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A photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti group decorated with yellow and red-white garlands and an arched floral frame, with a white swan-like vahana figure before it. Two standing devotees with bare upper bodies and orange cloth press palms in anjali; the figure on the left wears orange and a gold-banded cloth, the one in the centre wears a leopard-print lower garment and rudraksha-style beads. A separate priest in a maroon-brown robe with a turban stands at the right beside a statue. Pink and white flower offerings and a small lamp sit at the base, marking a puja or abhishekam setting. Stone carved pillars frame the shrine.

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February 13 20182018-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone shivalinga on a round pedestal being bathed with water poured from a vessel. Behind it stand decorated deity murtis of a male and female form adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, gold crowns and jewelled necklaces. At left, three people in orange and maroon ritual cloths with bare shoulders stand near the pedestal performing abhishekam, one holding a brass vessel. A statue of a seated sage-like figure with a turban and rudraksha garland stands at right, garlanded, with a small decorated stone idol and marigold garlands at the base and oil lamps nearby. Red curtains and carved grey stone pillars frame the shrine.2018-02-13A temple shrine photographed from the front, with a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with gold jewellery, crowns and garlands of yellow and red-white flowers. Two priests in orange and red dhotis stand at the left and centre, one bare-chested with sacred ash markings, the other wearing a leopard-print cloth, attending a white marble linga-like form on a dark stone pedestal with offerings and flower petals. Smaller deity statues flank the shrine in green and red garments, and flower-decorated arches frame the area. The scene is an abhishekam or puja in progress, with brass lamps and pink floral offerings on the steps.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Inside a temple shrine, a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati sits on a dark pedestal, adorned with white and colourful garlands and jewelled crowns, a white lingam-like form in front. Flanking statues of seated sages in ochre and gold dress, one holding a trident, are wrapped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A standing priest in an orange-brown cloth and leopard-print shawl, with shaved head, stands at the centre, facing the shrine with hands raised in worship. A red curtain hangs at the right, and stone carved pillars frame the scene with a small empty ornate chair draped in pink flowers.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Central figure is a deity murti with a crescent moon crown and a Shiva lingam in front of it, flanked by a seated consort figure in a red and green sari. Two standing deity statues, one holding a trident with a crown, one in a pale garment with a bejewelled crown, stand on either side. In front of the shrine stands a living man with a dark turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange shawl over a leopard-print garment, hands folded in greeting; his identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Pink and red flower garlands rest at the base, with small oil lamps on the sides.2018-02-13December 02 20172017-12-02February 13 20182018-02-13November 11 20172017-11-11February 13 20182018-02-13