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Indoor temple shrine photographed at close range. In the foreground, a long table holds offerings on brass trays: sliced fruit including pineapple, bananas, oranges, apples and kiwi, green peppers, an eggplant, dried fruit, a bowl of puffed rice, red flowers, a brass cup and small brass bowls, steel covered vessels, a yellow booklet, and folded saffron, purple and white cloths. Behind them, a black stone lingam sits on a white cloth edged with gold and an orange-and-cream patterned shawl, with a kalasha pot placed on top. Brass lamp stands flank it, and a figure in an orange turban and gold garments stands behind. Other deity murtis in blue, gold and red garments are draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands. Pyramid-shaped brass objects sit on a side table. No people are visible in the scene.

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A temple shrine interior with gold and yellow walls and deity murtis adorned with flower garlands in yellow, white, pink and red. A central black stone Shivalinga rests on a white cloth with orange and gold border, surrounded by brass oil lamps. In the centre back a figure in orange turban and orange-gold robes with a garland and a gold necklace sits on a raised platform, appearing as a statue or murti rather than a physical person. A tray in front holds fruits including oranges, apples, pineapple and bananas, rice, a kalasha-type vessel, brass bowls, folded purple and gold silks, and a printed sheet. No physical people are visible.2024-12-05A photograph of a temple shrine with a black Shiva linga draped in a white cloth with orange and gold border and a jewelled orange garment, flanked by tall brass lamps and brass plates. 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In the foreground a brass puja tray holds small brass cups, a bowl of sliced fruit, a brass lamp with a lit wick, a conch shell, a silver cup with red liquid, and kumkum and turmeric in small dishes. Brass oil lamps stand nearby on a patterned brown cloth. Behind the shrine are colourful deity statues in yellow and orange garments with garlands, and a small brass canopy shrine on a green cushion. No people are visible.A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-finished walls and carved gold pillars. A man standing at left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with coloured borders, wearing a gold-trimmed headdress and a rudraksha mala, with sacred ash marks on his body. He is not a distinctive presentation for a person, so he is described only as a priest. In the centre, a dark black stone linga is adorned with white jasmine and multicolour flower garlands and a white-and-red tripundra face mark, set before a deity murti in a pink sari. 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A black Nandi statue with a flower garland sits at lower right. A sign at right partly reads KAILA... TORO... CANA...2024-08-28A temple shrine interior with a golden-framed altar. Central is a golden-bodied figure wearing an orange-and-saffron shawl, a red turban, and a long rudraksha-style garland, seated on a dark stone plinth; the figure appears to be a statue of a guru, not a living person. Above and behind are dark-faced deity murtis with a crescent-moon crown and a trident, garlanded with yellow, white and red flower garlands. To the right stands a dark-faced female deity murti in a pink sari with a white and red flower garland. In front, a Shiva lingam wrapped in rudraksha beads and a white cloth with a silver-and-gold ornament stands on a stone plinth, garlanded with red, white and yellow flowers. Brass lamps, a conch shell, a bell, brass vessels and a plate of flowers rest on a brown patterned cloth in the foreground, with a small golden meru-shaped object on a blue cushion.2024-06-28Interior shrine photograph showing a black Shiva linga draped with orange, red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, set before a gilded deity murti in a crown and red-and-gold attire with a trident. A purple and gold silk cloth lies beneath the linga, with two small figurines of a male and female devotee flanking it on the black marble platform. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, a plate of flower garlands, bananas, a mango, rice, curry bowls and copper cups of drink sit in front. Golden lion pillars and red drapes frame the shrine. No living people are visible.Indoor temple shrine photographed from the front with no living people visible. Central is a golden shivalinga draped in a rudraksha mala and a jeweled gold necklace, set on a white cloth with a gold-bordered edge, crowned with a gold kalasha and a garland of white, red and green flowers. Behind it stands a golden-framed alcove holding a deity murti of Shiva and his consort in dark stone with blue and pink cloth backdrop, flower garlands and a trident. A seated golden murti in orange-and-maroon dress with gold jewelry sits on a pedestal, and a dark-skinned standing murti in a green and yellow sari stands at right. Brass oil lamps, a conch shell, a bell, rose petals in brass bowls, and brass pooja vessels sit on a patterned orange cloth in the foreground.2024-11-22 +1 copiesInterior shrine photograph showing a black Shiva lingam draped in gold and yellow cloth with a yellow turban-like covering and a white-and-orange flower offering, set on a black stone platform. Two brass deity figures flank it, and a purple-draped figure with silver ornaments sits in front. Brass plates hold fruit (orange, banana, pomegranate), copper cups, steel bowls of rice and food, a lit oil lamp, and a conch shell. No people are visible.2020-12-25