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A small shrine corner with a dark stone Shiva lingam draped with maroon cloth and topped with an orange flower, beside a dark Ganesha murti and brass-framed decorations. In the foreground a gold-painted seated figure with a turban, raised palm and a red mark on the forehead sits on a red platform, with a flower garland at the shoulder and a brass bowl of bananas and scattered white petals in front. A person's bangled arm, partly out of frame on the left, holds a lit flame near the Ganesha murti. The statue is a sculpted figure, not a living person, and the scene shows an oil-lamp offering being made.

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A photograph inside a small shrine room with red-painted floor and yellow walls. In the foreground, a golden seated statue of a figure in a saffron-coloured turban and wrap sits in lotus-style posture, one hand raised in blessing, with a lit oil lamp held at the chest and a red flower on the turban. Behind it stands a black stone Ganesha murti draped with a yellow cloth and a black Shivalinga on a round yoni-peetha base with a red flower on top, framed by gold arch decorations and maroon fabric. A partly visible hand reaches in from the left, pointing toward the statue. No living people are fully visible.2024-11-25A small shrine corner with a golden seated statue of a sage in an orange-gold wrap and turban, decorated with a red flower and a red tilak, right hand raised in blessing, set on a red-painted pedestal. An oil lamp burns in front of it, and a partially visible arm holding a bracelet reaches into the frame. 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A man in a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other, performing a puja. On a red pedestal stands a black stone Ganesha with a yellow cloth at its base, a black shivalinga draped with a purple cloth and decorated with a pink flower, and a seated golden-yellow statue of a sage wearing a yellow turban and a pink flower garland, with a brass bowl of bananas in front. The statue is a statue, not a person.2025-05-01A photograph inside a small shrine room showing a seated golden statue dressed in an orange wrap and orange turban with a red mark on the forehead and a flower tucked above the turban, one hand raised in blessing. Beside it stands a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth draped over it. A hand holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the statue. A brass pot and a brass bowl of bananas sit on a red cloth in front. 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A woman in the right foreground, wearing green bangles and a gold earring, leans in and applies something to the statue's forehead with a small implement. In front of the statue is a brass bowl of bananas and fruit, scattered red and white flowers, and a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and a small brass dish. Behind the statue stand a dark stone Shiva lingam with a pink flower and a black stone statue of a standing deity figure wearing a yellow-orange dhoti. The pedestal is painted pink and red.2024-11-25Overhead view of a shrine with no visible living people. Centre: a gilded statue of a seated figure in a golden turban with a white flower garland and yellow marigolds, raising one hand in blessing, with a red ornament on the chest. Behind it, a magenta cloth backdrop and striped textiles frame the statue. To the left, a dark stone murti of an elephant-headed deity wears a white and red garland and an orange cloth. On the white ritual table in front: a brass bell, small brass bowls, a folded orange cloth, a brass plate of marigolds and flowers, a small brass lamp with a lit oil flame, and a metal cup. Two brass oil lamps burn beside the statue, and a brass bowl of fruit including bananas and dragon fruit sits at lower left.2024-05-10A golden statue of a seated, smiling sage in a turban and draped robe sits cross-legged on a red-painted platform, raising one hand in blessing. Its forehead bears a red mark. In front lies a brass bowl of bananas, a small brass oil lamp, and white and pink flowers. Behind, a dark stone Shiva lingam stands at left and a black stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth stands at right. A lit oil lamp on a tall stand glows at right and a brass plate with a lamp sits at left. No living people are visible.2024-11-25