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A temple shrine with a golden arched niche and a deity murti of a seated couple dressed in saffron and orange with crowns, a trident and gold ornaments, flanked by a lingam decorated with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers. In front stands a priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holding silver bowls, and a woman in red sari with a leopard-print wrap pours liquid from a small vessel over the lingam. Fruits and offerings sit on a white cloth below. A smaller figure in a niche on the right wears a red and gold garment. Two physical people visible.

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June 06 20142014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06March 10 20132013-03-10June 06 20142014-06-06Photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis, a male figure in red and gold crown with trident and a female figure in magenta and green sari, both draped with yellow and red-white flower garlands. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth with a shiny kalasha-like offering and fruit. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand nearby with folded hands, one holding a plate of flowers, while a golden palanquin-like tray heaped with marigolds and white flowers sits to the right. Golden oil lamps frame the shrine. Four people are visible, including the seated figure and the standing priests.2010-07-21June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph inside a golden-arched temple shrine showing a man in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor before a deity murti. Behind him stand two richly adorned murtis: a male deity with a trident and a red turban, and a female deity in a magenta and yellow sari with a garland. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the figures, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. The seated man, with a fresh white ash mark on his arm, holds offerings near a brass bowl of flowers, fruit and coconuts. A smaller ornate palanquin of flowers rests at right. A small saffron-clad figure sits before the central altar, and a partial figure in orange stands at the left edge.2010-07-21A photograph inside a stone temple shrine of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe performing abhishekam, pouring liquid from a metal vessel toward deity murti. The central deity murti wears a red-and-gold crown and has yellow and red marigold garlands; a consort figure in a purple and green sari stands beside it, and a small seated figure in saffron sits below. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on either side, and a tray of flower petals and offerings lies in front. Two more men in saffron clothing stand to the left, one holding a microphone, and a bald man in white with glasses is at the right edge. A gold palanquin decorated with flowers sits at right.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A woman in a rust-red blouse and leopard-print wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers. Behind the lingam, two gilded deity murtis with ornate crowns and gold necklaces sit on a purple draped platform beneath a golden arch. At right, a smaller statue of a standing figure in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in a niche. Fruit, flowers and a brass plate sit on the white-draped altar in front of the lingam, inside an open temple pavilion with stone pillars.2014-06-06Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated on a golden throne, decorated with red, yellow and white garlands; the figure on the left holds a trident and the figure on the right wears a magenta and gold sari. Two priests in saffron-orange cloth perform abhishekam and puja; the nearer priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a brass plate of flowers while the other pours or waves an offering. In front, a golden altar table is heaped with yellow marigolds and white garlands, with fruit and offerings on a tray below. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine under carved stone arches.2010-07-21A standing man in saffron-orange robes performs puja at an ornate gilded arch housing a pair of painted deity murtis, one wearing an orange turban and the other a black crown with pink-and-red silk, garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. A dark shivalinga stands on a black stone yoni pedestal in front. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and rose petals cover the stone floor. Two seated men in saffron robes attend nearby, one holding a brass vessel, and a small blue-clad figure with a pink garland sits at lower right.2009-06-09