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A photograph of a shrine decorated with garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers. Three metal deity murti stand on a gold-draped platform: a central figure in white and gold dhoti with a jeweled crown and multiple raised hands, flanked by a female figure in a red sari and a figure in red-brown with a headdress. Below, a dark stone shivalinga is wrapped in flower garlands and scattered petals. At the left edge, a person in an orange-red garment holds a lit oil lamp with a visible flame toward the shrine.

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June 29 20142014-06-29A seated priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body with rudraksha beads and gold-toned bangles performs puja before a shrine of three deity murtis decorated with white jasmine and pink-and-red flower garlands. The central murti wears a tall gold crown and a white dhoti with gold border; the murtis on either side wear orange-red garments. A clear crystal lingam sits on a flower-covered base in front, surrounded by flower heaps and petals. The priest holds a bell and a lamp near a gold-and-yellow draped platform in a wood-panelled room. Two figures in orange clothing are partly visible at the lower edges.2014-06-30June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala performs a ritual before a shrine of three deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers, set against a golden arch and yellow silk cloth. He wears a bare-chested saffron dhoti with gold border, and his bracelets and necklace are visible. His hands hover over the offerings while an attendant beside him, wearing an orange cloth, holds a silver bowl. Flower heaps lie in front of the statues. The central murti wears a tall crown and white dhoti; the figures to either side wear red-orange garments and jewelled necklaces.2014-06-30Photograph inside a temple shrine: a seated priest in saffron-red dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded strands, a sandalwood tilak and gold armbands, lights an oil lamp with a flame held before a golden-yellow cloth-covered platform. Behind him three deity murtis stand in a gold arch, garlanded with white jasmine and red-pink flowers and wearing jewelled ornaments and crowns. A silver bowl of pink petals sits at lower left, and a small crystal linga is set among flower garlands at the centre foreground. A second person in orange sits partly visible at the left edge.2014-06-30June 29 20142014-06-29A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a seated figure in an orange-red robe with bare upper arms and wrist bangles, leaning over a clear crystal spatika linga on a white flower-covered base and pouring from a bowl. The figure's head is bowed toward the linga, with an attendant beside them in a dark outfit holding a small bowl. Behind them, three deity statues stand under a garlanded arch with red and white flowers and a yellow cloth draped over the altar; the central figure wears a tall crown and white ornate garments, with flanking figures in red and saffron. Silver lamps and a brass vessel sit at the lower right, and incense smoke rises near the linga.2014-06-30