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A photograph of a shrine featuring a large white painted Nandi bull with a golden harness and red-and-gold collar beside a black stone shivalinga bearing three silver horizontal stripes and a red dot. Behind them is an arched backdrop garlanded with yellow, pink, green and white flower strands and gold-tipped ornaments. Two small metal deity figures, one with an orange-red crown, sit within the garland arch. No people are visible.

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January 05 20082008-01-05A photograph of a temple sanctum shows a large white Nandi bull statue draped with a green and gold silk cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands. Behind the bull, a deity murti in a red cloth is framed by a large arched garland of pink, yellow, green and white flowers with a gold kalasha finial. Two smaller seated deity figures in ornate clothing and garlands sit on draped platforms to the left and right, with decorative umbrellas overhead. The walls are plain white and the roof is corrugated metal. No people are visible.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA decorated temple shrine with a golden arch framing a deity murti group. Two deity figures sit atop a decorated vahana-like mount, one in red and orange with a crown and red-and-gold necklaces, the other in red with a garland. Garlands of yellow and red marigolds drape the figures and a large seated figure below. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a small devotee-like figure is painted on a side panel. Red curtains and stone pillars surround the shrine.2008-12-26A photograph of a ceremonial setup in a plain hall with a white-washed wall and corrugated ceiling. A large white bull statue, Nandi, stands at left, decorated with gold-and-red harness, gold trappings and a white cloth draped over its back. Atop the bull sits a blue-framed canopy or stage draped with a gold-bordered maroon silk cloth, with a red cloth on the seat. Behind it, a multi-coloured arch of striped garlands and lamp-shaped ornaments frames two deity murtis dressed in saris and silver and gold jewellery, one in red and the other in green. No living people are visible.2007-08-26A photograph of a decorated shrine with a golden arched frame and carved stone pillars. At the centre, a deity murti pair sits on a throne draped with yellow, red and white garlands; the figure in front wears an orange and red headdress and a red and gold necklace. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offering plates sit at the front, and red curtains frame the scene. Garlands of marigolds and a decorated white animal figure with a peacock-feather fan accompany the shrine. No living people are visible.2008-12-26April 07 20082008-04-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands forming an arch. Central deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a crescent moon in his hair, seated beside Parvati in a red and gold sari, both richly adorned with jewellery. Two flanking attendant figures stand with hands in anjali mudra, one with a red turban and gold garland, the other with a dark bun, rudraksha-style beads and leopard-print cloth. In front, a living person with long dark hair in a red-brown wrap stands with hands joined before the shrine, while a seated devotee in yellow sits at right beside tall brass oil lamps with lit flames. A white mound of abhishekam offering and small brass figures and a conical sculpture sit on the black platform below.2017-02-24December 27 20082008-12-27 +12 copies