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A 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.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a shrine tableau with a central Shiva-Parvati-style deity murti flanked by two standing statues on the left and right, all draped with yellow and red-and-white garlands and set before an arched floral backdrop. A living bearded man in an orange-brown dhoti with a leopard-print shawl, a dark head wrap, rudraksha mala and white gloves raises his hand in blessing in front of a shivalinga on a black pedestal. Marigold garlands and small deity figures lie at the base, and an oil lamp is visible at the lower left. Readable copyright text overlays the lower right of the image.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A shrine photograph of a decorated deity tableau framed by a stone arch wreathed in yellow marigolds and red-and-white flower garlands, with a red curtain at right. Central Shiva-Parvati murti stands with a white shivalinga and kumkum-marked faces, flanked by larger statues: a figure at left holding a trident and an ornate chest-length necklace, and a figure at right in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha-style mala. In the centre front a living man stands in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with rudraksha beads, a dark turban and bindi, one hand raised in blessing, with a flower garland hanging nearby. Marigold strands and small flower offerings lie on the floor.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 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.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13