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A photograph of a reclining stone or bronze-toned deity figure lying on a dark stone platform inside a dim temple shrine. The figure has a reddish-brown patina and a headdress, with its head resting on one arm. A small lit oil lamp with a flame sits at the base near the figure's torso. Behind it, weathered grey and red-stained walls frame a standing figure draped in an orange-red cloth with a colourful tassel. No living people are visible.

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November 29 20132013-11-29A weathered stone lingam or yoni-shaped carved stone sits on a worn, dirt-covered floor beside a stone wall, surrounded by dry brown leaves and dark crevices. Dim light reveals pitted, lichen-spotted stone. At lower left, the blurred edge of a person's head or hair and a red-rimmed object are visible. No people are clearly in focus; the scene appears to be an archaeological temple ruin with a shrine stone.2014-12-15August 05 20142014-08-05A person in a rust-red unstitched robe with a saffron-orange waist sash and a white flower garland stands in profile at left, facing a shrine niche in a dimly lit stone temple. Inside the niche, a standing deity murti with a red and gold turban, red-and-gold garments and garlands sits beside a smaller metal figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge, and the carved temple pillars frame the scene.2014-08-05December 23 20172017-12-23October 05 20172017-10-05March 01 20182018-03-01Photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a stone-pillared shrine. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ornate necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a dark stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base, with smoke rising from the lamp. Two assistants in white dhotis and orange-striped shawls stand behind him. On the right, a large deity murti dressed in orange and purple silk is decorated with garlands of marigolds. A small pale seated statue sits on the left edge of the basin. Devotees are partly visible in the background.2009-12-16July 02 20072007-07-02March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18Night photograph of a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri ritual. A woman in an orange-red sari with a dark head covering holds a lit flame lamp toward a large black Shivalinga on a stone base, which is being bathed with water. Behind her, a man in an orange-red robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Another person in orange robes stands at the left near a stone pillar. A large golden-crowned deity murti in white and red garments is draped with colourful garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and sits beside the lingam, with a bearded sage statue in white on the right. Marigold petals litter the wet stone floor.2016-03-07