at the base, with a lingam-like form and marigold garlands before it. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform and a maroon curtain hangs at right. Colourful triangular festoon banners in orange, blue, yellow and red hang across the top, with a pleated orange and white decorative pillar at left. No people are visible; the figures are statues.2016-08-18December 23 20102010-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple shrine with brass oil lamps in the foreground. Behind them stands a gilded deity murti in a golden-yellow lower garment with a trident, and a murti in blue-green dress beside it. A white-clothed seated figure at centre sits on a white cloth-draped platform with red and yellow marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-like vessel. A standing figure in red garments with a garland stands on the right near a window. Figures are statues, not living people; no physical people are present.2016-08-25A stone shrine canopy decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white draped along the eaves. Inside, a gilded deity murti of a standing male and female figure is adorned with garlands, with a large central flower garland and a rose garland at the base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a small shrine with a seated figure is at the right. Two standing people in white at left and a figure at far right are partly visible near the shrine, with a red curtain hanging at the left side.2013-03-10A photograph of an illuminated temple shrine at night, framed by grey carved stone pillars and wooden beams. Inside the shrine, two deity murtis stand on a purple-draped platform before a gold arched backdrop with a green cloth. The central figure wears yellow and holds a raised hand, with a second figure in purple beside it, both draped in flower garlands. In front, a silver-and-gold utsava murti stands within a heap of yellow and red marigold garlands on a red base, flanked by two smaller silver-decorated figures. A red curtain hangs at left, and a silver lamp or bowl sits on the ground at lower right. No people are visible.2012-10-23November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a grey stone mandapa and red-orange curtains on both sides. Inside, a deity murti of a seated goddess with a crown, flanked by two standing figures, is draped with red and multicolour flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in rows around the shrine, and the lower platform holds three garlanded murtis: two female figures in orange and red sarees flanking a central male deity with a crown. Rose petals and marigolds are scattered on the floor. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2010-11-12A photograph of a shrine set under a canopy of red and gold silk drapes, with a stone-pillared pavilion behind. Within it stands a large murti of a deity pair seated on a raised dais, adorned with thick garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and draped in pink and purple cloth. In front, on a white-covered table, sit a small seated figure dressed in saffron, garlanded, with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings of fruit and flowers. Gold and red decorative fabric frames the sanctum. No people are visible; the scene shows a ritual puja arrangement for the Maheshwara shrine.August 25 20162016-08-25A shrine with a grey stone arch and gold-framed niche holds two deity murtis, a male figure in red crown and a female figure in red sari with gold jewellery, flanked by peacocks. Marigold garlands drape the shrine and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a golden throne-like seat below. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with orange curtains, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings in front. Flags on the pillars show colourful patterns. No people are visible in the scene.2009-12-28