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Golden statues of deities in a temple alcove framed by an ornate gilded arch and a red curtain. The left figure, a male deity with a red turban bearing a crescent and a tilak, holds a trident and a staff, wearing red garments, gold necklaces and a red shawl. The central female deity wears a gold crown, blue garment, gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beads, holding a lotus-like hand gesture and standing behind a kalasha with yellow and red flower garlands. To the right, a golden devotee statue in a dark turban and layered beaded necklaces with yellow garlands raises a hand in blessing beside an oil lamp. No living people are visible.

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December 03 20142014-12-03Gilded statues in a temple shrine: a central deity murti with four arms, holding a trident and other implements, seated before a red draped curtain, flanked by a seated consort figure with gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. To the left stands a gilded sage-like figure in a red turban and orange-brown dhoti, adorned with layered garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers and beads. Right side shows a gold kalasha-style pedestal and a gilded serpent-shaped form with yellow and red floral garlands. These are statues, not living people.2014-12-04Two gilded deity murtis sit side by side on a raised seat beneath an ornate gold arch against a red velvet backdrop. The figure on the left wears an orange turban and a red and gold garment, holds a staff and a gold mace-like object, and is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and layered jewelled necklaces. The figure on the right wears a jewelled crown, a red stone pendant and white floral garlands, and holds a small green object. Golden oil lamps and flower offerings in orange, pink and green sit at the lower edges, with a carved stone pillar on the right. No living people are visible.2010-10-11May 29 20132013-05-29June 18 20092009-06-18April 24 20132013-04-24August 23 20152015-08-23Photograph of a golden deity murti group in a temple niche framed by ornate gilded arch and red drapery. Central figure of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, the Shiva figure wearing a red turban with crescent, tripundra on forehead, rudraksha and gold necklaces, holding a trident and a small drum-like object; the seated consort wears a blue sari and jewelry, holding a lotus-style object. Before them stands a shivalinga with marigold and red flower garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps. To the left, a standing golden statue of a robed sage with red turban, crescent emblem, garlanded and raising a hand in blessing. No physical people visible.2014-12-03October 11 20142014-10-11Two gilded metal statues of a deity couple seated on a red draped throne in a temple. The male figure on the left holds a trident and a damaru-like drum, wears an orange and yellow turban, a pink garment, a layered jewelled necklace and a yellow garland. The female figure on the right wears a gold crown, white and silver ornaments, a cream sari with gold border, and holds a small object in her hand, with a red and yellow garland. Both have vertical tilak markings.2016-06-15September 19 20112011-09-19January 19 20132013-01-19