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A 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. The statue is a depiction, not a living person, and no physical people besides the hand are visible.

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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.2025-05-01A golden statue of a seated figure in a turban and draped robe, right hand raised in blessing, sits on a red-painted step beside a brass bowl of ripe bananas. A pink flower garland is draped over its shoulder and red kumkum marks its forehead. Behind it are black stone deity statues and a dark polished pillar. 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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.2024-11-25A 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. Behind stand a black stone deity murti with a white flower and a black Shiva lingam on a yoni-pitha base with a red flower on top, framed by gold arch decorations and maroon fabric.2024-11-25A 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.2024-11-25Photo 66792372022-07-13 +1 copiesA dim shrine corner shows a small brass-coloured standing statue of a male figure with a red tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a draped lower garment and one hand raised in blessing. In front is a brass bowl lit with a bright oil lamp, decorated with a yellow and white flower, resting on a yellow-lined tray. A brass pedestal lamp stands at right and a stepped brass pyramidal object sits at left beside a framed portrait of a standing figure in red-orange robes. A hand holds the bowl at the lower right, and a green and pink cloth appears at the upper left. The scene looks like an offering or puja in a small home or temple shrine.2022-01-06Photo 99211092022-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a golden statue of a seated sage with raised right hand and a small copper-coloured standing figure of a young boy in front, both adorned with yellow flowers. Several lit oil lamps glow in the foreground on a metal tray. At the top left, a partially visible person in a red headband and wearing a rudraksha mala leans toward the lamps. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad man with raised hand hangs in the upper right background. The setting is a dark shrine with a polished floor.2021-12-31A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a small oil lamp with a lit flame toward a seated golden statue. The statue sits in padmasana on a lotus pedestal, wearing a golden turban, draped golden robe, and making an abhaya-like raised hand gesture. A rudraksha mala hangs at the priest's neck and a sacred thread crosses his shoulder. In front of the pedestal on a small wooden stand rests a clear crystal shivalingam with a white adornment on top. The walls are pale gold and the floor is polished. A timestamp reads 27-Dec-2021 08:20:24 at bottom right. This appears to be an aarti offering in a shrine setting.