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A photograph of a temple sanctum with an elaborately decorated deity murti pair, Shiva and Parvati, seated on a golden peetha under a garland-framed arch of marigolds, roses and yellow flowers. The left deity holds a trident and gold ornaments with a crescent on the crown, and the right figure wears a gold crown and a saffron-yellow garment. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a red-and-gold turban and a dark shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp in front of a silver vessel with a shivalinga-like form wrapped in flowers. Two people in saffron robes are partly visible at the left edge.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white, forming an arch behind the deities. Two seated deity murtis, one gold-faced with a crown and crescent-moon ornament and one in a yellow and maroon robe with a crown, sit on a silver throne. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a dark maroon garment and bangles holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. To the left a standing man with white-marked forehead, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-red dhoti stands near a garlanded Shiva lingam. A standing figure in an ornate crown is partly visible at left.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A temple shrine dominated by a pair of deity murtis seated before a golden arch, both draped in dense multicoloured garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and white flowers. The central murti wears a white and gold necklace and a tall turban-like headdress with a crescent; the right figure wears a yellow and red garment, a gold jewelled crown and ornate gold jewellery. A large brass kalasha-like vessel and a silver-and-gold vessel sit in front, with a lit oil lamp flame at left. At left a standing person in a dark maroon garment with long hair and gold bangles, hands folded in prayer, stands in front of the garlanded shrine.2017-12-02A photograph of a decorated temple sanctum with a large golden arch behind it. Seated central figures are sculpted deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with dense garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Shiva's form holds a trident-like ritual object and wears a crown with a crescent. Parvati wears a yellow and red sari and gold jewellery. At left, a standing figure in a saffron-coloured turban and a dark wrap, with long swept hair and bracelets, faces the shrine, with a deity figure beside him. A shivalinga with a horizontal tripundra is garlanded in front, and a decorated silver and gold stand sits in the foreground. Photographer's copyright text is visible at the lower right.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02