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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-and-gold-bead necklace and white sacred marks on his arm performs worship before a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on an orange-gold throne. The Shiva figure wears an orange turban, silver trident, and jewelled necklaces, while the goddess wears red-orange sari and long braid, both draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. A black Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni pedestal in the foreground, with a small white marble seated statue and a turquoise curtain behind. The priest's hands are extended over the lingam in offering.

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September 13 20112011-09-13September 13 20112011-09-13A temple shrine photograph showing a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a beaded necklace pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a dark black lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him stands a pair of metal murti deities seated on a throne: the figure on the left wears an orange turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and a crown, while the figure on the right wears a red sari-like garment and a long braid, both decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. A turquoise curtain and an ornate gold arch frame the shrine, and a small white marble seated statue of a devotee stands at the lower left. Strictly, the priest is a physical person; the deities are statues.2011-09-13September 13 20112011-09-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch framing two large deity murtis seated on a raised platform draped in yellow and blue fabric. The central figure wears an orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a trident, with a consort beside him in a crown and garlands. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl kneels at lower left with hands folded in namaskar, his forehead and arms marked with white paste. Red and orange garlands hang over the shrine, with a kalasha, brass vessels and oil lamps placed before it. A small red-clad figure stands at right beside another lamp. The man is a priest or devotee; no identifiable a person is visible.2011-08-08A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left, holding a flaming oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stands a large gilded two-figure deity murti seated on a golden throne, one figure wearing a red-orange turban and holding a trident, the other with an ornate crown, both draped in red and orange garments with red and yellow flower garlands and pearl necklaces, set against a turquoise curtain. A black Shiva lingam sits on a black peetha in front. A small white seated figure with a red tilak is at lower centre, and a blue-robed standing deity figure stands in a niche at right. Ornate gold arches frame the shrine.2011-09-13A temple shrine decorated with garlands in red, yellow, orange, purple and white flowers, with a deity murti pair seated on a red throne-like platform. The central seated figure wears a red and orange turban with a crescent, a gold necklace and rudraksha-like beads, and holds a sword. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at left pouring or offering, while a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Brass oil lamps flank the platform and a small kalasha sits at the base with small figurines.2014-11-28A temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow, pink, red and purple flowers frames a golden deity pair seated on a red cloth. The central figure wears a red turban with a crescent, a gold necklace and a blue robe, while the seated consort wears a gold crown, purple garment and gold jewellery. A black lingam sits in front, wrapped in flower garlands, and smaller gold-coloured attendant figures stand on either side. A standing priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and bare upper body, wearing a white sacred thread, offers flowers at the shrine.2014-11-28December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20112011-12-27A priest in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl stands at the lower left of a shrine, bending forward to offer a flower garland over a black Shivalinga set on a dark stone yoni pedestal. Behind the linga, large golden-bodied murtis of Shiva and Parvati sit on a red cloth-draped dais, Shiva wearing a red turban with a crescent emblem, a trident held in his raised hand and gold necklaces, Parvati in a purple sari with a gold crown and ornaments. Dense garlands of marigolds, roses and white jasmine in red, yellow, orange and purple frame the scene. Flanking murtis stand on either side, with garlanded gold figures and a brass lamp stand at the right edge. The shrine is ornate stone with carved pillars. The photograph is a temple abhishekam or puja setting, with no living audience visible.2014-11-28January 17 20102010-01-17