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A temple shrine with a gilded arch and orange drapery frames a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, with a red turban on the male figure, trident-like weapon raised, and green and yellow garments. Garlands of white, red and green flowers and rudraksha beads hang over a central Shivalinga with a kalasha vessel above. Two brass standing lamps flank the shrine. In the foreground, a seated priest in saffron robes with white sacred markings on his body performs puja at a ritual table with brass vessels and lamps. A second person in saffron and gold-striped robes with a saffron shawl stands at right, facing the shrine. Two people are physically present.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and large deity murtis of a male and female form, one holding a trident, both adorned with jewelled necklaces, flower garlands and orange-and-white draped skirts. In front, a shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform, tending brass pots and kalasha vessels near a jewelled throne-like seat. To the right, a standing person with long dark hair, a tilak and a rudraksha-bead necklace wears a red-orange robe and gold armlets, facing the altar. Lamps and a small figure stand in the background shrine.2013-04-06April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12March 27 20132013-03-27Photograph inside a golden shrine with two large deity statues behind an altar draped in white and orange cloth, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A shaved-headed priest in a maroon dhoti and an orange-and-gold sash sits cross-legged at left, tending brass vessels and a kalasha on the altar as a puja is performed. At right, a standing man with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red-orange wrap and a long beaded rudraksha mala gazes toward the altar, his arm wrapped with beaded bands. A small figure stands in an orange-draped niche at right beside a brass lamp, and a seated white-clad deity murti sits in a golden arch at center. Two people are physically present.2013-04-06A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24February 09 20122012-02-09May 09 20132013-05-09 +2 copiesA shrine scene with a large golden arch framing two painted deity murtis, one with an orange turban and trident-like weapon and one wearing a gold crown, both with garlands and gold ornaments, seated before a green draped backdrop. In front, a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged at a puja platform, hands folded in a devotional gesture, beside brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower garlands and a red-and-white cloth. A smaller figure in an orange robe with a red garland stands in a side niche. Grey stone pillars with carvings frame the open pavilion.2013-05-24May 19 20132013-05-19July 08 20102010-07-08July 02 20132013-07-02