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Photograph inside a golden-framed temple shrine showing two large deity murtis seated side by side on a raised golden platform, one male figure in a red turban and blue dhoti with silver jewelry and a rudraksha-style blue bead garland, and a female figure in a yellow and red sari with layered necklaces. A golden kalasha-like object sits in front with a red and white flower garland draped down. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left blurs in motion, waving an object. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a small seated figure in orange robes is in the foreground below the platform. The temple stone pillars and carved gold archway frame the scene.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with two deity murti standing under a golden arched frame against a red curtain backdrop. The figure on the left holds a trident-like staff and wears a red crown, blue garment and white garland; the figure on the right wears a crown, yellow and red skirt and a long necklace. A golden kalasha or vessel sits at the centre in front of the deities, decorated with red and orange flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a standing man in white clothes with a yellow-and-white shawl stands at the left edge of the shrine. Orange curtains frame the sides of the carved stone niche.2010-07-09A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine where a seated deity pair is worshipped. The figures are painted murti with a blue-skinned figure in blue dhoti and ornate silver-and-gold jewellery holding a trident, beside a consort in red and gold sari with a crown and garlands. Between them a brass kalasha-like vessel and garlands of red and yellow flowers sit on a gold pedestal. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides. A priest in white dhoti and a yellow-green shawl waves a fan or chamara over the altar. Small figurines and a seated saffron-robed figure appear at the base of the altar.2010-07-09A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a priest in a white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl performing arati with a lamp, his arm blurred in motion. Before him, two ornately dressed deity murtis are seated on a golden throne, adorned with jewelled necklaces, crowns, and garlands of red and yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on the left, and a red curtain and carved stone pillars frame the scene. Small offerings and a copper vessel rest on the platform below. No physical people beyond the priest are visible.2010-07-13July 09 20102010-07-09A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl performs puja at a shrine in a carved stone temple. He holds a brass implement, with a smoky or incense cloud rising in front of him, beside tall brass oil lamps (lamps). Behind him stands a gilded deity murti pair seated on a golden throne with a red backdrop, one figure wearing a crown and red headdress, the other in a white and gold sari, both draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. A small figure in red and white sits at the base near offerings, brass vessels and flower petals on the altar.2010-07-13October 02 20142014-10-02A temple shrine photographed at night with golden arched framing and carved stone pillars. Two large deity murtis stand behind a golden lingam-style centerpiece draped with yellow and red marigold garlands; the left figure holds a trident and wears an ornate red crown with silver jewelry, and the right figure wears a silver crown and white jewelry. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the shrine. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged, tending offerings on a brass tray with flowers and a small lamp. Red curtains hang behind the shrine.2010-07-13July 08 20102010-07-08Photograph of a golden shrine arch framing an ornate murti of a deity couple seated together, one figure holding a trident-like staff and wearing an orange turban and jewelled necklaces, the other in orange and gold silk with a crown. Both are garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a silver kalasha and a gold-toned stand sit amid oil lamps. A man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste at the lower left, performing puja. Small brass lamps line the sides. Red curtains backdrop the shrine.2010-07-08June 12 20102010-06-12December 22 20092009-12-22October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies