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A photograph of a stone temple shrine housing a deity murti group: a central deity seated on a raised dais with a crown, flanked by two standing consorts in red and pink garments, with a decorated golden arch and teal backdrop. In front, a small seated figure with a garland. A standing person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-backed with long dark hair, faces the shrine with hands in front. Other people and devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the right near steps, along with a red curtain on the left. Brass lamps flank the shrine.

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February 28 20132013-02-28A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera at the granite base of a shrine, facing a deity murti pair seated on a raised throne. The murti pair wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, red and orange head-dress, and green and pink silk; brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, bells and offerings sit on the stone platform. Behind them a gold arch frames a yellow backdrop, with a smaller gilt niche and carved temple pillars around the open-air shrine.2013-04-09April 30 20132013-04-30A photograph of an ornate stone shrine with a golden arch framing a seated deity murti pair, both figures crowned and adorned with white beaded necklaces and red garlands; one holds a trident-like staff. Red and blue fabric panels hang behind, with brass oil lamps and offerings in front on a dark stone platform. A standing devotee in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl bows toward the shrine at lower right. A red cloth hangs on the left edge.2013-02-02January 21 20132013-01-21A woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera before a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and red curtain backdrop. Inside sits a pair of deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with brass lamps and offering vessels on the stone platform. Orange curtains hang at the sides of the open pavilion and green foliage surrounds it. A small orange-clad figure of a sage sits at the base.2010-09-12January 19 20132013-01-19Photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-carved structure and gilded arch framing a painted deity murti of two goddesses with raised arms, one in red and one in blue sari-style dress. A priest in white dhoti stands at the altar lifting a lamp near brass vessels and kalasha offerings, while two figures in orange and red robes stand in the foreground, one with a shaved head and rudraksha mala looking toward the shrine.2013-03-23November 12 20102010-11-12October 31 20142014-10-31A stone temple shrine with carved pillars houses a deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a goddess-form figure with a crown, both draped in red and adorned with marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange ritual dress with a yellow waist cloth and a marigold garland stands on a mat with his hand raised in a gesture of offering, facing the shrine. Red cloth hangs on the right side, and other figures in white stand farther back.2015-09-08A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, draped in red garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A linga-like form and small offerings sit at the base, with oil lamps on stands flanking the shrine. A devotee with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange garment, stands with folded hands facing the shrine from the foreground. A smaller painted figure in red appears in a blue-lit niche to the right. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene.2013-07-08