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A temple shrine scene where a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and long dark braid stands at left, applying an offering to a central Shiva lingam wrapped in a garland of yellow, purple, red and white flowers. Behind the lingam sit golden deity murti figures with crowns and jewelled necklaces, framed by a multicoloured flower arch. A standing figure at right wears a leopard-print garment and a red and purple garland, and a brass oil lamp stands at each side. Priest-like figures in dhoti at left hold brass implements, and the shrine is decorated with yellow marigold garlands.

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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A temple ritual scene under a stone-roofed mandapa. Two deity murtis, one gold and one dark-faced, sit on a decorated throne framed by arches of yellow, purple, red and white flower garlands. A kalasha-style vessel and a lingam-like form are garlanded before them. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a long dark braid offers flowers toward the deities. Behind her a man with a white forehead marking and beaded necklaces and two other attendants in rust-coloured dhotis stand near the offering area. Brass oil lamps with flames stand at the right, and a lit lamp burns on the altar.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesA woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and long black hair stands at left, offering or pouring from a small vessel at a decorated shrine. Behind her, golden deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati-like forms stand under a golden arch framed with garlands of yellow marigolds, red, white and purple flowers. A central Shivalinga is adorned with yellow and multicolored flower garlands, and brass oil lamps flank the altar. At right, a bearded figure stands beside a flower-garlanded murti in a leopard-print garment. Brass lamps and a decorated altar complete the temple scene.2016-01-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-headed-to-the-side figure with long dark hair sits on a gold seat wearing a red-and-orange garment. Beside them, a gold deity murti is seated, wearing a crown and layered necklaces. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a small silver vessel and offering it toward the central seat, in what appears to be an abhishekam or aarti. The shrine is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and purple, red and white flowers. Two tall golden oil lamps stand in the foreground, a large brass kalasha sits at the centre base, and two painted portrait figures flank the scene. A photographer and onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2016-01-03