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A temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Two large painted deity figures stand on the left, one holding a trident-like weapon, with a tall brass lamp stand and a second brass oil lamp in the center. A brass kalasha and bowls sit on a grey stone platform with offerings, and a flower arrangement is on the right. A person in a white dhoti with a gold border bends low in the right foreground, offering prayers at the shrine. Blue curtains hang behind, and a small deity murti is garlanded at the centre of the platform.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A temple shrine with a deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati adorned with flower garlands, marigold strings and a gold-framed backdrop, set on a stone platform. Brass oil lamps, metal bowls of food offerings and a small figurine in red and white stand before the shrine. On the right, a standing man with long dark hair, wearing a cream-white dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, presses his palms together in namaskar. Blue drapes and garlands frame the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a shaved-headed priest seen from behind in a white dhoti and white shawl at left, facing the altar. Behind a white cloth-covered table, a large deity murti pair in ornate gold necklaces and crowns sits on a raised throne with a smaller red-clad figure beneath, surrounded by brass lamps, kalasha vessels and offerings. The priest appears to be performing puja or aarti. The photo is watermarked by the archive, which is omitted.2009-01-01A decorated temple shrine with marigold and yellow flower garlands draped along the stone platform and around the arch. Deity murti figures, a male and female pair with crowns and jewelled necklaces, stand behind a golden kalasha-like vessel and a small red-clad figurine with a garland. Brass oil lamps and a lamp stand sit in front. A person in white robes with a gold-bordered shawl bows low at the right side of the platform, while rows of metal plates and bowls line the foreground. Banana stalks and flowers decorate the background.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing a white and gold-bordered sari, bends forward with hands on a large ornate brass kalasha placed before the image. Behind is a deity pair of metal murti, one with a crown and garlands and one in a blue dress with jewelry, framed by a golden arch hung with marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple. Smaller red-clad figure with garland sits on the altar, with brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a lamp in front. Ritual abhishekam setting.2009-01-01A devotee in an orange sari and blouse bows forward with hands pressed toward a grey stone shrine platform decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. Behind the altar stand deity murti figures adorned with garlands, including a figure in red and gold, and a small framed image of a red-clad figure wrapped in flowers. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and plates of flowers rest on the platform, with a blue curtain and potted plants at the right. The scene suggests a puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2008-12-31