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A temple shrine photograph showing a dark-stone Shiva lingam in a black-and-green peetha at the centre, with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a green cloth-covered platform, both decorated with marigold and yellow-and-maroon garlands. The Shiva figure wears a dark crown and a rudraksha-style necklace, and the goddess wears a red and green sari and a tall crown. A golden standing figure of a sage with hands folded at the chest stands in a gold arched niche in the lower left, and a white marble figure sits on the platform below. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the left edge. The arch above is gold-leaf carved and the pillars are grey stone.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a teal draped platform, garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands, with a black shivalingam in front on a black pitha base. The Shiva figure wears a crown and a rudraksha-style necklace, and the goddess wears a red and green sari with gold jewelry. A golden standing figure in a gilded arch stands to the left, and a white marble figure sits at the base. On the left, a person in an orange-saffron cloth stands near the shrine, apparently performing puja.2011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti group: a seated figure with a trident and orange-red garments and a female figure in red and orange with garlands, flanked by a kneeling-looking seated figure and a standing statue in an arched niche. Multiple garlands of white and magenta flowers adorn the figures, with ornate necklaces and a golden arch behind a teal curtain. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform in front. A lone person in an orange cloth stands at the lower right, facing the shrine, apparently in puja or darshan. The statue in the right niche wears a saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads; the figures are statues, so the person in orange at lower right is the only physical person.2013-01-29A temple photograph showing two gilded deity murtis seated on a teal-draped dais within a shrine, decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead garland. The figure on the right wears a red blouse, green and pink sari and a crown, holds a sceptre in one hand and a golden staff in the other, with a gold necklace. Beside them stands a bald figure in orange robes on the left, holding an object over a stone shivalinga-like base at the front, with a red curtain and fern-like decoration to the right. A small figure in white is seen at the bottom edge.2011-03-03A temple shrine with two deity murti seated side by side on a teal-draped dais, both adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and deep red flowers. The figure on the left wears a dark, ornate crown and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a hand raised in abhaya mudra and a trident-like staff. The figure on the right wears a red and green sari, gold necklaces, a tall crown and holds a staff and a lotus-like object. In front stands a tall cylindrical shivalinga with a white-smeared top. At the left edge, a person in an orange-red robe holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, performing aarti. Gold-painted carved arches frame the shrine, with an orange cloth canopy behind and a small floral arrangement at right.2011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe bends forward at the lower left, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a black stone shivalinga set on a dark stone yoni-peetha base. Behind it stand gold-coloured deity murtis of a seated Shiva-form with a tall matted crown and a Parvati-form in a red and green sari with ornaments, both draped with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. A gold trident stands at the right, a teal cloth covers the platform, and a small white marble statue of a seated figure sits at the front. A standing figure in white is partly visible at the left edge.2011-03-03May 24 20132013-05-24July 09 20122012-07-09March 03 20112011-03-03Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a raised pink-draped platform beneath a golden arch with teal backdrop. Shiva wears a red turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold crown-like headdress, holding a trident and damaru. Parvati wears a white and purple sari with red flower garlands. Below them a smaller seated figure in yellow and orange garments is adorned with marigold and red garlands. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit in front. A standing figure in purple and orange stands in a side niche on the right, and a person in an orange robe with shaved head is seen from behind in the foreground.2011-02-25 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20132013-01-23