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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl standing at left, holding a brass oil lamp and lit wick toward a golden deity pair. The central murtis are gilded figures seated on a dais, one wearing an orange and green turban with a trident, the other with a tall crown, red garlands and pink-and-white draped cloth. A large purple and gold altar cloth, marigold and red flower garlands, a brass bell and brass lamps surround the arch, with a red curtain behind. The scene shows puja in progress. The priest is not identifiable as a person from this image.

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May 09 20132013-05-09 +2 copiesSeptember 28 20112011-09-28A temple shrine with a gilded arched niche holds two large deity murtis, a male figure with a red-and-gold turban holding a trident and a female figure with a tall ornate crown, both wearing layered gold and bead necklaces, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and saris in green and white. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, stands at the left making an offering. Brass oil lamps and a lit lamp stand before the murtis, and a smaller statue in a green-curtained niche at right wears orange robes and holds a lamp. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at the shrine.2013-01-21February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesMay 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesMarch 20 20132013-03-20A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash, facing a deity murti. The murti is a seated couple in pink and red garments with gold crowns, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a trident and sword visible. Gold lamp stands flank the shrine and a dark stone base holds a yellow-tinted lingam with a small gold kalasha in front. A pink-clad devotee kneels at the right foreground with the back turned. Orange curtains frame the scene.2010-01-24 +1 copiesApril 22 20132013-04-22July 21 20102010-07-21April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with two large gilded deity murtis seated side by side under an arched golden frame and red drapery; the figure on the left wears a red turban and rudraksha mala, holds a trident, and the figure on the right holds a flower. In front stands a decorated yellow and green garland-draped altar with a small orange-robed figurine seated on a white cloth. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha-type necklace sits at the lower left with palms joined in prayer, as in a pada puja offering. Brass vessels, a silver bowl, a kalasha-like pot and flowers rest on the platform in the foreground.2011-01-17July 07 20132013-07-07