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October 10 2017

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August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene during Navaratri with a standing priest in orange garments performing worship before a large deity murti. A seated goddess murti wears a gold crown, red and maroon sari, garlands of pink and white flowers, and a gold necklace, holding a trident-like emblem and a lotus-shaped hand. Beside it stands a dark black linga on a golden peetha, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground. To the left, a standing female murti in blue and green garments with a jeweled headdress also wears garlands. Gold arches and deep red curtains frame the shrine. Only a few partially visible devotees appear at the bottom edge, one wearing a red and white headcloth, and a small figure is visible near the left base.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25September 05 20172017-09-05August 25 20172017-08-25A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large black stone shivalinga-style Shiva-Parvati pair of statues under a gilded arch with red drape behind. The central deity murti is Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with garlands of white flowers and green-and-white beads. A woman in an orange sari with a green blouse stands at the left, bending over the shrine with a small offering. Two standing figures flank the central murti: a bearded sage-like statue in red robes and an orange turban with yellow marigold garland on the right, and a figure with a tall white crown and red-and-green garlands on the left. A small brass standing figure and a red-clad figure stand on the altar, with brass lamps and an orange-and-gold drape at right.2017-08-25September 05 20172017-09-05A figure in orange saffron robes with bare upper body and dark curly hair stands with back to the camera, performing abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga set on a dark lotus-shaped peetha. Behind them is a shrine with a seated deity murti in red and gold garments, flanked by standing devotee statues draped in white and pink flower garlands and gold ornaments. A brass oil lamp stands at right, and flower petals are scattered on the floor.2017-09-05 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him stand two painted deity murtis adorned with red garlands, one holding a trident, and a gilded figure in a green-draped niche to the right. A young girl in a maroon outfit stands at the left beside brass pots and a wooden table, with a small gilded yantra and deity figure in the foreground. Water flows over the stone and gleams on the wet floor.2013-06-22A photograph inside a temple shrine of an abhishekam being performed before a black stone shivalinga on a raised black platform. A woman in an orange sari pours water from a metal vessel over the lingam, while two people in maroon robes stand behind a brass table with brass lamps and metal pots. Behind them is a golden arched frame with a red drape around a deity murti with raised hands and a trident. A small gilded figure of a standing man in orange and green robes stands in a separate niche at right, with brass oil lamps beside it and open glass doors and greenery beyond.2013-06-23June 26 20132013-06-26