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Metal murti pair seated on a raised pedestal before a deep red velvet curtain: a larger seated figure in saffron and maroon garments with a turban-style headwear and a gold-toned crown-like headpiece, holding a trident-like staff in one raised hand, and beside him a smaller seated female-form figure in orange clothing with dark rudraksha-style beads. Both are draped in yellow and red marigold and rose garlands. A large gold throne-like back and gold ornamental base sit beneath them. In front on the altar stand brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha or pot, a brass vessel, a small decorated pot and flower offerings.

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A photograph of a shrine murti of a seated divine couple, a male figure on a golden throne with a female figure beside him, both in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed crowns. The male figure raises one hand in abhaya mudra and holds a trident-like staff; the female figure holds a gold-handled object. Garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses drape the throne, and a small brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a silver pot and offering bowls sit in front. Dark red velvet drapes hang behind. This depicts a deity murti, not a living person.2007-08-26Photograph of a golden-toned statue pair seated on a raised stone pedestal before deep red velvet drapery inside a temple shrine. The seated male figure wears an orange-saffron turban and dhoti-style wrap with maroon borders, holds a trident-like staff and makes a blessing gesture; a female figure in matching orange sari with maroon border sits beside him with a black bun and rudraksha malas. A gold multi-hooded serpent canopy stands behind the central figure. Red and yellow marigold garlands drape over a gold pillar-shaped object in the centre, and brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, a bell and offering plates sit in the foreground on the pedestal.2007-08-26Photograph of a shrine at night showing two large golden statues seated side by side on a raised pedestal before a deep red velvet curtain and carved white stone pillars. The left statue wears an orange turban and orange robes with red borders and holds a sceptre-like object; the right statue wears orange robes, a crown-like headdress and a beaded necklace. Between them stands a silver Shiva-linga-like object adorned with a yellow and red marigold garland, with a kalasha-style brass vessel, brass lamps and a small bell in the foreground. A smaller gold deity murti decorated with a garland sits at the right edge.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a pair of seated statues in a temple shrine, dressed in orange and red cloth with a red velvet backdrop. The male figure wears a crown-like headdress, holds a trident-like staff in one raised hand and blesses with the other, with a rudraksha-style mala across his chest. The female figure sits beside him in an orange sari with a dark bun and a beaded necklace. Before them stands a kalasha-like offering vessel with yellow and red flower garlands, a brass lamp, a bell, a small silver pot and a brass vessel on a ceremonial platform. No living people are visible.2007-08-26A photograph of a temple shrine centred on a large Shivalinga draped in an orange-and-maroon cloth and garlanded with yellow chrysanthemum strands and red flower garlands. Behind it sit two golden-bronze statues in orange robes with ornate crowns, one raising a hand in blessing. Deep red velvet curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine. No physical people are visible.2007-08-262007-GLIMPSES-OF-NITHYANANDESHWARA-PARAMASHIVA-AND-DEVI-PARASHAKTHIPhotograph of a pair of large gilded deity murtis seated on a red velvet backdrop inside a stone-pillared shrine. The male figure wears a green and red turban, carries a trident and a damaru-like staff, and has a golden multi-hooded cobra canopy behind him; the female figure beside him wears an orange and maroon sari with heavy jewelry. Both are draped in flower garlands of white jasmine and yellow marigolds. An orange cloth covers the altar base, with brass offering bowls at the bottom edge. No people are visible in the frame.2007-08-26A night photograph of a temple shrine showing two large golden-faced statues seated on a stone pedestal before deep red velvet curtains. The male statue wears an orange turban and orange dhoti with red borders, holds ritual objects in raised hands, and has a mala around the neck; the female statue wears orange sari with red border, a necklace, and a dark updo. Between them sits a golden deity murti or linga-like form draped in orange cloth and decorated with a large garland of yellow and red flowers. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels stand in front, and a smaller framed deity image with a flower garland appears at right. Carved white stone pillars frame the scene. These are statues, not living people.2007-08-26Photograph inside a temple of a large seated deity murti in orange and maroon garments, with a gold crown set with green stones, its lower body draped in an orange cloth with maroon borders. Yellow marigold and red rose garlands hang across the central gold pedestal and a gold lingam-shaped form in front of the deep red velvet curtains. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha vessel and a small gold pot sit on the dark floor at the base, with petals scattered near the offerings. A smaller framed deity murti adorned with garlands stands at right. No physical people visible.2007-08-26Photograph of a decorated metal murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a golden naga-hooded throne before red velvet drapery. The male figure wears a green and red turban, a red shawl, and heavy white and silver jewelled necklaces, holding a trident and a small snake-topped staff. The female figure wears an orange and gold sari, a red blouse, a jewelled headdress and many ornaments. A seated figure in an orange cloth wrap and white garland appears in the lower foreground before the throne, its face and head covered. Shown with a ceremonial jewelled ornament and a white garland draped over the lower figure.2007-08-26Two silver-toned metal murti statues in an indoor temple setting, set against a deep red velvet backdrop and a grey stone wall with carved relief. The figure on the left has multiple arms, wears an orange-saffron cloth with red borders wrapped around the head as a turban and across the body, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and rudraksha-style beads on the chest; one hand holds a staff-like sceptre topped with a serpent hood and the other is raised in abhaya gesture. The figure on the right wears an orange sari with red borders, has a black topknot, a tilak mark, red lips, rudraksha malas, and holds a small ritual object. These are statues, not living people.2007-08-26