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A barefoot man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style bead garland walks across a stone platform before an ornate shrine. He wears a rust-red and orange dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him stands a gilded arched niche with a teal backdrop holding a sculpted deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a consort, garlanded with red and white flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps and a small standing attendant figure in orange. The stone shrine has carved pillars and a dark stone base.

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A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a mat in front of a shrine with a golden arch framing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, decorated with red garlands and gold ornaments. A Shivalinga sits on a pedestal in front with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, a red curtain hangs on the left, and a smaller shrine on the right shows a figure in red against blue.2013-07-08A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a grey carved stone base and pillars. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks through the foreground, his hands folded at his waist. Behind him, a deity murti group stands in a golden-arched niche with orange drapes, showing a central figure flanked by two female figures in blue and orange garments, with a crown and a large shivalinga covered in a garland and offerings. Orange curtains hang at both sides of the open-sided shrine, with trees visible beyond the railings.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided stone temple shrine with grey carved pillars and red-and-white painted walls. Behind a dark stone altar stands a group of deity murtis, including two tall figures in blue and white dress with golden crowns, and a central white-and-gold murti. Orange draped cloth hangs around the shrine. In the foreground a standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a long braided plait walks past the altar, which holds brass lamps and offerings. The person is seen at mid-body, facing right, with a light-coloured shawl over the shoulder. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2011-03-05A man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple hall in front of a large golden-framed shrine. Two gold-crowned deity murti of a seated couple sit enthroned, decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold jewellery, backed by a teal curtain. Beside the shrine a smaller figure stands in a green niche, and oil lamps and brass vessels rest on the stone platform. Red fabric hangs at the left, and a brass bell is visible at the top left.2013-02-27A photograph of a temple shrine open to a garden-like setting. Two large deity murtis stand under a gilded arch, one in red garments with a crown and garlands, the other in green and red with a tall crown, both holding ritual objects. A small shrine with a seated figure in orange stands to the right. In the foreground a man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-toned bead necklace and bangles, walks past a silver tray of offerings decorated with a red and green garland. Orange curtains frame the pavilion, and brass oil lamps stand before the shrine.2012-02-09May 17 20132013-05-17May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA barefoot man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and dhoti stands on a stone platform before a temple shrine with gold arch and carved grey columns. Behind him, deity murti are garlanded with red and pink flowers, with a golden kalasha-style offering and oil lamps set on the altar. A green draped table holds brass pots and a plate of offerings at left, and a woven mat lies on the floor. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak; he is shown performing puja before the shrine. a person: the orange robes, rudraksha mala and red-draped setting are consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his face is not used for identification.2013-04-09A temple shrine with a grey stone base and carved pillars holds a golden-arched niche containing two large deity murtis seated side by side, each with a red and gold crown, garlands, and a kalasha placed before them. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes sits cross-legged at the shrine base on the left, and in the foreground a man in an orange-and-gold dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and gold bangles, walks toward the viewer with a red-tinted face mark. A red curtain hangs at left and a small golden figure stands in a side niche at right. Two people are physically present in the scene.2013-05-19May 07 20132013-05-07A temple shrine with a grey stone base and gilded arch holds a large murti of a deity pair, one with a trident, draped in orange and pink cloth, with garlands and a central decorated kalasha in front. A man in white dhoti, bare-chested, sits at the left making offerings with a lamp and brass vessels, while a standing man in a rust-coloured dhoti and matching wrap with a rudraksha-style garland walks toward the viewer across the stone floor. A small table with a patterned cloth and brass bowls stands at left beside a red curtain. A golden standing figure and a small shrine niche appear on the right.2013-04-17 +2 copiesA stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.2013-04-18