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A temple shrine viewed through a doorway framed by painted blue walls with red and gold scrollwork pillars. Two large painted guardian figures flank the entrance, one on each side, with gold jewellery and crowns. Inside, a priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at the left edge holding a brass tray with a bell and a small vessel. A woman in an orange sari with a red garland stands in the doorway facing the shrine. The main deity murti is dressed in white with gold and green garments, a gold crown, and long garlands, set before a gold arch. Below, a smaller shivalinga-style image sits on a teal cloth, decorated with flower garlands and a red-and-gold ornament.

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Inside a temple shrine, two priests in saffron and reddish-orange dhotis with gold-bordered shawls perform worship before a central deity murti decorated with white and gold garlands. The murti wears a tall crown and sits on an orange cloth with flanking consorts draped in red and orange garments. In the foreground a priest holds a brass tray of offerings, while a woman in an orange sari with a red garland stands near the shrine. Two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with gold ornaments flank the doorway, and brass oil lamps sit at the base of the frame, with a small kalasha-like object draped in flowers in front.2015-07-25A temple shrine scene in which two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders perform worship before a shrine. The taller priest in the centre holds a brass plate, while another in the foreground, bald and wearing a red shawl, holds a bowl. Within the shrine stands a golden deity murti draped in a garland of white flowers, with a small lamp and pink offerings before it. Tall painted statues of deities with crowns, gold jewellery and raised hands flank the doorway, and an oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right.2015-07-25July 25 20152015-07-25Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine with deity murtis draped in multicolour garlands of marigold and purple flowers in red, yellow, white and green. Central golden deity murtis wear crowns and jewelled necklaces. A priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands on a raised platform, handing an offering plate. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and gold dhotis with sacred threads and white tilak stand at left, one pouring from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with white and red forehead marks kneels at the lower left. Flanking statues wear garlands, and a small brass lamp stands at the lower right. Green-gold arch surrounds the shrine.2015-01-04A photograph inside an ornate temple shrine with golden arches and red drapery. Three deity murtis are adorned with garlands of red and white flowers and gold jewellery; the central figure wears a crown. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in orange-and-red dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and white-marked body, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti toward the shrine. To the left a person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A small gold figure in a red-draped niche and gold lamp stands on the right, and brass vessels and an offering tray sit at the front. Wording is watermarked and omitted.2012-04-24May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene where a figure in a rust-red sannyasi-style wrap with a gold border and a red turban stands with their back to the camera, holding a garland and offering. A metal murti of a deity stands on a gold-draped altar, decorated with white jasmine garlands, pink and red flower garlands, a necklace, and a tall crowned headdress. Behind it are a brass plate and vessel held by a hand at right, and a small polished shrine piece sits in front. A second robed attendant in red and gold stands at left with garlands. The setting is a wall-enclosed shrine with brown panelling and an ornate gold arch.2014-06-19A temple shrine scene with a painted statue of a deity on the right, holding a trident and a rudraksha-style ornament, decorated in gold necklaces and orange-and-blue dhoti. In the shrine behind a glass window, a silver-crowned deity murti sits draped in red and green cloth with garlands. A priest in orange-yellow ritual clothes and eyeglasses holds a brass plate with a lamp and offerings, while a second man in orange garments and a garland stands beside him. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari holds a tray of white flowers. A small Shivalingam decorated with garlands sits at the base of the shrine. The scene shows puja offerings being performed.2015-07-25Inside a temple shrine framed by two large painted female dvarapala guardian figures with gold ornaments, rudraksha-style necklaces and blue-and-orange skirts. Two shaved-headed priests in orange-red and saffron-gold dhotis and shawls stand before a central deity murti decorated with gold crown, garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth, conducting a puja with a plate of offerings and an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor at the lower corners, and a kalasha-like ornament rests on the altar in front of the deity.2015-07-25July 24 20152015-07-24 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, holding a handheld bell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in his left near a golden offering stand. Before him are three bronze deity murtis dressed in orange cloth: a tall central figure holding a staff and a sceptre, flanked by two smaller figures with crowns. Pink flower offerings sit at their bases, and the gold-edged altar table is in front. Behind them is a carved stone shrine with a relief of a seated deity, and to the right is a gilded niche with a figure in green. The setting is a temple hall with red columns and a stone platform.2011-10-07June 29 20142014-06-29