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A devotee stands at left in a temple shrine, bare-chested with a maroon and gold dhoti and a red headband, hands raised in a folded-palm gesture. Before them is a dark black Shiva lingam on a black base, and behind it a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a throne decorated with multicolored garlands of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, purple and white. The murti at right wears a golden crown and jewelled necklaces, and holds a trident. A gold arched frame surrounds the shrine.

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A priest stands at left, bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, a red-and-gold head cord and gold bangles, placing a garland of mixed flowers on a shrine. Behind a black shivalingam on a dark base, a pair of gilded deity murtis sit on a red-and-gold throne draped in pink fabric, adorned with gold jewellery, crowns and garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. Long flower festoons hang from a golden arch above, indicating abhishekam or puja decoration in a temple sanctum.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine during a Shiva worship ceremony. Two gilded deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati sit on a throne-like peetha, both wearing heavy gold jewellery, crowns and ornate garlands, with a multicoloured floral arch of red, yellow, purple and white flowers behind them. In front stands a black lingam on a dark stone base. A woman in a bare-shouldered maroon-and-gold sari with a braid and a headband stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in a rust-coloured dhoti holds a brass tray of flowers at the edge. Another gilded figure is partly visible at right.2015-02-17 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 copiesA devotee in maroon and gold ritual dress stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Behind a black Shiva lingam on a black base, a seated deity murti in gold ornaments and jewelled necklaces holds a trident, with a garland arch of red, yellow, pink and white flowers framing it. A small oil lamp and a brass vessel are visible at the right edge. Shrine and garland details suggest a temple puja setting.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies