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A temple shrine with a large deity murti of a standing two-armed divine couple, the male figure wearing a tall conical crown and the female figure a decorated headdress, both draped in green and teal garments with gold trim. Before them, a large shivalinga is decorated with white flower garlands and a yellow cloth sits on a raised dais with brass pots and vessels. Tall gold oil lamps flank the shrine, a smaller seated figure in yellow stands below, and a standing attendant figure in yellow and white garlands stands to the right within a green-curtained niche. Gold-painted architectural arches frame the altar, and no living people are visible.2012-04-29Photograph of a temple sanctum with two large painted deity murti seated side by side on a red-draped platform in front of a gold-framed arch and red curtain. The figure on the left holds a trident and a damaru-like hand object and wears a red and orange turban, rudraksha malas and a green-and-red garment. The figure on the right wears a gold crown, a green and orange sari-like cloth and a white garland. Between them sits a brass kalasha with a sacred thread and rudraksha beads, set over a white cloth with gold borders. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with brass bowls and offerings in front. A smaller painted figure of a woman in orange stands in a niche at right. No physical people are visible.2013-05-07A photograph of an open stone shrine pavilion with orange curtains tied at its sides and a red-and-white striped cloth at the base. Inside stands a gilded deity murti pair, one figure with a red-and-orange turban and a rudraksha-style mala and the other with a tall crown, both draped with marigold garlands in orange and yellow. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a tray of fruit, flowers and a small offering sits on the platform in front. No people are visible in the scene.2010-09-22A photo of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and orange curtains tied at the sides. Inside the arched golden niche stands a gilded murti of a seated deity pair: a figure in a red-and-gold crown and a companion with a tall gold crown, both draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. Their pedestal is hung with a pink and green skirt, and a golden kalasha sits before them. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and offerings of fruit, a bowl and a small plate lie on the stone platform in front. No people are visible.2010-09-22A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together beneath a gilded arch with a magenta curtain backdrop. The Shiva figure holds a trident and wears a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and floral garlands; the goddess wears a green and orange sari with gold jewellery. Below, a linga is draped in white cloth and encircled with red and white flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side and a small figure in red dress in the foreground. No living people are visible.2008-05-18A photograph of a temple shrine with two large painted deity murti seated side by side in front of an orange-red curtain within a gold-framed arch. The central figure wears a red turban-like crown and holds a trident-like weapon, while the figure to the right wears a tall gold crown and a teal-and-yellow garment. Both are adorned with garlands of marigolds and rudraksha-style necklaces. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with kalasha-style offerings and a small seated figure in a niche to the right draped in a green cloth and red-and-white garlands. No physical people are visible in the scene.2013-06-18Temple interior with a gilded shrine of two seated deity murtis, one four-armed with a crown and holding a trident-like staff, the other in a red-orange draped sari-style garment, set beneath an ornate gold arch. In front, a black lingam sits on a dark stone yoni-pitha with white flower petals scattered on it. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a small vessel, while a bald man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands behind him near the arch. A woman in white stands at left edge, and a golden standing figure with raised hand is at right beside a gold arch with a hand reaching toward it. A white stone seated figure in meditation pose sits on the floor. Brass pots, lamps and kalasha vessels surround the scene. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style abhishekam scene.2011-12-28February 18 20162016-02-18October 20 20102010-10-20A stone shrine niche houses a group of painted and gilded murtis under a golden arch. Two seated central deities are adorned with garlands and jewelled necklaces, with a decorated canopy above them. Standing figures flank them: on the left a guardian holding a staff with an ornate headdress, and on the right a figure with a red headcloth and rudraksha-style beads. Brass oil lamps stand on the front platform beside plates of flowers and offerings, and orange cloth hangs at the upper right. No living people are visible.2015-05-13October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20172017-01-15