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Photo inside a temple at a silver-faced deity murti with a trident-like silver staff in the foreground, dressed in marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-orange floral crown, set in a niche with carved stone arches. A shaved-headed man in bare-chested ritual dress with rudraksha beads stands at left, while a woman in gold earrings and bangles touches her face near the murti. A curly-haired man in white dhoti-style clothing and gold ornaments stands at lower right, with another devotee at the right edge, all crowded close together.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a silver-framed shrine in a temple, where a deity murti with a silver face is adorned with a large garland of white and orange marigolds and a purple cloth backdrop. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame sits at the lower left, and a silver trident stands at right. A person in a red-orange garment with a gold necklace and gold bangles, hands folded in namaskar, bows in front of the shrine as a devotee at right looks on. The silver wall above carries an engraved Sanskrit inscription.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a temple sanctum at Varanasi showing a silver-framed shrine niche with an ornate silver arch and a deity murti heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A woman in a red sari with gold jewellery and a dark blouse extends her hand toward the murti. On the right a man in white shirt and a sadhu in saffron robes with a tilak stand near a silver trident and a brass plate of flowers and leaves. At left a man in a cream kurta tends a brass lamp with a lit flame.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-faced deity murti with a large silver face, mustache and crown, heavily garlanded with marigolds, roses and green leaves. A smiling man with short hair, an orange-red tilak and an orange saffron robe with white and orange flower garlands and gold necklaces raises his hand in front of the murti, while a silver trident is held in the foreground. Two bald, saffron-clad men stand at right and a bare-shouldered priest in the lower left looks on. Ornate carved white stone arches frame the scene. a person: the smiling man with the orange-red tilak, saffron robe and flower garlands, shown at the murti, matches the page's claim.2013-02-13 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19A silver-framed shrine holds a silver deity murti of a face adorned with a large marigold and white flower garland, set before a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground at right, a person seen from behind with hair in a bun, wearing a red-and-maroon robe and a gold-bead necklace, faces the shrine. Another man in a light shirt stands behind the shrine, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits at left beside a metal railing with flowers. The scene appears to be a temple darshan moment.2014-05-19Inside a Hindu shrine, a deity murti of Kalabhairava with a silver face, flower garland of marigolds and a red-and-white crown sits in a niche with a pale stone arch. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white striped shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the murti. Devotees stand behind him with folded hands, one holding a silver aarti lamp, and a figure at right wears orange-saffron clothes and a rudraksha or bead mala. Marigold offerings sit on a brass plate at lower left, and a board below the murti is inscribed with the name Kalabhairava in Devanagari. This appears to be a puja or darshan at the Kalabhairava temple.2013-02-13