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A photograph of an ornately decorated deity murti with a golden face and gold ornaments, seated beneath a golden arch with five green gemstone drops. A red-and-orange cloth covers the central sculpture, and a small framed portrait is set in its chest area with a gold necklace. Thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and pink flowers wrap the figure, with a heap of orange and pink flowers below on a white cloth. Two gold-faced figures stand behind, one with a trident and leopard-print garment, the other in a gold-embroidered orange sari with a golden crown. Multicolour flower garlands frame the scene. No physical people are visible.

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A photograph of a deity murti, a dark stone figure dressed for worship. The head is wrapped in an orange and gold patterned turban, crowned with a green leafy garland and a band of diamond-like stones. Thick garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers drape over the shoulders and around the figure. A gold multi-hooded serpent canopy with green gem drops arches behind the head. A gold necklace with a pendant hangs at the chest. Behind, ornately decorated gilded and jeweled deity figures stand in the background. No people are visible.2010-08-28December 10 20162016-12-10A richly decorated temple shrine dominated by a dark stone linga draped in an orange cloth and wrapped in thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers, green leaves and white blossoms with blue stone inlays. Behind it stand two gilded deity statues: one with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and a taller one wearing a crown and a long black braid, both adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. A gold-colored metal bowl and rudraksha mala hang at the base of the linga. In the lower foreground a white marble statue of a woman in a purple sari with hands folded in prayer stands before the shrine. Purple and pink fabric drapes the scene.2011-12-06December 28 20082008-12-28Close view of a gold deity murti. The lingam-shaped form is wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and red rose garlands, with green leaves tucked around the top. Diamond-studded bands mark the central gold body, and the base sits on an ornate gold peetha. Behind it, a red and gold-embroidered garment and a patterned cloth frame the murti, with a gold-embroidered shoulder and hand visible at left.2010-07-13 +1 copiesAugust 28 20152015-08-28November 05 20132013-11-05 +1 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13A decorated shrine with a central seated deity murti of Shiva-form, painted gold with a crown, holding a trident and a drum, adorned with gold necklaces, a red-brown headcloth and a crown. Beside him sits a consort figure in a green and gold sari with floral garlands and jewelled necklaces. Flanking figures include a small figure in purple and gold on the left and a bearded sage-like figure in saffron-brown on the right, all wrapped in yellow, orange and red marigold and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and a silver puja tray with flower offerings stand in the foreground.2016-12-05April 07 20082008-04-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch and green silk backdrop, showing a large golden-faced deity statue in orange turban and red-orange dhoti holding a trident, beside a female deity statue with white and red garlands and a crown. In front, a dark stone linga or murti is draped with an orange cloth and wrapped in a gold band, garlanded with yellow flowers and red roses and rudraksha strands, with a small white-robed figure on a golden peetha before it. No living people are present.2013-10-12A close-up photograph of a gilded Shiva lingam with a golden cobra hood canopy of five serpent heads set with green gemstone drops, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red rose garlands and green leaves. Behind it, a figure in red and gold brocade and a white silk garment with gold embroidery and jewelled necklaces is partly visible, with a jewelled arm and bangles at left. The lingam rests on a golden peetha with a gold-embossed base. A watermarked copyright line appears at upper right and a small logo at lower left, though these are not described as content. No people are clearly in the foreground as persons; the figure shown is a decorated deity murti.2010-07-13