A photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch housing a deity murti pair with a bright red-and-yellow headdress and garlands, and a shivalinga base with marigold garlands in front. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offering vessels arranged on the platform. Pink and purple drapes frame the altar. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch housing a deity murti pair with a bright red-and-yellow headdress and garlands, and a shivalinga base with marigold garlands in front. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offering vessels arranged on the platform. Pink and purple drapes frame the altar.

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