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Photograph of a richly decorated shrine with a large golden-brown deity murti seated on a throne, flanked by two standing attendant statues in ornate beaded garments and tall turbans, all draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a headband, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, reaches toward a small figure on the altar. A person in white clothing stands at the lower right edge, seen from behind. A kalasha and small offerings sit before the central figure, with a lion figure at the base.

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A photograph of a decorated shrine with a large central deity murti of a seated god and goddess, both wearing ornate jewelled crowns, bejewelled garments and gold adornments, flanked by two standing figures on each side in matching ornate attire, all framed by thick garlands of yellow marigold and red and white flowers. In the foreground a shaved-headed devotee in a saffron-orange wrap stands to the left, and at right a person in dark clothing with a dark head covering stands facing the shrine. Below the murti sits a lingam with offerings and a lion figure. The scene is a temple puja setting with flower decoration and devotees; the photo shows no clearly visible a person candidate.2018-12-31December 31 20182018-12-31December 02 20172017-12-02A decorated shrine tableau of deity murtis at a temple, with a central Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands. Behind it, a seated Shiva figure in gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress is flanked by a standing female deity in gold jewellery and a yellow sari. On the left a standing deity figure in a crown and rudraksha necklaces is paired with a standing male figure with long black hair, holding hands with the deity. On the right a figure in a red turban wears a rudraksha mala. Gold canopy arches, purple and yellow cloth and oil lamps frame the scene. No living people are visible; all figures are statues.2017-12-02A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva-Parvati style figures: a central Shiva figure with a crown, crescent and trident-like emblem, and a consort figure in gold and red garments, both draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and purple flowers. In front stands a Shiva linga draped in flower garlands with a kumkum-marked base, and oil lamps and a basket of offerings sit before it. On the left stands a dark-skinned figure with long hair and a yellow garment, and on the right another murti in a red headwrap with a rudraksha-style necklace and flower garlands. Golden arches frame the shrine. A camera operator is visible at lower right. The figures are statues rather than living people, and no physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a temple abhishekam before a gilded deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden throne framed by a arch of multicolored flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. The seated couple wear heavy gold necklaces, crowns and pink-red silk. A bare-chested priest in an orange-striped dhoti pours or touches a black shivalingam on a pedestal, while a second priest in a brown-red cloth and rudraksha mala stands at left and a gilded attendant figure with a dark tiered topknot and folded hands stands at right. Brass vessels sit at the lower left. Only priests are physical people; the gilded figures are statues.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with a man in a maroon-and-red dhoti and a red-and-maroon turban standing centrally, smiling with hands folded, wearing a gold-toned ornate necklace and a long multicolour flower garland. Behind him a large altar is decorated with yellow, white, red and green flower garlands; a shivalinga with pink and white flower garlands sits in front, and a dark stone or metal deity murti in a crown and jewelled ornaments stands at the back. Flanking statues include a deity with a golden crown and staff on the left and a standing figure in a maroon turban and jewelled necklace on the right. Brass oil lamps stand at either side, and a small ornate throne-like chair sits at the front. The central man is a person by appearance cues (distinctive turban, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala).2018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, white and purple. In the centre stands a golden deity murti with a crescent moon on its crown, flanked by two other murtis: one with a jewelled crown and ornate gold necklaces on the left, and a jewelled crown-headed murti in a yellow sari-like garment on the right. A man in a brown-maroon dhoti and maroon turban, wearing bangles and armbands, stands at the left and holds a brass vessel with both hands before the shrine, apparently offering or performing abhishekam. A large golden arch frames the shrine above. Only one physical person is visible.2017-12-02A temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white and red flowers around golden deity murti. A standing priest with long dark hair, wearing a maroon dhoti and a red-brown turban, faces the central shrine and offers worship at a small Shiva linga draped in pink and white flower garlands with jewelled silver ornaments. Behind him, the central deities wear ornate jewellery and flower garlands, with a golden tray-like offering. Flanking figures in brown and gold robes hold staffs and rudraksha-adorned adornments. Oil lamps and brass lamp stands stand in front of the altar, with scattered flower petals on the floor. Ceremonial abhishekam and puja appear in progress.2018-01-09A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing man in a rust-orange turban and dark red-brown dhoti with gold border, wearing gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, smiling and holding his palms together near a kalasha-like arrangement of lamps and offerings. Behind him are golden deity murtis and standing figures in gold crowns, all draped with long garlands of pink, yellow, green and white flowers.2014-12-05