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A photograph of a shrine display with three metal murti statues under red and multicolour canopy umbrellas. The central figure is a dancing Shiva-form deity within an ornate dark metal prabhavali arch, adorned with a crown, layered silver jewelry, a green silk garment and a gold garland. Flanking figures wear gold and orange garments with gold necklaces, and brass lamps stand in front. Golden arches frame the side figures. The setting is a temple-style shrine hall with pink and red drapes.

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April 27 20162016-04-27September 03 20162016-09-03 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati-like figures seated on a raised platform framed by an ornate gilded arch. The central murti wears a red and yellow head-cloth, a heavy beaded necklace and thick garlands, with a tall decorated crown-like headdress and a trident in one hand. Flanking figures stand with hands in anjali, wearing orange and maroon dhoti cloths, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and yellow marigold garlands. Brass kalasha-style oil lamps, a tray of offerings and a white cloth sit on the floor before the murti, with a saffron cloth and yellow flower garlands arranged on the platform. The statues are clearly sculptures, and no living people are visible.2014-09-30A shrine niche in a stone temple showing a central shiva lingam decorated with a white flower garland and a large golden yoni-pitha base, with a gold and jewelled crown-like mukha in front. Behind it stand two large metal deity murtis in gold-trimmed red and orange garments with ornate necklaces and flower garlands, one with a raised hand. Flanking side niches hold two more standing murti figures, one in gold dress with a silver-jewelled chest piece and one in orange robes with a garland. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and small brass vessels sit at the base. Red and white threads hang overhead.2017-01-04A shrine photograph of a temple sanctum with three statues in gilded arched niches set against red cloth backdrops. At centre, a seated deity murti with a golden crown and a serpent-hood canopy sits beside a consort figure in a red and green sari, both draped in yellow-and-white flower garlands and gold jewellery. To the left, a standing figure in purple robes and a tall crowned headdress wears a flower garland; to the right, a bearded figure in a red-brown robe and turban holds a rudraksha-style garland of white flowers. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides and a small silver stand holds offerings in front. No living people are visible.2017-09-03December 05 20162016-12-05August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesDecember 22 20172017-12-22A shrine niche of a temple showing a deity murti group under a gilded arched frame with a green curtain behind. A central deity figure with a red turban and crown is seated on a blue-and-green throne-like seat with a consort figure in a green garment beside. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang across the figures, with heavy gold necklaces and beaded malas. Two standing attendant statues flank the shrine in red and white dhotis with yellow and white garlands, and tall brass oil lamps stand at either side. Offerings and a red cloth sit before the murtis. No living people are visible.2014-10-11March 26 20202020-03-26A photograph of a gilded temple shrine with a golden arched niche framing a central seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers. The central figure holds a trident and a hand gesture, with a red curtain behind. Two standing gilded figures flank the shrine, each wearing garlands, and brass oil lamps stand in front. A golden kalasha-like vessel with a mala sits at the base of the shrine. No physical people are visible.2017-08-16 +1 copies