Close view of a deity murti dressed in a magenta silk garment with gold zari border and a green velvet cape embroidered with silver-gold floral motifs and round silver studs. A heavy silver necklace of bead-like links hangs across the chest. At the base, a silver pedestal holds a cluster of orange, yellow and pink flowers arranged around silver cups, with a gold-brocaded fabric draped below. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a deity murti dressed in a magenta silk garment with gold zari border and a green velvet cape embroidered with silver-gold floral motifs and round silver studs. A heavy silver necklace of bead-like links hangs across the chest. At the base, a silver pedestal holds a cluster of orange, yellow and pink flowers arranged around silver cups, with a gold-brocaded fabric draped below.

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Close-up photograph of a deity murti seated in a green and gold embroidered alcove with a royal blue cloth beneath. The figure wears a maroon and gold silk garment with a silver bead necklace. In front, a shallow silver offering tray holds red roses and yellow marigold flowers arranged around a silver form. No physical people are visible; only the lower body and draped silk of the murti appear.

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Close-up of a silver-toned deity murti seen from above, its lower body draped in a magenta and orange silk garment with gold border and a deep blue satin skirt trimmed with green and gold embroidered lace. A long necklace of silver beads and pearls hangs across the garment. Pink petals are scattered over the murti's base and a small silver flower-shaped setting near the bottom, consistent with a puja offering. No people are visible.

Close view of a deity murti from the waist down, dressed in a red silk sari with gold brocade borders and a gold-toned lower garment. A layered necklace of large round coin-like pendants hangs at the chest. Beneath the figure is a silver feet-shaped base with yellow and red roses and a yellow flower placed as offerings. The murti is framed by a green velvet panel decorated with silver-toned floral and leaf embellishments and round studs. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a decorated Shiva lingam on a gilded brass yoni pedestal inside a temple. The lingam is draped in a hot pink silk cloth with a green sash and a dense collar of silver-white stone-set jewellery with pink stones and teardrop pendants. Red and pink petals and a white flower with yellow centre lie on the metal floor, with two yellow chrysanthemums on the pedestal. Behind it is an ornate embossed gold-toned panel with a relief of two seated deities, and a figure in a blue sari stands at the right edge. No people are seated before the lingam, so the count is limited to the partially visible figure.