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A woman in a lime-green saree with a green blouse stands at left, bending forward with her hands raised in prayer before a decorated shrine. Behind her, two large deity murtis stand under an arch of marigold garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. The central murti wears an orange turban and gold necklaces, holding a trident, and the right murti wears a tall gold crown and green-and-red garments. In front, a shivalinga sits on a stone altar draped with a garland and an orange cloth, and a small seated figure in a white and green garment and a green turban is at the base. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides in a stone temple hall. This is a temple worship scene.

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A devotee in orange robes with bare upper body and a long dark braid stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a richly decorated shrine. Behind him are two tall golden deity murtis, one with a raised hand and trident-like emblem, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, purple, yellow and green, gold necklaces and orange cloth. In front, a smaller seated figure in orange with a white face and garlands sits beside a dark stone murti wearing a silver crown and rudraksha beads. Brass oil lamps and a flower offering sit at the edges of the altar, set within carved stone pillars.2011-12-11A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and orange lower cloth stands at left, reaching toward a gilded deity murti. The central golden deity wears an orange turban and ornate necklaces and holds a golden ritual implement. A standing gilded figure in orange robes and a crown stands at right with a garland. In front, a smaller black stone figure is adorned with vibhuti-marked brow and orange cloth, with a brass vessel and a white statue of a seated saint in orange wrapped in a yellow garland. A brass oil lamp stands at right, and the scene is lit by warm light.2011-12-11December 13 20112011-12-13A decorated shrine holds a deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati figure, both adorned with colourful garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white, and gold ornaments. A shaved-headed priest in a bare-chested state with a purple and orange cloth stands at the right, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps, offering plates and flower arrangements sit before the deities, with orange drapes behind and carved stone pillars framing the scene.2011-12-03December 16 20112011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12December 11 20112011-12-11January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A standing figure in a flowing orange robe with long, loose dark hair pours liquid from a vessel toward a black shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is seated, adorned with gold ornaments, a jeweled necklace, and a red-and-gold silk sari-like garment, framed by a heavy garland of yellow, red, orange and purple flowers. A white marble statue of a seated figure with raised hand sits in the foreground, and tall brass oil lamps stand on either side. At the lower left, two people with palms pressed together in prayer wear orange and maroon robes. The scene reads as abhishekam at a linga.2010-02-12A temple shrine decorated with garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. A standing woman in a maroon sari with gold border, bangles and long dark hair holds a lamp or camphor flame toward the deities. Behind her, gold-clad deity murti of a male and female pair, the male wearing an orange crown and the female in red and gold silk with a crown, stand above a garlanded shivalinga-style form. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides and a yellow cloth hangs at right.2011-12-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Two gilded deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati stand behind a dark cylindrical lingam on a pedestal, with a small white stone figure seated below. A woman in a long orange sari stands at left, pouring from a small vessel over the lingam. At the lower left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a woman in orange kneel with hands folded in devotion. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine and red curtains hang at the sides.2010-02-12