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Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti flanked by two smaller standing figures, all draped in red garments with orange and yellow marigold garlands and rudraksha-style beads. A priest in white dhoti holds a lit lamp aloft before the central figure while a group of devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand with folded hands. A woman in a blue sari and a woman in yellow and white stand among them. Red curtains hang at the right and a stone temple structure with carved pillars frames the shrine. The scene shows an aarti offering at the shrine.

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September 30 20142014-09-30February 14 20162016-02-14July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a stone shrine open to the outdoors, with orange curtains and carved pillars framing the scene. Two deity murti stand in the shrine, one with a red crown and gold garlands, the other with yellow and orange marigold garlands, before a gold-framed arch. A bare-chested priest in a red shawl and white dhoti stands at the altar, a white-clad priest in a yellow-bordered dhoti works at the front altar, and orange-robed devotees stand nearby. Brass oil lamps, a gold offering tray with marigold flowers and fruit, and a garlanded pot sit on the altar platform. A tall man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right corner.2010-07-21December 11 20092009-12-11July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of a shrine niche with a grey stone surround and golden arch, holding a group of painted deity murtis. Central figures are a seated deity with a crown, rudraksha-style necklaces and a raised hand holding a trident, beside a consort in red dress with floral garlands. Two attendant figures in red and green stand on either side, and a small pedestal in front holds a decorated deity image, flower garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and brass oil lamps. A single man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on the platform at the lower left, facing the shrine in what appears to be puja. No swami figure is visibly present in the image.2014-07-11October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA night photograph of devotees at a temple shrine, viewed from behind. Many people in white dhotis and white garments, some with brown or saffron shawls over their shoulders, stand in rows with hands folded facing a gilded deity murti group. The central figures are a Shiva-form murti with trident and jewelled ornaments seated beside a goddess-form murti in a red-draped arch, with flower garlands at the base and oil lamps glowing on the sides. A smaller murti stands to the left. Ornate painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the scene.2016-07-18A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine under a corrugated roof with a steel frame. Inside a carved grey stone structure with gold-framed arch, a black deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a consort murti in pink and gold sari are adorned with yellow, white and red marigold garlands. Two priests in white dhotis stand before a fire pit with a flame and kalasha-style oil vessel; the standing priest in a yellow waist cloth and white shirt tends the flame while the other holds his hands in namaskar. Red cloth hangs on the sides, a partly visible seated person appears at the lower left, and orange cloth lies at the base of the shrine.2008-04-07July 21 20102010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22