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A photograph of a shrine featuring two gilded deity murti seated side by side under an ornate golden arch against a red backdrop. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a brown turban, a crown-like headdress, a jewelled necklace and a pink and gold dhoti-style garment; a pink-and-gold cloth is draped beside it. The figure on the right wears a silver-embellished crown, a jewelled necklace and a green garment, and both are garlanded with white and orange flower garlands. A green cloth band stretches across the front, and a kalasha and brass oil lamps stand nearby. At right, a smaller golden statue of a bearded figure in a brown turban and rudraksha-style necklace is also garlanded. Multicoloured lights glow above. No living people are visible.

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May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24Photograph of a temple shrine with a silver-and-gold arch behind a seated pair of silver-finished deity murtis, a male figure holding a trident and a female figure in an ornate silver crown, both draped in pink and green silk with white and yellow garlands. Red and white flower garlands hang on the murtis and a small figure below. Brass oil lamps (dipa) stand on both sides, a bamboo-like staff rests across the front, and a bearded sage statue in a red turban and rudraksha garland stands at the right.2017-05-24May 26 20172017-05-26August 22 20172017-08-22May 24 20172017-05-24Photograph of two golden metal murti statues of Shiva and Parvati within a gilded arched niche with deep red curtains. The left figure, Shiva, wears an orange turban with a crown-like ornament, holds a trident and a drum, and wears a bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala and wears an orange wrap. The right figure, Parvati, wears a black and gold crown, an orange sari, layered gold necklaces and garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers. A large brass oil lamp with a flame stands in front of them, and the scene is lit warmly against an ornate temple stone wall.2009-06-01August 15 20172017-08-15February 01 20182018-02-01April 21 20152015-04-21A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, garlanded with flower garlands in red, white, yellow and green, with a shivalinga on a black pedestal in front. The deity figures wear gold crowns, jewelled necklaces, a green and gold dhoti and a teal and orange sari-like drape, one hand raised holding a trident. Flanking statues stand on either side, one in green dhoti with gold crown and garland, the other in red-brown robe and turban with garland. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground, and a red curtain frames the shrine arch. In the lower right, the back of a person's head is visible as they face the shrine. Small offerings of flowers lie on the altar base.2017-08-22Photograph of a shrine with three figures in an ornate silver-gilded arched niche. At centre sits a deity murti of Shiva with a crown, crescent ornament, trident and a wreath, seated beside a consort figure in a magenta and gold sari with a garland of pink and white flowers. Beside them stands a figure on the left in orange and green ritual dress with a green headwrap, a garland of yellow and white flowers and ornate jewellery. A black lingam stands on a platform before the deities.2017-09-05 +1 copies