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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a richly decorated Shiva-Parvati deity pair (Ardhanarishvara-style murti) seated under a gold arch, with multicoloured garlands of marigold and white flowers draped across the whole altar. The central figure wears gold and yellow ornaments and a crown, and the consort figure wears a red-and-gold headdress and jewelry. In front, a standing man in a dark maroon-brown garment with a red-and-gold turban and long braided hair raises folded hands in a worshipful gesture toward the altar. Behind him at the left, a person with white-painted forehead markings in an orange robe folds hands in namaskar beside a standing deity figure. A brass lingam-style object with flower garlands sits at the base of the altar, and a small oil lamp burns in front.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a temple sanctum with a central deity murti of Shiva-Parvati form, a lingam at the base decorated with flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and purple, and a golden arch behind. Flanking figures are sculpted statues with gold and white garlands, ornate crowns and jewelry. A standing person in dark clothing with a dark shawl raises a hand near the murti, and a brass aarti lamp with lit flames stands at the right edge.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a richly decorated shrine with a large murti of Shiva and Parvati seated side by side, adorned with dense garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers forming a tall arch behind them. The deity figures wear gold crowns, silver and gold jewellery and a gold-coloured headdress with a crescent. In the foreground, a standing man with a long braid and a dark orange-brown dhoti or shawl holds a brass lamp, and a figure in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left holding a flame. Two other attendants in orange turbans and robes stand nearby, with a lit oil lamp and a brass pot.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple sanctum with an elaborately decorated deity murti pair, Shiva and Parvati, seated on a golden peetha under a garland-framed arch of marigolds, roses and yellow flowers. The left deity holds a trident and gold ornaments with a crescent on the crown, and the right figure wears a gold crown and a saffron-yellow garment. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a red-and-gold turban and a dark shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp in front of a silver vessel with a shivalinga-like form wrapped in flowers. Two people in saffron robes are partly visible at the left edge.2017-12-02A photograph of a shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white, forming an arch behind the deities. Two seated deity murtis, one gold-faced with a crown and crescent-moon ornament and one in a yellow and maroon robe with a crown, sit on a silver throne. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a dark maroon garment and bangles holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. To the left a standing man with white-marked forehead, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-red dhoti stands near a garlanded Shiva lingam. A standing figure in an ornate crown is partly visible at left.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02