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A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched frame and green backdrop. At the centre, a four-armed deity murti seated on a red-draped seat, wearing an orange head cloth with a red emblem, rudraksha-style beads and a trident-like staff. A seated female deity murti in a red and green sari with yellow marigold garlands sits beside him. Two standing attendant statues in dhoti-style clothing with white garlands flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps stand on each side. Before the central murti, a decorated altar holds a large blue and gold cloth, marigold garlands and a central offering. No physical people are visible.

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August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21A photograph of a temple shrine showing sculpted deity murti arranged within a gilded arch behind a red curtain. A central seated figure with a trident and a crown is flanked by a second seated consort figure wearing a crown; both wear red and orange garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white flower garlands. Two standing attendant figures stand at either side in garlands, one holding a staff. Brass oil lamps stand in front, and a decorated white cloth with a large ornate necklace lies at the base. These are statues, not living people.2015-06-20August 31 20142014-08-31A temple shrine with a seated deity murti of Shiva with Parvati, both adorned with gold-toned garlands and jewellery, Shiva holding a trident and a small drum. The image sits within an ornate gold-framed arch against a green cloth backdrop. Flanking the central pair are standing attendant figures in red and orange dhoti-style garments with flower garlands. A large decorated lingam-like base in front is draped with a purple cloth, marigold garlands, and a silver-ornamented covering. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, with a small figure and offerings on a blue cloth in the lower left. This is a murti shrine photograph, with no living people visible.2014-08-31A shrine niche with a golden arched frame and a green cloth backdrop holds a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal with a Shiva lingam and offering dishes in front. The main deity wears a red turban, a multi-strand bead necklace, and a teal and blue dhoti, holding a trident and a drum. The consort figure wears a pink sari, gold jewellery, and a large garland of marigolds. Two standing attendant statues flank the shrine in red and maroon garments with garlands, and tall brass oil lamps stand on each side. No living people are visible.2014-08-29A temple shrine photograph showing a central deity murti of a four-armed figure seated with a consort, adorned with gold-and-red garlands, rudraksha-style necklaces and a crown; the figure holds a trident and other implements. The seated pair sits within a green cloth backdrop framed by an ornate golden arch. Flanking figures stand on either side in red and gold dhoti-style garments with garlands and beaded necklaces, one raising a hand in blessing. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides and small brass lamps sit in front, with flower garlands draped over the central figure and a decorated pedestal below. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues in a stone-pillared shrine. The gold-and-saffron cloth and offerings are arranged on the altar.2014-08-29September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a large seated deity murti in the centre, a figure with an orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and multiple arms holding a trident, seated beside a goddess murti in a red sari with white garlands and gold jewellery. Before a green cloth backdrop stand two smaller standing murtis in red and maroon garments, each garlanded. In the foreground a linga-like form sits on a teal cloth with white and red flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels on either side. Gold-painted arched frame surrounds the shrine. No physical people are visible.2014-08-22A temple shrine with a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati-like figures decorated with garlands and colourful silk garments; a seated figure with trident and red garlands dominates, flanked by standing attendant statues in purple, green and black garments with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in front of a golden arch and red curtain, with a jewelled sculpted pedestal below. These are statues, not living people, and no person is visible in the scene.2015-06-20A photograph of a shrine inside a temple-like hall with carved grey stone pillars and an ornate gold arch. Two painted deity figures sit on a green-skirted pedestal: the male figure wears a red turban and holds a trident and a drum, the female figure wears a purple blouse and a jewelled crown and holds a bow. In front is a red-and-gold conical kalasha-like object draped in garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers, with a jewelled necklace and a hanging fringe of green stones. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. At the right, a figure in a red-and-orange garment with long dark hair stands in a gold-framed niche with a saffron curtain. No physical people are visible in the scene.2013-02-20A photograph of a temple shrine inside an ornate gilded arch set against green draped cloth. Central figures are a large seated deity murti in red and white draped dhoti with a trident and drum-like object in hand, and a second standing murti beside it, both adorned with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands in red and yellow. Flanking murtis include one on the left in a red turban and garland and one on the right in a tiger-skin patterned wrap and red cloth with garland. Brass oil lamps stand in front, along with a closed book and a golden kalasha-like offering. All figures are statues, not living people.2015-08-31