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Outdoor photograph at dusk of a small white marble shrine with a stepped pyramidal top and fluted pillars, housing a polished metal Shiva lingam on an orange cloth. A carved golden arch frames the shrine, with smaller arches and standing figures behind. A white cloth with gold border covers the foreground altar, holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl. At right, a large deity murti in red and green garments and a golden crown stands beside a wooden tray. No living people are visible.

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July 30 20082008-07-30April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesApril 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine niche with an arched backdrop outlined in orange lights. Inside is a gold-and-silver canopied altar holding small murtis, including a seated figure with red garland and a central white stone or lingam-like object with pink flowers. Silver oil lamps and a brass bell sit on the ledge in front. No people are visible.2012-06-21February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at dusk under a tin-roofed pavilion with a stone pillar. In the right foreground a seated figure in white ritual cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a tall white cap with a golden crest and red-beaded necklaces, sits before brass lamps, a tall brass oil lamp stand, and a brass kalasha-type vessel on a low platform, with a marigold garland draped nearby. On the left, several people in white clothes and orange shawls stand watching, one in saffron-orange cloth. A bare lamp glows overhead and a water tank stands beyond the wall. The image is a photo of a puja setting; the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2007-02-14A close-up photograph of small golden-brown deity figurines and a dark grey Shivalinga on a white abhishekam-style base, set on a white surface. Several tiny statues of seated and standing deities surround the central lingam, one holding a hand raised, with a small white kalasha-like pot and a dark rock in the foreground. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual arrangement of murti and lingam.2013-07-15Close view of an abhishekam on a silver tray filled with white liquid. A grey-black stone Shivalinga sits at centre, surrounded by small brass figures including a standing deity murti holding a small vessel on the left, a seated deity murti and a bull (nandi) figure beside the linga, and yellow flowers at the front. A thin silver pouring spout arcs over the scene from the right, held by a hand wearing a ring. Gold-coloured cloth lies behind the tray with a polished brass vessel in the background.2013-09-02Night photograph of a white marble shrine pavilion with red velvet curtains draped on its pillars, housing a deity murti with a crown and garlands, seated on a pedestal with a kalasha and brass lamps. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron robes stand in a row with hands folded in prayer, while one saffron-robed figure holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. Dark trees surround the scene.2007-02-16March 03 20112011-03-03Dusk worship at an open stone shrine with red velvet curtains tied to its pillars. Two painted deity murti sit inside, one seated with a crown and garlands and one standing beside with a pale face and red-orange garment. Brass oil lamps and offering plates stand on a white-draped platform in front. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair bows with joined hands toward the shrine on the left, while a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at right holding a brass plate. Another person in white stands in the background near a tree.2007-02-25March 24 20142014-03-24