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A photograph of a shrine niche with a yellow-orange painted deity murti seated on a dark stone pedestal beneath an ornate silver arch topped with a face motif and a hanging brass lamp. The murti wears green and magenta beaded ornaments and holds ceremonial objects in its raised hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange sash stands at right, reaching toward the murti's head with a hand smeared with kumkum or turmeric paste, performing abhishekam-style worship. Rudraksha mala strands hang from the arch. A brass kalasha and a brass bowl with offerings sit on the floor, along with scattered petals and paper.

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Inside a temple shrine, a young man in a white dhoti and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder applies turmeric or sandal paste to a deity murti. The seated yellow-saffron painted murti has four arms, a dark face and a tall dark crown, and stands within a silver arch carved with a lion-face motif. Strands of rudraksha beads hang from the arch. A brass kalasha and metal bowls with offerings sit on the stone floor, along with scattered petals and paper. The walls are dark maroon polished stone.26 డిసెంబరు 2006September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copies26 డిసెంబరు 2006A photograph inside a shrine room of a devotee in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland around the neck, seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a black stone deity murti. The deity is adorned with white flower garlands, a silver crown, a gold and jewelled necklace, and a gold-yellow silk garment. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a silver arch frames the deity, with a small seated figure and an offering plate in front.2010-02-0326 డిసెంబరు 2006 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a room decorated for worship, showing a black stone deity murti seated beneath a large gilded arch. The murti wears a gold crown, a silver-and-gold necklace, a sacred thread, and holds a golden staff and a gold ornament, with a garland of red, yellow, orange and white flowers draped across it. In the foreground, a person in a white dhoti and shawl with dark hair is bent forward, facing the murti. Beside them stands a man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a red tilak, his hand near the murti. A brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial stands on the right, next to a vase of orange and pink flowers.2007-04-18Two shirtless priests in white dhotis stand before a dark stone murti draped in a yellow and red silk cloth with a green border, garlanded with pink flowers. The priest on the left holds a brass oil lamp with multiple lit wicks in front of the deity, while a lit lamp burns on a stand at the upper right. A golden arched frame surrounds the murti against a grey stone wall. The priests wear sacred threads and rudraksha malas, and their faces are not visible. This is an aarti offering before a deity, shown in a temple shrine.2012-05-21May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies