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Photograph of a shrine interior decorated with yellow marigold and red-white garlands framing a central deity murti pair, a crowned figure with a crescent and a consort in a green and gold sari. Flanking them are two standing deity statues with tridents and silver ornaments. In front, a man in a leopard-print wrap and bare chest stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a dark tilak on his forehead. Small pink floral offerings and a brass plate lie at the base. Two flanking statues are dressed in orange and maroon, with gold lamps on the stone pedestal. Carved stone pillars surround the sanctum.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Inside a temple shrine, a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati sits on a dark pedestal, adorned with white and colourful garlands and jewelled crowns, a white lingam-like form in front. Flanking statues of seated sages in ochre and gold dress, one holding a trident, are wrapped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A standing priest in an orange-brown cloth and leopard-print shawl, with shaved head, stands at the centre, facing the shrine with hands raised in worship. A red curtain hangs at the right, and stone carved pillars frame the scene with a small empty ornate chair draped in pink flowers.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Central figure is a deity murti with a crescent moon crown and a Shiva lingam in front of it, flanked by a seated consort figure in a red and green sari. Two standing deity statues, one holding a trident with a crown, one in a pale garment with a bejewelled crown, stand on either side. In front of the shrine stands a living man with a dark turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange shawl over a leopard-print garment, hands folded in greeting; his identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Pink and red flower garlands rest at the base, with small oil lamps on the sides.2018-02-13Photograph inside a temple sanctum of an abhishekam-style ritual before a set of deity murtis draped with yellow and red garlands. In the centre a bare-chested man in a leopard-print wrap and brown dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a dark turban, pours liquid from a vessel over a black stone basin in front of the murtis. To the left a priest in an orange-brown dhoti holds a lamp, and on the right a figure in a dark turban and brown robe with a large ornate necklace stands beside a garlanded murti. Flower garlands hang on the pillars and a small gold-and-red seat with marigold garlands sits at the base.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a living man standing centre-front in a saffron-orange garment with a leopard-print wrap, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a dark head covering, with one hand raised in blessing. Behind him is a richly decorated deity arrangement: a central pair of deity murtis with gold crowns and ornaments, and two large painted or stone statues flanking them, one holding a trident, all draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A white shivalinga sits on a dark pedestal in front, with small pink and red floral offerings at the base. Brass lamps and flower petals surround the platform. The living man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji: long hair beneath the head covering, rudraksha mala, and saffron-orange clothing, while the flanking figures are statues rather than physical people.2018-02-13A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva-Parvati style figures: a central Shiva figure with a crown, crescent and trident-like emblem, and a consort figure in gold and red garments, both draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and purple flowers. In front stands a Shiva linga draped in flower garlands with a kumkum-marked base, and oil lamps and a basket of offerings sit before it. On the left stands a dark-skinned figure with long hair and a yellow garment, and on the right another murti in a red headwrap with a rudraksha-style necklace and flower garlands. Golden arches frame the shrine. A camera operator is visible at lower right. The figures are statues rather than living people, and no physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-12-02