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Interior of a glass-walled shrine with a carved wooden ceiling and dark stone floor. At the centre sits a large deity murti with a multi-hooded crown and garlands of red and yellow marigolds, dressed in blue and gold cloth. A red curtain frames it behind an ornate gold arch. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass vessels, a bell, a kalasha-style pot and a small offering plate with red flowers sit on the floor in front. A smaller blue-clad figure stands in a niche to the right. No people are visible.

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April 01 20122012-04-01Photograph of a temple shrine with a large gilded arch framing two painted deity figures seated together on a dark throne, one wearing a red and gold turban and jewelled necklaces, the other with a tall crown and garlands of red and yellow flowers. Orange and gold drapery fills the background. Smaller blue-robed statues sit in side niches and before the throne, with brass oil lamps on stands on either side. No living people are visible. The arch and pillars are carved stone with gold accents.2011-11-26A stone shrine niche with a golden arched frame and red drape houses a deity murti seated on a pink-draped pedestal, a multi-armed Shiva form with trident and crown, beside a consort figure with a crown and heavy gold necklaces. Flanking standing statues hold garlands. In front, a large linga-shaped image is decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and gold ornaments, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings on the platform. Stone pillars with carved motifs frame the shrine. No living people are visible, so this is a photograph of statues and a sanctum rather than a satsang or event scene.2014-11-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for alankaram. Central figures are deity murtis: a multi-armed standing murti in gold and green-blue draped garments holding a bow and weapons, with a smaller seated murti in an orange and red robe before it, all garlanded with marigold and white flower strands. A tall brass lamp stand with an oil lamp stands at left, and a gold arch frames the shrine behind green silk drapery. A small attendant figure in yellow and white sits at lower right beside brass pooja vessels and pink flowers. No living people are visible.2012-07-09A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched frame behind a central deity murti in a seated pose, adorned with a red and gold crown and bright garlands. Flanking figures in pink and yellow garments stand beside it. Marigold garlands in yellow and red hang along the pillars and the front of the shrine. In front, brass oil lamps and a silver-bowled offering are arranged on a white cloth over a raised platform, with bowls of food and a kalasha set before the deity. Stone pillars frame the open pavilion. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-08-25A photograph of a temple shrine lit by brass oil lamps, with a gilded arch framing three deity murtis. The central figure wears a red-orange turban and a jewelled garland, flanked by two standing deities in blue and purple garments wearing crowns and necklaces. Marigold and red flower garlands hang across the shrine. In the foreground a blue-clad female figure sits before offering bowls, brass lamps and a plate of food, with orange and red cloth draped in the background.2011-11-12 +1 copiesA temple shrine photograph showing a pair of deity murti standing within a gilded arched frame, one figure holding a trident-like staff and the other wearing a crown, both draped in yellow and orange garments and decorated with blue and red beaded necklaces and marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a kalasha-like vessel and brass offering plates sit at the base, and a small figure is set in a niche at right. At the bottom edge, two people in orange clothing are partly visible in the foreground, one with a shaved head.2010-07-07October 19 20082008-10-19August 25 20162016-08-25A shrine within a stone temple structure showing a large deity murti pair seated on a raised golden-framed altar, decorated with marigold garlands and red and pink drapery. The central figures wear white and blue garments with gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps stand on the altar base, with a small seated figure in pink in front and a standing female statue in blue and yellow in a niche on the right. Carved pillars and red curtains frame the shrine. No physical people are present.2012-10-22August 25 20162016-08-25 +1 copies