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Outdoor temple scene with a grey stone shrine containing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with garlands, a green backdrop and a gold arch. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform in front. A red cloth hangs beside the shrine. On a wet paved walkway to the right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace walks, flanked by two people in saffron and orange robes and others in the background. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.

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Outdoor temple scene at a shrine with grey stone walls and carved pillars. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with a green backdrop, gold and red garlands, and a golden crown sits beside a second seated figure. A woman in a red blouse and yellow skirt kneels at the front of the shrine with brass oil lamps and offerings before it. A red cloth hangs on a pole near the entrance. To the right, a man in an ochre-orange dhoti with a gold necklace walks barefoot along a light-coloured path, with a shaved-headed man in orange clothing behind him and another orange-clad figure further back. Trees and a water area lie beyond the shrine.2013-07-20Outdoor temple scene with a dark stone shrine platform holding a Shiva linga adorned with white flower garlands and a deity murti with white garlands, backed by a green and gold drape and a gilded arch. A woman in a red sari sits at the lower left beside brass oil lamps and offering vessels. On the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace wears an orange dhoti and walks past a red curtain. Two young men in red dhotis stand behind him, one holding a long ceremonial horn-like instrument. Trees and a stone pillar frame the background.2013-07-20A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine under a grey wooden roof on a rainy day, with wet stone flooring reflecting light. A carved grey stone pillared mandapa frames a golden deity murti in red and gold garments, decorated with marigold garlands and a crown, seated on a gilded platform. Brass oil lamps and a brass lamp stand flank the shrine, with offerings and flowers on the stone base. A person in a saffron-orange robe walks past on the left, and a figure in white stands at the edge of the frame. Red curtains hang between the pillars, and a green fence with marigold garlands is visible behind.2010-07-09A photograph of a shrine with a gilded arch framing a large deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati, adorned with red-and-white garlands and a blue-and-pink cloth backdrop. A priest in white dhoti sits on the left at a stone platform tending offerings and oil lamps, with brass vessels in front. A standing man in an orange-brown robe and long rudraksha mala walks forward in the foreground, with a smaller gold-framed deity figure to the right and a red curtain on the left.2013-04-17 +2 copiesMarch 13 20132013-03-13May 17 20132013-05-17Outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch housing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white garland draped on the stone platform. A priest in orange-red robes bends at the altar lit with brass lamps and offerings. A standing man with long dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala stands on the right of the platform, with a dark mat at his feet. Red curtains hang on the left and red-and-white striped railings border the scene.2013-04-08Photograph of a small stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold arch framing deity murti seated on a raised dais. Several murti are dressed in red and orange cloth with garlands of yellow and white flowers, gold ornaments and crowns. Brass lamps stand on either side. A red curtain hangs at the right side of the shrine. In the right foreground a person in a saffron-orange dhoti and red-orange shawl with white flower garlands stands near the shrine, and two or three figures in white and orange stand in the background beneath a canopy.2015-02-05December 22 20102010-12-22May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-carved facade and a gilded arch framing a pair of seated deity murtis, one with a trident-like staff and crown, the other crowned, both draped in red cloth and garlanded with white flowers. A green backdrop hangs behind them. A priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at the base of the shrine arranging brass lamps and vessels on the altar. A second figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala walks across the foreground; his long hair is pulled back, and his saffron clothing and beads are visible, but his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only as a devotee or sannyasi. A red curtain hangs at left and a bell is visible.2013-05-05