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Photograph of a temple shrine with a large golden-arched frame and red drape behind a pair of deity murtis, one holding a mace-like staff and the other a trident-like staff, both adorned with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces and green and red garments. A tall shivalingam with a silver-toned body sits in front, draped with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops stand on both sides, and a small seated figure in red garments appears in the lower foreground near the base. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity pair in an ornate golden arch framed by carved stone pillars and a red curtain. Two standing murti figures, one with a tall orange and red crown and the other with a white crown, wear red, orange and green garments and layered jewellery. Long marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple hang across them. In front stands a golden shivalinga-like vessel with a tall gold kalasha. Tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine on both sides. At the bottom a small figure in orange robes sits before the altar. No physical people are prominent in the frame apart from a partial figure at the lower left edge.2010-10-12December 31 20112011-12-31A golden-framed shrine niche shows a pair of ornately decorated metal murti of a male and female deity seated together on a raised golden pedestal behind an elaborate arch. The male figure wears a red turban and holds a trident, and the female figure wears a gold crown and gold jewellery. Both wear green and yellow drapery, and the lower part of the image shows a silver lingam at the centre with garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers draped around the murti and pedestal. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and the background is a deep red cloth. No physical people are visible.2010-10-13A gilded shrine niche framed by carved stone pillars shows two large deity figures seated side by side on a golden throne-like pedestal before a red curtain. The figure on the left wears an orange-red turban-style crown, a jewelled necklace and a green skirt, and holds a gold staff; the figure on the right wears a tall gold crown, red and white ornaments and a green skirt. Between them stands a golden shivalinga-style vessel with a row of five upright projections, wrapped in yellow, red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the shrine. In front, a person in a red-and-white garment sits in a seated devotional posture at the base, with a small brass vessel nearby. Deity murti, puja setting.2010-10-11November 17 20102010-11-17A temple shrine lit by brass oil lamps (deepas) and draped in marigold garlands. Two painted deity murtis stand in a gilded arched niche framed by carved stone pillars and orange-red curtains. The central deity wears a red crown and red-orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, and the figure beside it wears a red crown and red dress. A Shivalinga-like object sits on a raised platform in front, with a small seated figure in orange robes at the base of the platform beside brass vessels and offerings. A small red deity figure sits at the right edge. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang around the murtis.2010-10-12April 05 20122012-04-05June 13 20132013-06-13June 15 20162016-06-15A photograph of an illuminated temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a gilded arched frame. Two large deity murtis stand behind a golden lingam with a red garland; the figure on the left wears a crown and holds a trident-like staff, and the figure on the right wears a tall crown and jewelled ornaments. Garlands of orange and yellow flowers hang from both figures. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine. In the foreground a small seated figure in red robes. Watermarked archive image with no physical people visible.2010-10-11Interior shrine photograph of a temple sanctum with a gilded arched frame and a red curtain behind two large deity murti figures. The central figure wears an orange crown and red garments, the figure on the right wears a tall gold crown and holds a staff, and both are draped in green cloth and garlands of orange, pink and yellow flowers. In front stands a golden Shiva lingam wrapped in flower garlands, with a seated figure in red and white clothing and a small gold kalasha before it. Tall brass oil lamps line both sides of the platform, and grey carved stone pillars frame the scene. No living crowd is visible.2010-10-11A photograph of a temple shrine showing two painted deity murti seated side by side within a golden arched frame against a red backdrop. The figure on the left wears an orange dhoti and a tall crown, holds a trident, and is adorned with a silver necklace; the figure on the right wears a red and orange sari with red beaded jewellery. Both are draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands. In front stands a black linga draped with garlands, a cobra hood above it, and several brass oil lamps surround the platform. No people are visible.2010-10-12