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Night photograph of a Shiva-Parvati murti pair seated on a golden pedestal inside a stone temple pavilion. The Shiva form wears a white dhoti and a crown, holds a trident-like staff, and is adorned with a white garland and silver necklaces. The Parvati form wears a red and green sari with a yellow and red flower garland and a crown, with long black hair falling down her back. Below, a black stone shivalinga stands on a golden yoni-pitha base, wrapped in a gold serpent, with flower petals scattered on the stone floor and small oil lamps glowing at the right edge. The statues are deity murti, not living people; no physical people are visible.

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A night photograph of a temple shrine showing a pair of seated metal murtis of Shiva and Parvati on a raised dark stone pedestal. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown with a crescent, holds a trident-like staff and a small drum, and wears a white shawl over a silver necklace. The figure on the right wears a red and green sari, a jewelled crown, a long garland of yellow and orange flowers and an ornate necklace. A small shivalinga with red kumkum sits at their feet on a golden base, and a brass oil lamp stands on the left beside a carved white stone pillar. Scattered flower petals and red powder lie on the floor, and rows of small lamps glow in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2007-02-16Night-time temple scene at a stone shrine with two seated deity murtis, one with a red and gold crown and white garlanded robe, the other with a tall crown and red and green garlanded sari. A woman in a cream and red sari with a floral border stands at left, reaching toward a brass pot and a small kalasha-like vessel on the stone platform, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. Brass lamps stand at right, and a man in white dhoti is partially visible at the far right edge. Stone pillars frame the mandapa. Possible abhishekam or puja.2007-02-16A photograph of an illuminated stone pavilion at night showing a seated gold-painted statue pair on a raised pedestal. The male figure wears a white head cloth, a white and gold-bordered dhoti, a large gold armband and holds a damaru-like drum and a hand in mudra, with a brown leopard-print-style covering over the torso. Beside him a female figure wears a red and green sari, a multi-strand necklace and a crown-like headdress. In front stand brass oil lamps, a kalasha, a small lingam-shaped vessel, a white dhoti-draped offering table, and a framed ornate deity murti. Grey carved pillars frame the shrine.2007-05-01 +1 copiesNight-time abhishekam at a temple shrine before a pair of deity murtis, one seated with a crown and red-and-green garment and garlanded with yellow and red flowers, the other similarly crowned and garlanded. A dark stone shivalingam sits on a black stone yoni-pitha base in front of them, a young man in a white shirt and beige trousers pours or offers liquid over it. An older man in white shirt and dhoti stands nearby with hands clasped, and a figure in saffron-orange robes stands at right beside brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha vessel. Marigold petals and flowers are scattered on the wet stone floor, with an ornate grey pillar behind.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a shrine in a stone-pillared open pavilion at night, showing a pair of painted deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal. The male figure has a white head cloth, a patterned upper garment, and a white and gold dhoti, and holds a trident-like staff in one raised hand. The female figure wears a red and pink skirt, a multi-strand beaded necklace and bangles. Before them stand a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps, a golden kalasha, a small ornamental arch, and brass vessels draped with white cloth with gold borders, on a dark granite floor.2007-05-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a pair of deity murtis seated on a decorated stone pedestal inside a carved stone shrine at night. The two figures are gilded metal images wearing ornate crowns, layered garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, and jewelled necklaces. The left figure holds a trident-like staff and wears a white dhoti with a red sash, while the right figure wears a red-and-gold garment. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a red-gold silk cloth drapes the base with flower offerings below.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a decorated pair of seated deity murti under a stone temple canopy with carved pillars. The male deity, with a crown and a trident and drum-like hand implement, wears white and red-gold dhoti-style cloth and a jeweled necklace. The female deity, seated beside him, wears a red blouse, a green skirt and an ornate gold necklace with a long braid. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape a central golden yantra-like plate and the base, and a white cloth backdrop hangs behind them.Night photograph of a shrine in a stone temple pavilion. Two bronze deity murtis sit on a raised plinth under carved granite pillars: the left figure, with a crown, holds a trident and wears a white dhoti with gold border and a garland of marigolds and white flowers; the right figure wears a red and gold sari, a crown, and a garland. Both are adorned with gold necklaces. In front stands an orange-draped lingam with a gold-bordered orange cloth, a horizontal white-and-black marking, and a gold snake-like band, with a patterned silver backdrop and green stones behind the murtis.2007-04-17A woman in a white short-sleeved top and white trousers stands barefoot at a temple shrine, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam. Behind her, a metal Shiva-Parvati style murti pair is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a white-clad Shiva figure wearing a crown and a red-and-gold sari-clad goddess figure. On the right, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands near brass kalasha pots. A woman in a lavender floral sari stands at the left edge. The setting is a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars.2007-02-16A photograph of a shrine at night showing a seated deity murti. Two brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass bowls with offerings and fruit sit at the front, with smoke drifting through the grey stone pillars. No people are visible in the scene.2007-02-16