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A temple shrine with a large Shiva lingam draped in yellow, orange and green marigold garlands, its face marked with white tripundra lines, placed before a golden-framed alcove holding two standing deity murti with crowns and ornaments. A priest with long hair and bare upper body in a rust-brown dhoti faces the lingam and performs an aarti with a lit lamp. A statue of a robed sage in a rust-brown turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at right beside a brass oil lamp, and a brass lamp also stands at left. Garlands drape the figures and pillars, and a small decorated deity murti sits at lower centre.

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November 11 20172017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A standing figure with long black hair and a bare back, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and gold armband, faces the central altar and performs worship with a hand raised near a gold lamp. Behind the altar stand large deity murtis with a crown, trident and bejeweled garments in purple and blue, flanked by floral garlands in rainbow colours. Brass oil lamps burn on both sides, and a decorated Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and mixed flower garlands sits in front, with a small ornamented figure below. A standing statue on the right wears a maroon turban and rudraksha-style necklace. The scene is a shrine puja.2017-11-11A photograph of a temple shrine with a large garlanded deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated under an ornate golden arch, decorated with rainbow-coloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A figure in a crown stands on the left in purple robes, and a guardian figure in a red turban and red robes stands on the right holding an oil lamp. At the centre, a Shiva lingam wrapped in flower garlands sits before the altar. A man in red-brown robes with long hair and a bare upper body stands at left centre, holding a lamp or ritual item toward the altar. Brass oil lamps burn on both sides, and a small figure is placed at the base. The scene suggests a puja or aarti before the deities.2017-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple sanctum with ornate deity murtis garlanded in multicolored flower garlands of yellow, orange, red, white and purple. Central seated figures with crowns and silver jewellery sit beneath an arched floral frame; a Shiva linga in the foreground is decorated with a garland and vibhuti-marked face. On the right a standing statue wears a red-orange turban, rudraksha-style mala and gold pendant beside a brass oil lamp. On the left a living man with a bare upper body and a brown-red dhoti stands with his palms joined near a statue, possibly performing puja. The scene is an abhishekam-style decoration with oil lamps and colorful garlands.2017-11-11A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigold-yellow, white, red and green flowers. Central on a raised dais sit two ornately adorned deity murti figures with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces and garlands. In front stands a Shiva-lingam-like form adorned with pink and white flower garlands and a large jewelled silver-white necklace. A devotee in a rust-coloured turban, bare-chested with a long dark shawl-like wrap and beaded garland, stands at left with folded hands. Two more gilded deity figures in turbans and garlands flank the scene, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor at the sides.2018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02November 11 20172017-11-11