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Indoor photo of a small shrine niche with a white marble seated Shiva murti resting on a lion-faced base, wreathed in green leaves, red roses and a rudraksha-style garland, with a hanging bulb above. A long-haired man with dark matted hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and holding a silver trident, stands in profile at left, facing the deity. Beside him an older bearded man, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth, looks toward the shrine. Flower offerings and a red glass lamp sit at the base. The painted red and teal walls are decorated with framed devotional prints.

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June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +2 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A man in an orange sleeveless garment stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a glass-fronted shrine in a pink-walled room. Inside the shrine sits a white marble-like Shiva murti in meditation pose, adorned with flower garlands, orange and white blossoms, rudraksha-style beads, and green leaves with grapes, lit by a small green lamp. A hanging ornament of shells and red cloth hangs above, beside a framed Om symbol and small framed pictures.A photograph inside a small pink-walled shrine. In the foreground a person in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a glass-fronted altar. On the altar a white marble statue of seated Shiva, adorned with a rudraksha mala, marigold and other flower garlands, and green leaves, sits before a kalasha-like hanging decoration. Small framed pictures hang on the pink walls, and a saffron cloth drapes over a shelf at upper left.A young man in an orange sannyasi-style wrap stands at left inside a small pink-walled shrine, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward an open glass cabinet. Inside the cabinet sits a white marble-like seated deity murti, adorned with a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a garland of orange and pink flowers and green leaves, with a small green light above. Smaller framed images flank the cabinet, and a red and white striped brass pot stands on a marble ledge below. The scene is a plain temple or ashram shrine interior.A photograph inside a small shrine room with pink walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, stands at the left with his back partly turned, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in front of a glass-fronted niche. The niche holds a white deity murti seated in meditation pose, decorated with a green leaf garland, orange and white flowers, and a crown-like headdress. Small framed pictures hang on the walls, and a brass lamp and a bell sit on the altar. The scene suggests a puja with an aarti lamp.A young man in an orange-yellow saffron cloth stands at left, head bowed in reverence, before a small shrine niche. Inside the niche sits a white marble-like murti of a seated deity, adorned with rudraksha beads, marigold and orange flowers, and green leaf garlands. A small green light glows above, and a hanging bundle of shells and a red thread hangs from the top. A framed picture is on the upper wall, and a camera with a lens is visible at the right edge. The walls are pink and the shrine doors are orange wood.A photograph inside a small shrine room with pink walls and an orange wooden door at left. A person with hair tied back in a bun, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, stands with their back to the camera facing a white seated deity murti of Shiva in padmasana, adorned with rudraksha-style beads, garlands, a crescent-shaped ornament and flowers, set in a niche framed with green leaves and grapes. Below the niche a brass kalasha wrapped in red cloth sits on a small red stand, with flowers arranged on the ledge. Camera equipment is visible at the edges.June 04 20062006-06-04