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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and carved walls. Inside an ornate golden arch sits a seated deity murti pair with painted faces, red crowns, and orange-and-gold garments, one holding a small trident-like staff. Garlands of red and orange flowers drape the figures and a central lingam with a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine, and offerings of fruit lie on the platform. Smaller carved figures stand in a side niche, and a person in an orange top bends over at the lower right corner, partly visible.

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June 06 20142014-06-06March 30 20132013-03-30A temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a golden arched frame holds a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, with a lilac drape behind them. The pair wear orange and gold garments and garlands; a lingam sits in front with marigold garlands and offerings of fruit on a tray. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. A man in an orange-red garment, seen from behind, stands at the lower right facing the shrine in devotion.2014-06-06January 17 20132013-01-17A photograph of a stone shrine with a carved grey stone platform and pillars under a red-curtained open pavilion. Two large deity murtis stand behind an altar draped in white and orange cloth, one painted red-faced with a red headdress and the other with a crown and gold-trimmed garments, both wearing garlands of white and green flowers and necklaces. A brass kalasha, lamps and puja vessels sit on the altar. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange-saffron cloth sits with hands folded in prayer, while a second priest in orange cloth with a gold border bows low on a mat at the right edge. Two people are visible, both clad in orange sannyasi-style clothing.2013-05-17A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and an open wooden-framed side. Three deity murtis stand on a raised platform before a gold-framed arch with a yellow backdrop, draped with garlands and a rich red-and-green cloth. A seated priest in a rust-orange robe with a shaved head performs puja, his hands at a brass vessel and oil lamps on the platform. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit nearby, and a bell hangs at the left.2013-04-09April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA stone shrine with carved grey pillars houses a group of painted deity murti: two figures seated on a yellow-draped platform behind a gold arch with green curtain backdrop, with a lingam-like central form draped in red and orange garlands in front. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and a conch-like offering sit on the platform, with a purple cloth and a small standing figure in a blue-curtained niche to the right. Ganesha reliefs decorate the side walls. No people are visible; the scene reads as an outdoor temple shrine with trees behind.2013-07-28A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis against a red curtain. The murtis wear floral garlands and ornaments, and one holds a raised hand with a ritual implement. In front stands a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron upper cloth draped over the shoulder, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform, and a smaller garlanded figure stands in a green-backed niche at right.2013-09-16May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of an open-sided stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch holding two deity murtis, one red-and-gold with a crown and one in pink-and-gold, both draped in marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a blue-and-yellow figure sits at the shrine base among offerings and a kalasha. In the lower right foreground, a person in orange robes with shaved head bends forward in prostration before the shrine. Red curtains hang at the sides and greenery fills the background.2009-08-17January 29 20132013-01-29