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A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched canopy and a green backdrop, housing a central deity murti with a trident-bearing hand and large ornamental garlands, flanked by two standing deity figures in red and blue garments and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti bends forward over an offering, near a large ornate kalasha-like vessel draped with yellow and orange flower garlands. Around him, several men and a woman in plain white clothes stand close together, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads, while brass lamps stand on the stone platform. The scene is a temple puja, with no clearly identifiable a person figure among the visible people.

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February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesAugust 28 20152015-08-28Photo inside a temple shrine with a stone pillared entrance. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, face and arms marked with white paint, lifts a lamp toward a golden deity murti in an arched gold frame. A second priest in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right with palms joined in prayer, and a third in white folds his hands at left. Behind them sit large golden seated deity statues, one in an orange-saffron robe, on a black stone pedestal with a shivalinga-like black stone. A white marble seated figure in meditation pose stands in the foreground, and a small gold figure rests on a base at lower right. Water reflects on the floor.2011-09-19October 19 20082008-10-19December 20 20092009-12-20October 19 20082008-10-19Photograph of a temple shrine with golden deity murti seated on a black stone peetha, one in orange-saffron drapery and one in a crown. A black shivalinga stands before them with a kumkum mark. In front, a white marble seated sage statue and a small gold deity figure sit on a platform. Four men in white dhotis with yellow and maroon borders stand around: one at left holds a lamp, one center-left with bare shoulders, one at right with clasped hands and white body markings, and another at far left with folded hands and a gold necklace. Red drapes frame the shrine and a gold-trimmed throne-like seat stands at left.2011-09-19A temple shrine with a black stone Shivalinga on a black lingam base receiving abhishekam. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre pouring from a vessel onto the linga. Behind him a golden deity murti with garlands and a red headcloth stands in a golden arched niche with orange cloth draped behind. On the left, an older bearded man with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands by a row of brass vessels, while another person in white stands at the edge. A brass lamp stands at right and a small pyramid-shaped brass object sits in front. The attendee and priest in white and yellow are the only visible people.2010-02-12Photo 11728723 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene where a priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and tripundra markings, stands at left facing a line of devotees. Several devotees in white clothes are seen from behind and from the side, with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a white sari with a gold border. At the center, a golden-framed shrine holds a large deity murti with a crown, draped in a blue skirt and garlanded with marigold strings and beaded necklaces, with a silver kalasha-like object and a gold pot-shaped vessel in front. Smaller statues of attendant figures in red and maroon garments stand on either side, also garlanded. Brass lamps flank the shrine, and a green curtain hangs behind it. This appears to be a puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a dark stone abhishekam base in front of a pair of metal-faced deity murtis, one with a crown and garlands of yellow marigolds. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one in an orange garment at the center holding a vessel, while a man at the right in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Brass pots, a kalasha, and an oil lamp sit on the floor, and red velvet curtains frame the pillared stone mandapam. A tray of yellow marigold flowers lies at the lower left. Individuals are visible; no appearance-based a person candidate is confidently present.2007-02-16