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A devotee in a white dhoti-style garment with a red garland stands barefoot with hands joined in namaskar before a decorated shrine. Behind the offering table, a pair of large deity murtis sit on a raised pedestal: the figure on the left wears a red and orange headdress, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a saffron-orange lower garment, while the figure on the right wears a blue sari with gold ornaments. Both are framed by garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple, with a golden arch behind. In front sits a golden Shiva lingam decorated with flowers and a pink Nandi-style figure below, surrounded by brass kalasha pots, oil lamps, a plate of flowers and offerings. Potted plants and flower arrangements frame the scene, indicating a puja or abhishekam in a temple setting.

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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands framing a central deity murti pair. The large statue on the left wears a red and orange turban, a crown, layered beaded necklaces and a yellow dhoti, and is seated beside a female murti in a blue sari with gold jewellery. Below, a kalasha-like altar is garlanded, with brass lamps, a small figurine in red and pink, metal pots and a plantain-leaf offering. A standing figure in a cream and gold dhoti-style garment with a red garland and folded hands performs namaskar at the left side of the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the right, and a sanctum with white flowers and carved stone pillars frames the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A decorated temple shrine with a golden arched niche framed by stone pillars and draped in pink and magenta cloth. Two painted deity murtis sit on a raised seat: the figure on the left wears a tall red and gold crown and white garments with a long garland, and the figure on the right wears a pink-and-magenta sari with a crown and beaded necklaces. Yellow and red marigold garlands, orange and pink flowers, and brass oil lamps surround them. Offerings lie before them, including small pastel-coloured sweets or fruit, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and scattered petals on the floor. Silver tinsel hangs at the sides. These are statues, not physical people.2008-12-24A temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together under a golden arch, draped in green and yellow garlands and flower strands. Women in white saris stand at the front, one pouring liquid from a vessel over a black shivalinga set in a stone basin. Golden oil lamps, flower arrangements and blue drapes frame the shrine. A small seated figure in red sits at the right edge. The scene suggests abhishekam worship.2008-12-31January 01 20092009-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01