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A temple shrine with a black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal at the centre, surrounded by gilded arches and deity murtis draped in garlands and green backdrop cloth. Behind the linga stand statues of a deity with a crown and an attendant figure. A standing person at right, seen from behind with shaved head and long hair at the back, wears a red-maroon dhoti and bangles and presses hands together in prayer before the shrine. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and flower petals scatter the platform. The scene suggests worship in a Shiva temple.

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September 05 20172017-09-05A photograph inside a temple shrine with gilded arched niches framing sculpted deity murtis draped in garlands and green backdrops. The central seated pair of deities sit above a dark stone shivalingam on a black stone base, with a brass oil lamp on each side. Two lamps and a small bronze figure stand on the stone platform, and a standing sage figure in ochre and red with a garland is at right. A single person in a dark red garment with long dark hair and gold bangles stands at the right edge, arms raised to the head in worship. A small cooling unit sits beside the shrine.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A photograph inside a stone temple shrine. A person in a red robe with long dark hair, arms raised with hands near the head, stands at the right edge facing the altar. On the altar are a black stone linga-like pedestal with a metal vessel and garlands, brass oil lamps, small brass figures and a black stone basin. Behind them, gilded figures of deities sit in shrine niches with green backdrops and red draperies, one wearing a red garment and garlands. A spotlight flares at the right, and yellow drapery hangs on the right side.2017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05September 11 20172017-09-11A figure with long dark hair and a red-orange garment wrapped around the body, adorned with a red-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. Ornate gold arches frame deity murtis: a crowned figure on the left, a goddess-like figure in pink and gold holding a ritual object, and a bearded sage in red-brown robes with a yellow-green garland on the right. A central lingam-like form is decorated with a multicolour flower garland and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and a grey heater is visible at the right edge.2017-09-02September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies