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Photograph of a shrine niche inside a stone temple with carved grey pillars. Two seated deity murtis under a gilded arch are dressed with orange and gold headpieces and white and red garlands; the central figure holds a ritual object. A small figure in orange stands to the right of the shrine, and a brass lamp and offerings sit on the altar in front. A devotee in an orange sari bends forward with folded hands at the lower right, and another person in orange is partly visible at the lower left. Red and gold curtains hang beside the shrine.

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January 01 20142014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA gilded shrine in a stone temple holds a large deity murti group: a seated male figure wearing an orange turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and a yellow dhoti, beside a female figure in a green and teal sari with a red garland. Between them sits a Shivalinga draped in a red cloth and white flower garlands, with an oil lamp and brass vessels before it. A smaller standing figure in a gold-trimmed red costume stands in a side niche. A person in an orange garment stands at the right edge, viewed from behind. The arch and columns are gold-painted and carved.2014-02-05October 19 20082008-10-19February 28 20132013-02-28A photograph of a stone shrine at night, lit by brass oil lamps standing on a granite platform. Inside an arched gold frame, a deity murti in red-and-gold garments is garlanded with white and yellow flower strands and wears gold ornaments. A single standing person in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland bends forward at the right edge, hands together in devotion before the platform. Red curtains frame the shrine, and flower petals and offerings lie on the stone ledge.2009-11-16February 24 20132013-02-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a shrine interior with a golden arched niche framing a seated deity murti pair, a male and a female figure wearing orange and red garments, pearl and bead necklaces, and crowns, with green drapery behind them. In front stands a dark nandi-like or bull-shaped image draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white and red flower garlands, with a small dark lingam-style stone and oil lamps on a low platform. White cloth covers the pedestal and side figures in red stand in alcoves. No people are visible; the figures are statues and the scene is a temple sanctum with a stone wall and a tiled ceiling.2014-01-01A woman in an orange sari with a pink garland bends forward at a grey stone altar platform, facing a shrine. The shrine holds deity murti dressed in red and gold with flower garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and lamp stands, and brass plates of flower offerings. Blue drapes hang behind, with flower arrangements and a banana plant at the right. A ritual scene.2008-12-31Photograph of a lit temple shrine at night, framed by grey stone pillars with carvings and orange curtains, strung with small lights. Within a gilded arch sits a deity murti pair with crowns and garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps (deepam) on the stone platform. A small figure in orange robes sits at the base of the shrine in front of the offerings. A partly visible person in white clothing bends at the lower left edge.2010-11-21May 25 20172017-05-25January 01 20142014-01-01 +2 copies