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A 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.

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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 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.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for a festival. A deity murti pair stands in an arched niche framed with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a white cloth-draped altar and brass lamps and vessels in front. Rows of stainless steel bowls filled with offerings are arranged on maroon-draped tables in the foreground. A woman in a white sari stands at the shrine's side, and a person in orange robes stands on the left beside a figure in white ceremonial clothes. Banana plants and blue drapes frame the scene, with flower arrangements and a banana bunch hanging at the right.2009-01-01A decorated temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple under an arch of yellow and orange marigold garlands and purple flowers, with a smaller idol on the stone altar below. Blue velvet drapes frame the shrine, and banana bunches and hanging flower decorations hang at the sides. Tiers of steel bowls filled with food offerings on red-draped platforms flank both sides of the altar, indicating 1008 naivedyam offerings. A single person in a white dhoti with gold border bows at the altar in front, and another man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph inside a decorated temple shrine with a stone and gold-trimmed altar holding a deity murti pair draped in marigold garlands. A standing man in white ritual dress with a cream shawl and long dark hair wears a red-and-orange flower garland and stands beside tiered stacks of silver bowls filled with offerings, which line the foreground. Blue velvet drapes frame the shrine, with hanging banana bunches, flower arrangements, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha nearby. Fresh marigold and yellow garlands trail along the stone platform. Setting suggests a puja or naivedyam offering.2009-01-01