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Golden shrine of a Hindu deity murti flanked by two guardian statues with red and white flower garlands. Two devotees in orange cloth stand before the central shrine: a bearded man in an orange dhoti with hands folded in prayer, and a second person in an orange wrap and leopard-print top holding a small object, performing worship. The central deity figure wears a tall crown, ornate jewelled necklaces and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, seated on a throne. A small silver kalasha or lingam-form object sits at the base, surrounded by floral garlands. Ornate gilded arches decorated with mirror work frame the scene, and a lion figure appears at the base. Setting resembles a temple sanctum in an ashram.

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December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20A photograph of a gold-ornamented shrine with large statues of a deity pair, a male figure crowned with a tall ornate headdress and a female figure in a red and green sari with jewelled necklaces, standing above a black shivalinga-style pedestal being bathed. Two living people are at the lower left and centre: a bearded man in saffron robes with palms joined, and a woman in an orange cloth and leopard-print top pouring liquid from a vessel onto the lingam. Flanking statues wear red turbans, marigold garlands and hold a kalasha. Lion figures sit at the base beside floral offerings.2018-12-20 +1 copiesApril 07 20192019-04-07December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva-Parvati style figures: a central Shiva figure with a crown, crescent and trident-like emblem, and a consort figure in gold and red garments, both draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and purple flowers. In front stands a Shiva linga draped in flower garlands with a kumkum-marked base, and oil lamps and a basket of offerings sit before it. On the left stands a dark-skinned figure with long hair and a yellow garment, and on the right another murti in a red headwrap with a rudraksha-style necklace and flower garlands. Golden arches frame the shrine. A camera operator is visible at lower right. The figures are statues rather than living people, and no physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-12-02Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, adorned with layered gold jewellery, a gold crown and a trident held in hand, backed by a large arch of garlanded flowers in red, orange, yellow and purple. In front stands a black Shivalinga on a black pedestal. At left, a man bare-chested with a brown-red dhoti and a flower garland with hands folded in namaskar faces the shrine in prayer. At right, a golden statue of a sage stands beside the arch wearing a garland.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 24 20152015-11-24December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva-Parvati form at centre, with a crescent moon on the crown, draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers and a gold arch behind. A bearded figure in a light-coloured dhoti stands at left beside a priest in saffron-orange cloth and a black-and-white figure in orange headwear, while a large oil lamp (deepam) stands at right beside a standing gold-clad statue. Two seated bodies of the murti are wrapped in flower garlands and gold jewellery, with kumkum and vibhuti marks.2017-12-02