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Photograph of a decorated shrine with a large golden arch framing a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, adorned with gold jewellery and crowns. The seated figures wear yellow and red garments with gold ornaments. The arch and columns are wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and purple strands. A kalasha-style bronze lamp and offerings sit at the base. In the foreground on the left, a standing figure with long dark hair and a red-and-gold turban, dressed in a dark garment and wrist bangles, faces the shrine in devotion.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a decorated temple sanctum with a large golden arch behind it. Seated central figures are sculpted deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with dense garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Shiva's form holds a trident-like ritual object and wears a crown with a crescent. Parvati wears a yellow and red sari and gold jewellery. At left, a standing figure in a saffron-coloured turban and a dark wrap, with long swept hair and bracelets, faces the shrine, with a deity figure beside him. A shivalinga with a horizontal tripundra is garlanded in front, and a decorated silver and gold stand sits in the foreground. Photographer's copyright text is visible at the lower right.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a richly decorated shrine with golden deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne-like dais, both draped in garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. The central deity holds a trident and drum-like emblem and wears a crescent-topped crown. To the left, a man in a rust-brown robe and orange turban with long dark hair stands with his back partly turned, facing the shrine, and holds an oil lamp (deepam) in his hands while a person in orange robes stands at the edge of the frame. A lit flame burns near the base, and a shivalinga sits decorated with flower garlands in the foreground. Other shrine statues in gold crowns stand behind the garlands.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02