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November 11 20172017-11-11February 17 20152015-02-17April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA priest performs aarti with a multi-wick brass lamp before a richly decorated shrine of Shiva and Parvati seated together, their golden murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces, crowns and flower garlands. A black Shivalinga stands on a dark stone peetha in front. The priest, bare-chested, wears a pink dhoti with a purple-and-green border and a purple turban. Smaller deity murtis and flower offerings are arranged at the base, with a flame burning at lower left. The surrounding arch is gold-toned and garlanded with marigolds and roses. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2018-04-14February 13 20182018-02-13 +2 copiesTemple worship scene before a richly decorated shrine. A priest in a maroon dhoti and a rust-orange turban stands at left, holding a flame in a lamp and a ritual item near a garlanded deity. Behind him, a gilded standing deity figure wears a crown and a yellow dhoti with a flower garland. At the centre, a large dark-coloured Shiva lingam with a silver face and a crescent-moon ornament is framed by gold ceremonial items and a female deity figure in a blue-green and purple sari with jewelled ornaments. Multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and purple drape the shrine arches. An oil lamp burns at right, and a small figure sits on a wooden seat in the foreground.2017-11-11February 13 20182018-02-13 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine at a temple during a festival. A deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati sits on a green-draped dais with a trident, garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower malas, Shiva wearing an orange turban and layered white beaded necklaces, the goddess in a pink sari with gold jewellery. A black shivalinga stands on a stone yoni pedestal in front. A standing man in an orange robe and white dhoti holds a small object near the pedestal, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge with hands joined. A golden bull statue is behind, with brass lamps, palm fronds and flower arrangements around the shrine and a small red-clad figure at the right edge.2008-12-31April 14 20182018-04-14February 13 20182018-02-13 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copies