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A man with dark hair and a short beard stands at left, wearing a leopard-print cloth around his waist and a rust-coloured garment over his shoulders, with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, performing aarti before a set of deity murtis. Central deity murtis with silver and gold ornaments, crowns and jewellery sit before a black shivalinga. Flower garlands in yellow, red and white frame the altar, and a gilded arch rises above. A smaller decorated figure stands at the far left edge. The setting is a temple sanctum with ornate stonework.

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A man with a dark turban-style head covering and a leopard-print lower cloth over a rust-brown robe stands before a richly decorated shrine, holding a lit camphor flame in a metal lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Behind him, several deity murtis are dressed in colourful silks and heavy jewellery, with gold crowns, a trident, and garlands of yellow and white flowers framing the altar. A black Shivalinga stands at the front. Someone appears to be performing the aarti. The figure has a forehead marking and a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet. The man bears a visible resemblance in dress and presentation to the a person candidate, with appearance cues including the distinctive turban and ceremonial attire; identity is uncertain and no face-based identification is made.2018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border, wearing a gold-accented blouse and beaded necklace, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti. Behind her, a pair of gold-and-silver deity figures seated on a black pedestal around a black Shivalinga, draped in white cloth and red skirts, garlanded with yellow, white, purple and red flower strands, with a golden arch behind them. To the right, a seated figure with white beard and marigold garland sits in a niche, also garlanded. Small brass figures and a brass kalasha-like object rest at the base. Scattered flower petals cover the floor.2016-03-07February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a standing man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala beside a shrine. He wears a rust-brown sleeveless top and a leopard-print lower garment, with white ash markings on his arms and forehead. Behind him stands a golden deity murti of Shiva with a trident and crescent, and a golden Devi murti in a green and red silk sari with jewelled crown. Dense garlands of yellow, white and red flowers frame the altar, with a white shivalinga-style stone and a golden kalasha at the base. a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and distinctive ritual dress, though identity is uncertain.2018-02-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA devotee with a dark hair bun and a rust-brown shawl over the shoulder, wearing a leopard-print wrap, stands with palms joined in namaskar before a richly decorated shrine. Two gold-faced deity murtis stand in the centre, one with a crescent moon and a trident, the other in a green and red silk sari with gold jewellery, both framed by arches of yellow and red-and-white marigold garlands. A white stone lingam-like object sits at the base, and a gold kalasha-style ornament is visible at the top of the arch.2018-02-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20172017-02-24December 02 20172017-12-02