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A night photograph of a temple shrine showing a pair of seated metal murtis of Shiva and Parvati on a raised dark stone pedestal. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown with a crescent, holds a trident-like staff and a small drum, and wears a white shawl over a silver necklace. The figure on the right wears a red and green sari, a jewelled crown, a long garland of yellow and orange flowers and an ornate necklace. A small shivalinga with red kumkum sits at their feet on a golden base, and a brass oil lamp stands on the left beside a carved white stone pillar. Scattered flower petals and red powder lie on the floor, and rows of small lamps glow in the background. No people are visible in the scene.

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Night photograph of a Shiva-Parvati murti pair seated on a golden pedestal inside a stone temple pavilion. The Shiva form wears a white dhoti and a crown, holds a trident-like staff, and is adorned with a white garland and silver necklaces. The Parvati form wears a red and green sari with a yellow and red flower garland and a crown, with long black hair falling down her back. Below, a black stone shivalinga stands on a golden yoni-pitha base, wrapped in a gold serpent, with flower petals scattered on the stone floor and small oil lamps glowing at the right edge. The statues are deity murti, not living people; no physical people are visible.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a decorated pair of seated deity murti under a stone temple canopy with carved pillars. The male deity, with a crown and a trident and drum-like hand implement, wears white and red-gold dhoti-style cloth and a jeweled necklace. The female deity, seated beside him, wears a red blouse, a green skirt and an ornate gold necklace with a long braid. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape a central golden yantra-like plate and the base, and a white cloth backdrop hangs behind them.A woman in a white short-sleeved top and white trousers stands barefoot at a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam. Behind her, a metal Shiva-Parvati style murti pair is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a white-clad Shiva figure wearing a crown and a red-and-gold sari-clad goddess figure. On the right, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands near brass kalasha pots. A woman in a lavender floral sari stands at the left edge. The setting is a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars.2007-02-16Night photograph of a temple shrine showing a pair of metal murti of a deity couple seated on a raised dais, the male figure holding a trident and a ceremonial drum-like object, the female figure in a green skirt and red blouse with ornate gold jewellery and a tall crown. Yellow marigold garlands drape the figures and a Shiva lingam-shaped form with rudraksha-like beads and gold ornamentation sits in front. Grey stone pillars and a carved ceiling frame the shrine. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. A pair of seated deity murtis, one wearing a red and gold crown-like headdress and the other a crown with long dark hair, stand on a stone pedestal beside a black shivalingam encircled by a gold yoni-base. Flower garlands in yellow and orange drape the figures. Three people, a woman in an orange sari with a young child in white and an adult in white dhoti, pour liquid from small metal pots over the lingam while water runs across the stone. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside pillars.2007-02-16Photograph of a pair of deity murtis seated on a decorated stone pedestal inside a carved stone shrine at night. The two figures are gilded metal images wearing ornate crowns, layered garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, and jewelled necklaces. The left figure holds a trident-like staff and wears a white dhoti with a red sash, while the right figure wears a red-and-gold garment. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-gold silk cloth drapes the base with flower offerings below.2007-02-16May 04 20072007-05-04 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time temple scene at a stone shrine with two seated deity murtis, one with a red and gold crown and white garlanded robe, the other with a tall crown and red and green garlanded sari. A woman in a cream and red sari with a floral border stands at left, reaching toward a brass pot and a small kalasha-like vessel on the stone platform, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. Brass lamps stand at right, and a man in white dhoti is partially visible at the far right edge. Stone pillars frame the mandapa. Possible abhishekam or puja.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16