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A golden seated statue of a sage, adorned with a large pink and yellow marigold garland and a small crown-like headpiece, sits in a meditative pose with hands folded before a red and gold altar. The statue is draped in an orange and green striped shawl and sits on a red pedestal ringed with yellow marigolds. Brass oil lamps, a brass bell, a kalasha-style pot, a trishul, and a bowl of pink and purple flowers surround it, with incense smoke rising at the right. The setting is a temple shrine with ornate gold arches on the gold-painted wall. No people are visible; this is a deity murti and puja offerings.

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A golden statue of a seated male guru with a light turban and a pink garland of flowers, raising one hand in blessing, placed on a red-painted pedestal in a shrine. Behind it stands a black shivalinga topped with a yellow marigold garland and a red flower, flanked by ornate silver arched niches, with a trishul and a decorated kalasha to the right. Brass oil lamps, a bell, and trays of rose and marigold petals sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with an orange cloth nearby. This is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are shown.2024-11-09A golden statue of a seated guru figure in a temple shrine, adorned with a pink flower garland and a yellow-and-red flower decoration on its head. Behind it stands a black Shiva lingam draped with a large garland of yellow and red flowers and white jasmine, with a silver framed arch above. Orange and green cloth drapes the lingam and backdrop. 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A red cloth lies under the statue with a silver trident and a decorated pot at the right, inside a temple shrine with ornate gold arches.2024-10-28Photograph of a shrine room with a golden seated statue of a figure wearing a gold-coloured turban and layered yellow marigold garlands, with a Shiva linga-like form with red flowers at the top behind it. The statue sits on a red pedestal flanked by two lit brass oil lamps, with a trident and a kalasha-style vessel to the right. A white-clothed altar table in front holds bananas, brass plates of red and yellow flowers, a small kumkum dish, a conch, a brass cup, and lit lamps, with incense smoke rising at the right edge. The walls are gold-painted with ornate arched frames. No people are visible.2024-03-10A golden statue of a seated guru figure with raised right hand in blessing is adorned with pink and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala at its base, and a black Shiva lingam with marigolds and roses rests on its head. Two brass oil lamps burn on the red altar, a trident leans on a decorated pot at right, and a blue and purple cloth lies behind. Small offerings including flowers and a red cloth sit in the foreground. This is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are visible.2024-10-11