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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated side by side on a sanctum platform, adorned with silver jewellery, gold crowns and crescent ornaments, and a garland-decorated arch of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. A pair of gold-faced figures stand to the right and left of the central murti, both draped in garlands, and a small black linga stands in front of the central pair. A standing priest in a maroon-brown garment with a red shoulder cloth holds a metal vessel at left, while a person in a brown dhoti with bare upper body and raised arm pours or offers at the centre foreground. Small brass lamps and figures sit at the base. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a shrine interior showing a deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a dark Shivalinga base, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, white, yellow and purple and gold-toned jewelled ornaments. A standing person in a dark red-brown dhoti-style robe with gold borders faces the deities, arm raised, holding an object. To the left another person in a similar dark red robe with gold trim, wearing white ritual garments and beaded necklaces, stands at the edge of the frame. Two more statues flank the shrine, one in a red and gold garment with a red turban, the other with a yellow-and-purple garland. A small golden figurine and a brass kalasha-like object sit on the floor before the altar, and a reclining figure in pink cloth lies at the right. The setting is a stone-walled temple sanctum with a golden arch overhead.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands arranged in a rainbow arch. Two people stand at left in saffron and maroon robes; one holds a lit lamp toward the murti, and another in a dark turban and gold-banded maroon cloth stands near the shrine. A small brass figure and a shivalinga-style offering sit on the platform in front. A third garlanded murti stands at right in a maroon garment. A visible temple setting with golden kalasha-like crest overhead.2016-03-07Night photograph of a Shiva and Parvati murti pair seated on a raised dais inside a shrine, decorated with multicoloured garlands of yellow marigolds and red, white and purple flowers arching behind them. A black Shivalinga stands on a pedestal before the deities, surrounded by heaped white offerings. Three standing devotees in orange and maroon clothing and maroon turbans attend the scene, one in a dark cloth holding a vessel while another stands at left in orange robes. A small golden figure and a gold kalasha-shaped object sit on the floor in front, consistent with a padapuja or abhishekam being performed. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the attendants are shown as priests and devotees.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva temple scene at night, showing a woman in a reddish-brown draped garment with gold border pouring water or milk over a dark black linga in an abhishekam. Behind the linga stand gilded deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, Shiva with a crown and white dhoti, Parvati wearing layered jewelled necklaces, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers arranged in an arch. Gilded attendant statues in red and gold robes flank the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Shiva abhishekam-style ritual. In the centre, a seated Shiva and Parvati murti in ornate silver jewellery and white and red garments sit on a dark pedestal, with a Nandi-like seated figure and small brass deities below. A large floral arch of yellow, orange, white and red garlands frames the deities. On the left, a man with a large black turban, bare-chested with a brown dhoti and gold waist band and necklaces, pours liquid from a silver vessel over the murtis, while two attendants in orange and maroon robes stand beside him. A third standing figure in a maroon garment is partly visible at the far left.2016-03-07