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A photograph inside a small shrine room with peeling pink walls. The central subject is a white marble murti of Shiva seated in padmasana inside an orange-framed glass case, with a trident leaning at his side, rudraksha malas, a crescent moon and red roses or hibiscus placed before him, framed by green leaves. Devotional prints of deities hang on the walls, and a bare-chested elderly man with a white beard stands at the right edge in orange cloth, partially visible. The setting suggests a temple corner in a Himalayan town during a yatra visit.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A seated white marble deity murti of Shiva in a shrine niche, decorated with green leaves and dark grapes. The murti wears rudraksha malas, flower garlands and a crescent-like crown, and holds a trident and a rudraksha mala. Red and pink roses and marigolds surround the base, which rests on a carved lion-faced throne. A small oil lamp burns at the top of the niche. Pink-clad dolls sit in glass cases on the left and right, and red-framed windows and peeling pink walls surround the shrine. No people are visible.2006-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a small shrine cabinet with glass doors standing open, holding a white stone deity murti seated in meditation pose, adorned with flower garlands, a rudraksha-style necklace, a third-eye marking and a green leafy backdrop with a small green light. A standing man in an orange saffron garment, seen from behind and partly at left, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the deity. Marigold and other flowers are arranged at the base, a brass vessel sits below, and a framed painted panel with a red garland hangs above. Pink walls and small framed pictures surround the shrine.A photograph of a shrine niche with a white Shiva murti seated in meditation pose, decorated with flowers, green leaves and a garland, lit by a small green light, with an oil lamp in front. A person in an orange sleeveless garment stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed. Pink walls and small framed pictures surround the shrine.A photograph of a small shrine niche with a white marble-like Shiva murti seated in meditation pose, decorated with fresh flowers, green leaves and a garland. A man in an orange saffron cloth stands at left, holding a silver handbell in his right hand and looking down toward the deity. The shrine has pink walls, a small framed picture, a brass kalasha-like vessel at the base and a green electric light above the figure.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.June 04 20062006-06-04A 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 lilac walls. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and matching wrap, with short dark hair, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward a seated deity murti of Shiva in a glass-fronted niche. The murti is white with painted eyes, a rudraksha-style mala and a crown-like headdress, surrounded by green leaves, garlands, artificial flowers and small lights. Framed prints of deities hang on the walls and a red-and-white cloth sits beneath the niche. This shows an aarti being performed at a shrine.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 small shrine room with pink-washed walls and a pink-framed glass niche housing a white deity murti seated in meditation, adorned with flowers, green leaves and a trident placed beside it. In front stands a copper kalasha wrapped in a red-and-white striped cloth on a red metal stand, with a black shivalinga, flowers, a brass puja thali with lamps and bowls, and a metal bucket on the tiled floor. Framed pictures flank the niche, and the top shows a painted Om symbol decorated with shells. No people are visible.July 10 20082008-07-10