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A woman in a red and green sari stands with her back to the camera, facing a shrine in a stone temple pavilion. The shrine holds several deity murti: a figure on the left holding a trident, and a larger seated figure in red and gold garlands with a crown, flanked by marigold garlands. A smaller figure in red stands in a doorway beside brass lamps. Grey carved stone pillars frame the scene, with green and orange curtains and a red railing behind.

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.2013-04-09April 09 20132013-04-09A photograph of a shrine with painted deity murtis dressed in red and green silk, adorned with marigold garlands, rudraksha-style beads and jewelry. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and plates of offerings nearby. On the right, a person in orange and red clothing with white forehead markings and a long rudraksha-bead necklace stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. An open arch leads to a tree and a red railing outside. The person is a devotee, and there is no appearance-based candidate for a person.2013-03-16May 07 20132013-05-07April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a temple shrine with large deity murti of a crowned pair, one holding a staff and the other a lotus-like object, both draped in red and green cloth and garlanded with white flowers. Golden arch and ornate stone pillars frame the altar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. In the foreground, a bare-backed person with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped around the waist stands with hands folded in worship facing the shrine. A small orange-robed figure seated before the altar is garlanded with white flowers. Another orange-robed attendant stands at right near a green-curtained niche.2012-04-27A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a beaded necklace stands at right, facing a shrine. The shrine holds deity murtis with red and gold garments, a trident-bearing figure at left and a seated goddess at center, decorated with pink and yellow garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and an arched gold-framed niche with a small figure sits behind. Stone pillars frame the open shrine, with an orange wall and a palm tree outside.2013-03-16April 08 20122012-04-08Interior of a temple shrine with a large golden arch framing gilded deity murti of a goddess in red and green garments, adorned with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a crown. A smaller red-clad figure stands at the right side. In front, a red-draped altar bears a small figure and brass oil lamps. A standing devotee in saffron-orange cloth, bare-chested, faces the shrine from the lower right, appearing to offer worship. Ornate stone pillars with carvings surround the shrine.2012-04-08A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, draped in red garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A linga-like form and small offerings sit at the base, with oil lamps on stands flanking the shrine. A devotee with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange garment, stands with folded hands facing the shrine from the foreground. A smaller painted figure in red appears in a blue-lit niche to the right. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene.2013-07-08Inside a temple shrine, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders stands at right, facing a raised altar. The altar holds a seated deity murti with a trident, a deity figure in red and gold, a decorated peetha, garlands of red and green flowers, brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small bowls of offerings. Behind the altar a golden arch frames the shrine, with a stone pillar and carved wall at right, and a glass door opening onto trees and a gate.2013-03-22A photograph inside a stone temple shrine at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. Two seated deity murtis in red and gold garments, garlanded with flower necklaces, sit on a golden pedestal with a black Shivalinga in front. To the right stands a standing deity murti in a green-backed niche wearing a red-brown dhoti and garland. Gold oil lamps, flower offerings and brass vessels surround the platform. In the foreground at right, a single standing man with long dark hair, a patterned headband, gold armlets and a rust-red shawl and dhoti faces the shrine with hands folded in devotion, shown in darshan.2017-09-10