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A photograph of a temple shrine dressed in layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red and green flowers and jewelled blue-and-white garland panels. Two large golden deity figures stand behind: the left holds a trident and wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads, the right has long dark hair and wears a lilac garment with gold jewellery. In front, a dark stone linga wrapped in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, with a small seated figure in lilac robes and a red bindi, hands joined in namaskar. No living people are visible.

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A richly decorated temple shrine dominated by a dark stone linga draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers, green leaves and white blossoms with blue stone inlays. Behind it stand two gilded deity statues: one with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and a taller one wearing a crown and a long black braid, both adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. A gold-colored metal bowl and rudraksha mala hang at the base of the linga. In the lower foreground a white marble statue of a woman in a purple sari with hands folded in prayer stands before the shrine. Purple and pink fabric drapes the scene.2011-12-06July 15 20112011-07-15October 14 20112011-10-14A photograph of a gilded shrine arch framing a large golden murti of a seated deity with a trident, wearing a red-and-orange turban, rudraksha and jewelled necklaces, beside a golden female figure in a pink sari with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. In front, a white marble statue of a seated sannyasi in an orange robe and rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing, sits on a white draped platform, with a turbaned orange-clad figure seated before the deities and flower garlands draped across the scene. Brass bowls rest at the base. The shrine is decorated with golden carvings and yellow silk hangings. This is a statue arrangement with no living people visible.2010-12-16November 30 20112011-11-30A photograph of a large decorated tableau at a temple, with two painted deity figures standing above a central pedestal. The upper figure on the left wears an orange turban, a crown, layered white beaded necklaces and holds a trident-like staff; the figure on the right wears a purple and gold sari, a tall crown and bangles. Between them a central form is draped in orange and garlanded with yellow, red, white and green flower strands, with a gold-trimmed kalasha-like crown element. In the foreground, a white seated statue in orange robes wears a white flower garland. Yellow marigold garlands frame the arch, with brass oil lamps on either side and a golden deity murti on the right. The backdrop is painted yellow with blue clouds and red-orange geometric patterns.2008-01-01December 06 20112011-12-06November 14 20112011-11-14December 31 20082008-12-31A decorated shrine with a central seated deity murti of Shiva-form, painted gold with a crown, holding a trident and a drum, adorned with gold necklaces, a red-brown headcloth and a crown. Beside him sits a consort figure in a green and gold sari with floral garlands and jewelled necklaces. Flanking figures include a small figure in purple and gold on the left and a bearded sage-like figure in saffron-brown on the right, all wrapped in yellow, orange and red marigold and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and a silver puja tray with flower offerings stand in the foreground.2016-12-05A temple shrine holds two painted deity murtis seated on a raised platform, framed by a golden arch and a thick garland of marigolds in yellow, red, purple and white. The figure on the left wears an orange turban, a red garment and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and holds a trident-like weapon; the figure on the right wears a crown, a red sari-style dress and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a small red-clad figure sits below. No physical people are visible in the scene.2011-12-12November 13 20112011-11-13