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A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple hall showing a pair of deity murtis seated on a golden-framed platform against a magenta curtain. The taller figure on the left holds trident-like weapons and wears a tall crown with flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace; the figure on the right wears a green and orange sari with gold jewellery. Both are draped in flower garlands. In front, a large brass-coloured ceremonial vessel with a kalasha-like top is adorned with marigold and red flower garlands. A small red-clad figure with a white cloth sits below the vessel. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with small brass pots and a plate of offerings in front. No people are visible.

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May 18 20082008-05-18A temple shrine photograph showing a large golden arched niche framing two painted deity murti seated side by side on a raised throne, one with a crown, trident and rudraksha-style necklaces, the other with a long braid and green and gold garment. Both wear garlands of red and white flowers. In front, a small figure of a seated sannyasi-style priest in red and white cloth is draped with flower garlands and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits atop a mound of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with a bronze plate of flowers and a brass vessel in the foreground, all within a carved stone mandapa. The scene appears to be a preparation for a navapashanam or abhishekam.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18A temple shrine holds a large gilded deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together under an ornate golden arch with a magenta drape behind them. The male figure wears a crown with red and white flower garland, a trident in one hand, and a rudraksha-style necklace; the female figure wears a green and gold sari with a jewelled necklace. Garlands of white and yellow flowers hang across the murtis. In front, a white-draped altar holds a small seated figure in red robes with a rudraksha mala, surrounded by brass lamps, kalasha pots, and an offering plate. The scene appears prepared for a ritual.2008-05-18May 25 20082008-05-25A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together beneath a gilded arch with a magenta curtain backdrop. The Shiva figure holds a trident and wears a crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and floral garlands; the goddess wears a green and orange sari with gold jewellery. Below, a linga is draped in white cloth and encircled with red and white flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side and a small figure in red dress in the foreground. No living people are visible.2008-05-18Interior shrine photograph of a temple sanctum with ornate gold-framed arch and golden drapery behind a central deity murti pair seated on a white-draped throne. The larger figure has four arms, a green-and-red turban and a garland of red and orange flowers; the consort figure wears a golden crown, holds a staff, and has a red-and-gold sari with garlands. In front, a red-draped altar holds a smaller murti on a cobra-hooded base decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps, bowls and offerings. To the right, a statue of a standing sannyasi in saffron robes with folded hands and a red turban stands in a green-draped niche. No living people are visible.2011-12-28A temple shrine photo showing a golden arched niche framing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne-like pedestal. The Shiva figure wears an orange turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and holds a trident and a damaru-like instrument, while the consort wears a green and orange sari with jewelled ornaments. Both figures are garlanded with yellow, green, red and purple flower garlands. Below them sits a white statue of a seated devotee-figure in orange robes with hands folded in namaskar, garlanded with white flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl rest on the altar step in front.2008-02-18June 27 20092009-06-27May 25 20082008-05-25November 01 20112011-11-01October 09 20102010-10-09