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A photograph of a shrine niche lit with string lights, showing two standing deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers. The left figure wears a red and peach skirt and holds a staff-like object; the right figure wears a pink skirt and ornate jewellery. In front, a seated figure on a white-draped seat is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a brass standing lamp stands beside them. A person in saffron/orange robes lies prostrate on the platform in front of the murti and seat, with a white cloth on the floor, indicating a devotee performing padapuja or prostration before the altar.

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Photograph of a festive stage shrine lit by small string lights, with two large deity murtis draped in marigold and multicolored flower garlands. The left murti wears a pink and red skirt and holds a staff, while the right wears an orange blouse and silver-embellished ornaments. In front, a white-draped seat is garlanded, with a tall brass oil lamp beside it. A person in orange clothing lies prostrate on the front step, and a figure in red stands at the far right edge. Gold-framed arch and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2008-10-03Night photograph of a temple shrine during a festival, with two large decorated deity murti figures standing on the left. Both are draped in pink and orange satin skirts and wear floral garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. A large cobra-hooded figure with red and yellow garlands sits on a white-draped platform beside a brass oil lamp and brass vessels. In the foreground, a person in orange robes lies prostrate on the stone platform, with white cloth nearby. Strings of small lights and a gilded arch frame the scene.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03Night photograph of a temple-style shrine decorated with a gilded arch and carved stone pillars, with fairy lights strung across the ceiling. Two deity murtis stand within the arch, draped in marigold and red flower garlands, and the central figure wears a red crown and ornate jewellery. In front, a seated priest in an orange cloth and a white-clothed attendant sit beside brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha and small bowls, performing puja. Blurred foreground figures in white and dark clothing are partly visible.2008-10-02A night-time photograph of an illuminated shrine with fairy lights strung along the roof beams. Two deity murtis stand in a gilded arched niche draped with a dark cloth, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands; one figure wears a red and pink dress and the other a silver-and-pink garment. A brass oil lamp stands on a white-draped table to the right beside a flower-garlanded object, and carved stone pillars frame the scene. No physical people are visible.2008-10-04December 28 20112011-12-28October 03 20082008-10-03A devotee in orange robes stands at left with hands folded in prayer, marked with white ash on the arms, beside brass oil lamps. Under a gilded arched shrine with blue drapes, a pair of deity murti sit enthroned, one in red and gold with a crown and garlands, the other in blue with a crown. Marigold and yellow flower garlands hang on the murtis and a kalasha-style pot is placed before them, with brass vessels and an oil lamp on the floor in front. A smaller figure in orange and red garlands sits at the foot of the shrine. A second orange-robed person kneels at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja at a temple shrine.2009-01-02August 26 20072007-08-26A temple shrine with a large golden arch framing two life-size deity murti seated side by side on a raised pink-draped platform, backed by gold and orange curtains. The central figure wears an orange-red turban and multi-strand necklaces and holds a trident-like staff; the figure to the right wears a dark crown with a gold ornament and a green and gold garland. Red and yellow marigold garlands drape the platform, with a small Shiva lingam-like stone with orange cloth at the front. A seated priest in orange-brown robes sits at lower left with palms pressed together in prayer, and a lit oil lamp stands on the right beside a golden shrine niche holding a small figure wrapped in red and garlanded in yellow flowers. Brass vessels and a lamp sit on the floor in front.2011-10-13Photograph of a temple abhishekam before a gilded deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden throne framed by a arch of multicolored flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. The seated couple wear heavy gold necklaces, crowns and pink-red silk. A bare-chested priest in an orange-striped dhoti pours or touches a black shivalingam on a pedestal, while a second priest in a brown-red cloth and rudraksha mala stands at left and a gilded attendant figure with a dark tiered topknot and folded hands stands at right. Brass vessels sit at the lower left. Only priests are physical people; the gilded figures are statues.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJune 27 20092009-06-27