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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a gold-framed central deity murti of a seated couple, the figure on the left in red and gold robes wearing a crown and holding a ritual object, flanked by two smaller attendant statues in red and orange garments with rudraksha-style beads. The central figures are garlanded with orange and yellow flower malas, and a Shivalinga-like stone form at the base is adorned with flowers. Brass oil lamps and a tall lamp stand frame the shrine. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at the offering table with his back to the camera, while a woman in a light sari kneels beside him and two women with dark hair are visible at the left edge, one with hands folded in prayer. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan at the shrine.

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February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesAugust 02 20122012-08-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with two gilded deity murtis seated on a red-draped background. The figure on the left holds a trident and a drum-like object and wears an orange turban and garlands; the figure on the right wears a tall crown and red garlands. In front, a central peetha or linga is decorated with green and red garlands and a teal cloth. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the lower left, pouring from a small vessel among brass pooja vessels, lamps and offerings on the ledge. At the lower right, a woman with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera. To the right, a smaller golden-framed figure of a person in an orange robe with folded hands and a rudraksha mala stands beside a lamp stand.2013-04-18April 25 20122012-04-25July 11 20142014-07-11A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-carved shrine interior. Behind a red-and-gold canopy stands a deity murti group: a seated figure in red and green garments with a red turban and a gold-decorated crown-like figure beside, with garlands of white flowers draped over an altar in front. A brass oil lamp stands on each side, and a small flame burns near offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange sari with a dark hair bun and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, stand with their backs to the camera, facing the shrine in prayer. Two standing guardian statues in red and gold robes flank the shrine.2014-07-28July 28 20142014-07-28April 09 20122012-04-09July 22 20102010-07-22May 13 20152015-05-13A stone shrine with carved pillars houses painted statues of a deity seated on a raised platform, holding a trident and other implements, with a tall trident-bearing figure and a companion statue beside them. The figures are draped with marigold and rose garlands, and a pink cloth and green cloth cover the base. Brass oil lamps stand in front, with a brass vessel and offering plates on the ledge. A single standing devotee at right in an orange-red sari with a red garland looks toward the shrine. Glass panels and trees appear behind the open side of the shrine, and a colourful cloth canopy hangs at the top right.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23