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A young boy with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth with a leopard-print waistband, stands before a golden shrine and sprinkles white powder onto a black stone lingam on a pedestal. Behind him stand gilded deity murtis of a male figure holding a trident and a female figure in a red and gold sari, both adorned with jewelled necklaces, garlands and ornate crowns. To the left, a golden statue in a red turban and rudraksha mala with a white-and-orange garland stands in an arched niche. Gold and mirror-inlaid decor frames the shrine.

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A photograph of a gold-ornamented shrine with large statues of a deity pair, a male figure crowned with a tall ornate headdress and a female figure in a red and green sari with jewelled necklaces, standing above a black shivalinga-style pedestal being bathed. Two living people are at the lower left and centre: a bearded man in saffron robes with palms joined, and a woman in an orange cloth and leopard-print top pouring liquid from a vessel onto the lingam. Flanking statues wear red turbans, marigold garlands and hold a kalasha. Lion figures sit at the base beside floral offerings.2018-12-20 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with gilded arch and green drape, a seated pair of deity murtis adorned with garlands of red and yellow flowers and gold necklaces sits behind a black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. Two young boys in maroon dhotis attend the shrine: one at left bends toward brass vessels, the other at left edge gestures near the lingam. At right, a figure in saffron-orange robes holds an open book and chants or reads, beside a metal lamp stand. A small statue in an arched niche to the right wears an orange turban and garland. The scene is a puja at a shrine.2013-06-26February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesGolden shrine of a Hindu deity murti flanked by two guardian statues with red and white flower garlands. Two devotees in orange cloth stand before the central shrine: a bearded man in an orange dhoti with hands folded in prayer, and a second person in an orange wrap and leopard-print top holding a small object, performing worship. The central deity figure wears a tall crown, ornate jewelled necklaces and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, seated on a throne. A small silver kalasha or lingam-form object sits at the base, surrounded by floral garlands. Ornate gilded arches decorated with mirror work frame the scene, and a lion figure appears at the base. Setting resembles a temple sanctum in an ashram.2018-12-20 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13Photograph of a temple abhishekam before a gold-clad deity murti seated on a red cloth-draped platform, with a dark Shivalinga in front. A person in a long orange-red robe with long dark hair bends forward, pouring liquid or placing an offering onto the black stone linga on a dark altar. To the right and left, priests in orange and red turbans and saffron dhotis attend, one holding a brass pot of flowers. Colourful garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers arch behind the deities, and small brass lamps and offerings sit at the altar base.2015-01-13A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, white and purple. In the centre stands a golden deity murti with a crescent moon on its crown, flanked by two other murtis: one with a jewelled crown and ornate gold necklaces on the left, and a jewelled crown-headed murti in a yellow sari-like garment on the right. A man in a brown-maroon dhoti and maroon turban, wearing bangles and armbands, stands at the left and holds a brass vessel with both hands before the shrine, apparently offering or performing abhishekam. A large golden arch frames the shrine above. Only one physical person is visible.2017-12-02A photograph of a Shiva-Parvati murti pair decorated with marigold and red-white flower garlands. The seated gold-faced Shiva murti holds a trident and wears a crescent moon crown, with the goddess Parvati beside him in a green, red and gold sari with jewelled ornaments and a golden crown. On the left, a man with a bare upper body and a long dark hair knot wears a rudraksha mala, leopard-print lower cloth and white markings on his arm and chest, reaching toward the murti. A white-cloth-wrapped object sits at the base. Suitable for a Maha Shivaratri abhishekam or puja scene.2018-02-13Temple abhishekam at a shrine with two gold-coloured deity murtis seated behind a tall golden lingam on a dark stone base. A figure in orange robes with a hood pours liquid from a brass vessel over the lingam while another assistant in orange holds a plate of offerings. Marigold and yellow-red flower garlands frame the arch behind the murtis, and brass oil lamps stand on both sides. A bearded man in orange at left holds a brass pot.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2018-02-13