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Photo of a temple shrine with a large golden arched niche holding two painted deity murtis: a figure with red turban and multiple arms holding a trident, and a companion figure wearing a conical crown, both draped in green cloth and rudraksha and floral garlands. In front, a white-draped shivalinga adorned with flowers and a kalasha rests on a stone platform. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala, bent over offerings, performs puja at the altar. To the right, a standing person in saffron robe with gold border and bare upper body stands with hands held, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps flank the altar and a small figure in green niche shows a standing devotee with hands folded. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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Photograph of a temple shrine with a large carved stone structure framed by gold arches and green curtains. Two painted deity murti figures stand behind an altar, one holding a trident and one with raised hands, both draped in garlands and red and pink cloth. A central shivalingam-like stone form is decorated with white and red garlands. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at left, tending brass vessels and a bowl on the altar. A standing figure with long hair in an orange-red dhoti and yellow sash, facing the altar, is seen from behind at right. A smaller painted figure in green and orange stands in a side niche with a brass lamp stand.2013-05-04May 04 20132013-05-04A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine showing a central deity murti pair of two standing figures with gold crowns and turbans, one in pink and red dhoti and one in green and red, each holding ritual objects, flanking a white-garlanded linga on a decorated altar with a kalasha pot on top. A small seated figure in a green and gold shrine niche sits to the right. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in saffron/orange cloth sits cross-legged before the altar, and a second person in orange robes bends forward at the lower right corner. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and flower garlands fill the altar. Two clearly visible people; the statues are not counted.2013-05-04A temple shrine photograph showing a large deity murti pair seated on a red-draped platform before a green and gold arched backdrop, with a Shiva lingam decorated with white flowers and garlands at the centre. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the base making offerings, with brass lamps, bowls of fruit and flowers arranged before him. On the right, a figure in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stands beside another lamp, and a saffron-robed person in the lower right walks past the frame. The stone pillars are carved and gilded.2013-05-05A photograph of a temple shrine. A large deity murti pair, one male with red headwear and multiple arms holding a staff and a vajra-like object, and one female with purple garments and a crown, sits on a golden-framed throne against a gold-orange curtain, with a golden Shiva linga decorated with garlands in purple, yellow and red in front. Small brass oil lamps stand at the base. At the lower left a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads presses his palms together in front of the shrine, and at the lower right a person in orange cloth with dark hair is partially visible. A standing figure in orange clothing and glasses stands in a niche at right. No clearly identifiable a person depiction is present.2013-02-20A photograph of a temple shrine with a large golden arch framing a pair of seated deity murti, a male figure in red garments and a female figure in green and red garments, both with crowns and garlands, with a Shivalinga adorned with white flower garlands in front of them. On the right, a standing statue in saffron-orange garments with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace holds its hands in anjali beside a brass oil lamp. A white-clad priest with a shaved head and tilak sits cross-legged at the lower left beside brass pots, a kalasha and flower offerings on a white-draped altar. Stone pillars with carved reliefs surround the shrine.2013-05-04May 05 20132013-05-05Photo of a temple shrine with a stone-carved pavilion and golden arched frame. Two large deity murti stand behind a white lingam garlanded with green leaves and a rudraksha mala; the left figure wears an orange turban and the right a tall gold crown. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, shaved head and rudraksha mala, hands folded in prayer, sits at the platform beside a brass oil lamp and kalasha. A standing woman in orange sari with a long braid faces the shrine, and a smaller female murti in orange garments sits in a side niche. Two brass lamps stand on the platform.2013-05-12February 24 20132013-02-24 +1 copiesMay 05 20132013-05-05A temple shrine with granite pillars and gold-arched niche holds two large painted deity murtis in red and green draped backdrop, one with a red turban and one with a tall crown; a shivalinga draped with white flower garlands sits on a white-covered altar with brass lamps, bell and offering plates. A shaven-headed priest in saffron robe sits cross-legged at left tending the altar. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, tilak on forehead, saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at right.2013-05-04A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.2013-04-18