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A woman in a plum-brown sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp and facing a decorated shrine. The shrine is heavily garlanded with yellow, red, white and purple flower strands. Two gilded deity murtis sit on a raised seat behind a golden shivalinga-style vessel, one wearing a red and orange turban and the other a tall crown. At right, a standing gilded figure in saffron and orange clothing with a crown, holding a staff, is also garlanded. The setting is a stone temple sanctum with a white cloth draped over the table. The scene shows abhishekam-style worship with aarti, a traditional lamp offering to the murtis.

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July 22 20132013-07-22Photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati seated behind a tall shivalingam heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red-white flower strands. A man in a maroon turban and dark clothing stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the murtis. Behind them stands a third murti of a hunter-like figure with a bow and striped garment and rudraksha beads. Gold ornaments, necklaces and floral garlands decorate the murtis, with brass and metal ritual vessels in the foreground.2015-07-31July 22 20132013-07-22February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shivalinga on a black pedestal draped with a garland, in front of a large seated deity murti pair adorned with heavy gold jewellery, red and yellow-green flower garlands and a golden arch. A priest in a dark garment stands with his back to the camera holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the deities, while other robed attendants with shaved heads and white markings on their foreheads stand nearby. A standing statue on the right wears a flower garland and rudraksha-style beads.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a red garland stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward a decorated deity murti on a festive shrine. The murti is seated on a gold throne with a mountain-shaped peetha, dressed in orange and yellow silk and wearing a crown, with a second figure in orange at its side, all framed by an arch of marigolds and roses in yellow, red, green and purple. Brass pots, a silver plate of bananas and apples, and a platter of flowers sit in the foreground. A standing guardian figure in orange with a staff appears at right. Aarti and puja are being performed at a temple-style setting.2013-07-22February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja before a richly decorated deity murti set in a golden shrine. Large garlands of red, pink, yellow, white and green flowers drape the central figures and the arch. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border holds a lit lamp toward the central murti, adorned with heavy gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Beside her, a man in a red-orange turban and matching cloth stands with hands together. On the left edge, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace also stands near the lamp. A second deity figure stands to the right, also garlanded, with ornate jewellery and a decorated headdress. The scene suggests an aarti before the murti.2014-12-05