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A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands and ornate golden arches. Behind a black stone lingam on a raised platform stands a golden deity murti wearing a garland, with a second garlanded deity figure flanking it. A woman in orange robes with a red head covering leans forward over a brass oil lamp. A small boy in a light patterned shirt reaches toward the platform. A woman in a pink sari leans in at the lower right, and a seated woman in orange sits at the left edge. Brass vessels sit at the bottom left, and a framed photograph sits on a small shrine.

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Inside a temple shrine, a priest in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head stands on a tiled platform offering a white flower to a woman in pink who holds her hands together in reverence. A second woman in orange stands at the left edge. Behind them are richly decorated deity murtis with garlands of white, red and yellow flowers, including a figure on the right adorned with a crown and a Vishnu-style figure on the left, beside a dark stone pillar and a brass oil lamp in the foreground. Gold arched frames and red and orange drapes surround the altar.2008-05-02A temple-style puja hall with several gilded arched shrines framing decorated deity murtis draped in colourful garlands. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth stands beside a stone altar with a nandi-like bull statue and brass lamps. A woman in orange sits cross-legged at the altar. In the foreground, a woman in white sits on the floor, two women in green and yellow saris kneel near a brass pot, and several standing women in orange, teal and purple saris and children watch the ritual. Brass lamps, a tall brass lamp stand and a rope-trimmed red table with offerings complete the scene.2008-07-15November 15 20072007-11-15August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNovember 15 20072007-11-15June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with a large black Shivalinga set in a dark stone yoni-pitha basin. A central figure in an orange-saffron cloth with long swept-back hair, a gold beaded necklace and a gold kamandalu-like vessel pours water over the linga. Behind him an attendant in orange robes stands on a stepladder holding a vessel, and another seated person in orange sits near a silver tray. A brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped top stands in the foreground, and a gold deity murti with red garlands and a tilaka-decorated silver idol stands at right. Water flows over the stone basin onto the tiled floor.2009-10-17November 15 20072007-11-15June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25