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A shrine niche with gilded arch framing a pair of painted deity statues on a red cloth backdrop. The taller central figure wears an orange turban, beaded chest ornaments and holds a trident-like staff, while the figure beside it wears a tall crown and decorated ornaments. Red and white flower garlands hang down around a central lingam-like stone form with brass offerings and oil lamps placed on the stone platform. To the right, a smaller gilded alcove holds a standing statue in yellow and orange garments with hands folded in namaste. No living people are visible.

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A shrine niche framed by a gold arch with a red drape shows a large Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair seated behind a black lingam. The lingam is draped with white and red garlands and set on a gold-trimmed peetha with a green cloth. Oil lamps and brass vessels stand in front. To the right, a smaller gold-clothed figure in a yellow cloth stands in an alcove. The carved pale stone pillars and walls surround the shrine, and a small gold-embossed altar sits to the left.2014-02-02October 12 20132013-10-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a large gilded arch framing a richly decorated deity murti, a two-armed figure in orange and teal garments holding a trident and a drum-like instrument, with a garland of white flowers and a crown. In front, a seated figure in a yellow turban and white garlands is dressed in yellow and orange robes, with brass oil lamps set on the stone floor. Smaller garlanded statues stand to the left and right beneath green draped curtains, and a maroon cloth lies over the dais. No living people are visible; all figures are statues.2012-07-09A photograph of a temple shrine with ornate stone pillars and a gilded arch framing a central deity murti. The seated central figure wears a red garment, a white and red garland, and a large ornamental necklace, with a kumkum-marked face and a decorated crown. Two standing attendant figures flank it on either side, dressed in red and orange cloths with flower garlands, one with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on the stone platform in front. These are statues, not physical people, and the setting appears to be a shrine or deity darshan space.2014-09-06 +1 copiesInterior temple shrine photographed at night with a golden arched frame and carved stone pillars. Two large gilded deity murtis, one with a tall crown and one with a jewelled headdress, stand behind a Shiva lingam wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and orange and red drapes frame the space. A smaller figure in red clothing and a red headcloth sits before the lingam, presumably a priest or devotee, and a green-and-gold niche to the right holds a standing red-clad figure. No living people are clearly identifiable as a person.2011-11-20A shrine scene with a large Shiva lingam draped in red and white garlands and a yellow cloth, set before golden arched niches. Behind it stand two large painted deity statues: a male figure in a red turban with a trident, and a female figure in a yellow sari with a crown and ornate necklaces. A smaller statue of a standing saint in a brown robe with a green backdrop stands at right, hands in namaste. Silver ritual vessels and flower offerings sit in the foreground. No living people are visible.2013-09-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a large gilded arch framing two painted deity murtis: a figure with a red turban and trident, and a figure in a crown seated beside a golden throne-like seat. Garlands of yellow and red flowers drape the figures, and brass lamps, bells and offering vessels sit on the altar. To the right stands a smaller statue of a standing figure in saffron-brown robes with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting, set in a green-curtained niche. No physical people are visible.2013-03-26July 09 20132013-07-09September 18 20132013-09-18A shrine with large painted statues of two deities under a gilded arch, backed by red drapery. The taller figure on the left holds a trident and wears an orange turban and a rudraksha-style necklace; the figure on the right wears a tall crown and a blue garment. In front stands a dark shivalinga draped with white and red marigold garlands, with a brass kalasha and small lamps before it. A smaller gold-framed niche on the right holds a standing figure in saffron cloth and a red beaded necklace. No living people are visible.2014-01-31September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copies