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A photograph of a temple shrine with two large gilded deity murtis seated on a raised red-draped platform. The left figure has a tall black crown, a trident and a damaru-like hand object, a leopard-print garment and rudraksha malas. The right figure wears a crown with a halo-like arch, orange and gold garments and a heavy gold necklace. Both are garlanded with red roses and white jasmine. In front stands a black lingam draped in red cloth and garlanded, with a small white marble figure of a seated figure with folded hands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, offering bowls and a tray of rose petals surround the base. No living people are visible.

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A temple shrine holds a large seated deity murti pair in dark stone-coloured finish with gilded crowns, garlands and ornaments. The central figure holds a trident-like staff and a damaru-style drum, seated on a yellow and purple draped platform with red floral garlands hanging down. Brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on both sides, and smaller figures and a golden peetha/throne sit at the left edge, with a kalasha-style vessel and offerings in the foreground. Red and white cloth hangs in the background. No physical people are visible; the figures are sculpted statues.2012-07-31A photograph of a temple shrine showing large painted deity murtis seated together on a raised red-draped platform. The central figure has a tall black crown, gold face, and a gold-and-black torso adornment, holding a trident-like implement, with a fully ornate figure in a yellow and purple skirt beside him wearing a gold crown and holding a lotus-like object. Red and white garlands hang down over a black-and-gold shivalinga-like form at the base, with a kalasha-style offering and brass oil lamps (deepa stands) flanking the shrine. A smaller figure in a red dress stands on the right, and a small seated figure sits on a gold cushion at left. A red-and-white flag hangs in the background. No physical people are visible.2012-07-31July 31 20122012-07-31July 31 20122012-07-31July 31 20122012-07-31July 31 20122012-07-31Interior shrine view of a large gilded Shiva and Parvati murti seated together at the back of a stone-pillared hall with deep red curtains. Shiva holds a trident and a damaru-like drum with a raised hand and wears a leopard-print garment; Parvati wears an orange and red sari, gold jewellery and a tall crown. Below, a white marble figure in saffron robes with hands raised in namaskar sits on a plinth draped with a long garland of yellow and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, a silver thali with offerings and a brass bell sit on the floor in front. Small gilded deity figures stand on pedestals at the sides. No living people are visible.2008-01-12Interior shrine at a temple with a large gold-painted deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a raised pedestal, Shiva holding a trident and damaru-like hand objects, Parvati in an orange-red sari with ornate gold jewellery. Before them stands a white marble figure of a seated sannyasi in orange robes with hands joined in prayer, draped with white and yellow-purple flower garlands and a red-and-gold headpiece. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls, plates and a bell are arranged on the altar in front. Red velvet curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine, and a small golden figure sits to the right.2008-01-12May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of an ornate temple shrine dominated by two large gilded metal deity murtis seated side by side on a green draped platform against orange fabric. The figure on the left wears a tall crown, heavy jewelled necklaces and holds a ritual object in one raised hand; the figure on the right wears a jewelled crown and garlands. Both are heavily adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a dark stone linga is wrapped in red and orange cloth, encircled by a gold band and decorated with rudraksha beads and garlands. A white marble figure of a seated deity, adorned with jewellery and a white flower garland, sits in front, flanked by brass oil lamps and a brass lamp stand, with a pink lotus at the base.2012-07-30A photograph of a gilded shrine arch framing a pair of deity murtis seated on a raised platform with a red curtain behind them. The left figure wears an orange turban, a green jewelled necklace and holds a trident; the right figure wears a crown and a gold necklace and holds a lotus-like object. Both wear yellow and green garments and are garlanded with red, yellow and purple flower strings. In front stands a tall silver-coloured sivalinga-style vessel with a hood-like canopy, ringed with white and red flower garlands. A small seated white figure in green cloth with folded hands rests at the base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass vessels and offerings lie on the ledge below.2010-10-13November 06 20112011-11-06