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Photograph of a shrine displaying bronze and metal murtis of Sarabeshwarar-form deity figures on a maroon and blue draped altar. The central figure is a bronze Shiva-like murti with a crown, holding a deer-like form and a dancing figure, adorned with a yellow and red marigold garland and a red-orange cloth. A bronze lion-faced murti on the left wears an orange and gold brocade skirt, yellow flower garland and jewelled necklaces. A rose and marigold-decorated arched frame stands on the right beside a small murti. In the foreground, a brass bell with a handle and an orange-clad small murti sit on a wooden platform surrounded by white jasmine flowers. Brass lamps and a jasmine-strewn floor complete the scene.

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No physical people are visible.2024-12-10Photograph of a temple shrine altar with a golden lion-footed figure in an orange-red garment above, a gold statue of a deity wrapped in a yellow brocade cloth on a red velvet cloth, and smaller statues beside it all garlanded with yellow and orange-red marigolds and white beaded necklaces. In the foreground on a red cloth sit a brass plate with a rudraksha-like mala and small shrine boxes holding dark stones decorated with pink flower petals, and a garlanded deity figure on a decorated tray. Gilded columns and a brass lamp stand frame the scene. No people are visible.2025-01-31