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A shrine corner with a red cloth-covered altar holding two deity images heavily garlanded with pink flowers, white jasmine strings and green leaves. Framed devotional prints of deities hang on the walls, including an ornate temple-style depiction above, and a brass oil lamp sits at the right edge of the altar. A hand holding a ceremonial tray appears at the upper left. No people are seated before the shrine; the scene is a decorated puja space with floral offerings.

A shrine decorated with white and yellow chrysanthemum and jasmine garlands and red roses, arranged around a central metal deity murti or utsava image with a small umbrella canopy above it. A large framed painting behind shows a goddess seated in red and gold robes, wearing a gold crown, pearl and gold necklaces, holding a sceptre. Smaller framed prints on either side show multi-armed deities in red and orange garments. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and a brass bowl of red petals sits nearby. No people are visible.

Two garlanded deity murti sit on a low wooden stand in front of an ornate golden chair-shaped backdrop draped with a deep red cloth. The larger figure wears a blue and gold sari with layered necklaces and bangles, and is wreathed in white jasmine garlands edged with yellow and red flowers. The smaller figure, to the left, wears a maroon cloth with a gold border and a pink flower in its hair, also garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and red blooms. Scattered petals lie on the floor and a wooden door and pink wall stand at the left edge. No people are visible.

A photograph inside a shrine where a seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl, with ornate gold-and-bead jewellery and bangles, bends over a Spatika linga covered in white and pink flower garlands on a yellow silk cloth. Behind him, a figure in orange and gold with a crown-like headdress and a large white garland of jasmine and red flowers sits with other figures adorned with garlands, forming a deity murti tableau. A second person in orange and red sits at the left edge holding a flower garland and prayer beads. A silver-framed decorative panel stands at the left and a brass lamp rests at the right, while the walls are wood-panelled and warm-toned. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by his orange attire, bangles, and ornamented jewellery during rudrabhishekam at the linga.

Two coconut-shaped ritual vessels, each with a face-like pair of eye holes, stand side by side on a low brown cloth-draped platform, wrapped in thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds and red roses. A pink-red cloth drapes behind them. Two silver oil lamps flank the pair on the floor, with patterned striped mats and blurred figures in the background, consistent with a ritual homa or puja setting.

A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with several deity murtis dressed in orange and red silk garments, adorned with silver and gold ornaments and crowns. The murtis are surrounded by heaps of fresh garlands in red, yellow, white and green marigold and rose, and a large arch behind is covered with a dense band of flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. A standing deity murti in red robes with silver implements stands at right against the flower arch. Behind the shrine a dark stone lingam and a few smaller stone forms sit on a sloped ledge against an orange wall. Orange cloth covers the altar platform. No people are visible.

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A richly decorated deity murti. Golden ornaments, a gold face-shield or mukha with a green silk cloth draped beneath, and gold jewellery with green stones hang from the figure. A golden kalasha-like vessel and a silver trident stand before it on a white-draped table, with a green and gold cloth at the right. Pillars carved in grey stone frame the shrine. No people are visible.