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A photograph inside a temple shrine with a lit oil lamp at right. Three deity murtis stand before an ornate gilded backdrop, garlanded with multicoloured flower strings in red, pink, yellow and white. At centre, a seated deity murti wears gold ornaments and a crown beside a larger standing figure. Two devotees face the shrine: a man in a white shirt at left holds folded white cloth, and a person in a dark red-brown robe with a white flower garland at right has hands raised in offering. The scene reads as puja with garlands and folded cloth offered to the deities.

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January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03A photograph of a temple shrine at dusk where several priests in orange and maroon dhotis with gold borders, and one priest in a white dhoti with gold border, are decorating a deity murti. The murti of a crowned, seated deity couple, adorned with gold jewellery, is festooned with long garlands in pink, purple, yellow and white flowers forming an arch behind them. A priest in a red garment stands on a raised platform reaching up to adjust the garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a kalasha and small offering plates sit on the floor, and a marigold garland decorates the lower steps. Four visible people stand near the shrine. a person's presence is not clearly established.2014-11-26A photograph inside a temple shrine. Two men sit or stand in the foreground with their backs toward the camera: the man on the left is bare-chested with white ash stripes on his body and a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right wears a dark robe, a long swept-back hair, a bead mala and a white-and-red floral garland. Before them, a golden shrine arch holds a deity murti in red-brown and gold garments with a garland of yellow and red flowers, flanked by a larger deity pair with garlands and a trident. A tall brass lamp stands at right, lit oil lamps sit on a silver tray, and pink and orange flowers are placed on the floor.2017-10-18A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a throne, decorated with gold jewellery, flower garlands in red, yellow and green, and a golden arch behind them. In front stands a black stone shivalinga-like altar with a small kalasha and flower offerings. Three male priests in saffron-orange and white attire stand at the sides, one holding a lamp and another holding a small offering, while a stone pillar and oil lamps frame the scene. Marigold petals cover the floor and a decorative bunting hangs below.2015-02-17A photograph inside a temple shrine during an evening abhishekam. A figure in orange-red clothing stands behind a deity murti decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers, pouring liquid from a silver vessel. Two men in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth attend the murti, one holding a silver container. A small figure in orange and red is seen at the right, and oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine.2014-11-26February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph inside a temple shrine lit by oil lamps. Two figures in the centre-right stand before a golden-framed arch hung with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, framing a metal deity murti seated with a trident and a second figure. Foreground, several men in dark red-brown and maroon robes and rudraksha-style beaded garlands stand near a black stone platform with a short lingam-form object; one man in the foreground holds a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and shawl works at the left edge, and a lamp stand with a lit flame is at right. Visible people: about four standing priests or devotees in the foreground plus one or two partly visible in the background.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple shrine with a large shivalinga-style abhishekam setup in the centre, a dark stone lingam base before a pair of deity murtis, one seated and crowned with gold ornaments and a multi-coloured flower garland arch behind them. A standing figure in a dark ochre garment with a gold necklace stands to the right of the deity, holding a lit oil lamp, while two shaved-headed priests in saffron-coloured dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at the left with ritual vessels and lamps. Marigold and rose garlands frame the shrine, with brass oil lamps on stands and kumkum and flowers scattered on the platform.2015-02-17A temple shrine interior with a dark stone shrine wall and gold-framed niches holding three deity murtis: a central pair seated on a raised platform with a shivalinga, flanked by standing figures wrapped in garlands of yellow and white flowers. A priest in white dhoti and orange-saffron upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala, stands at left near a tray of flower petals. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, a white flower garland and gold armlets stands at right with his hands near the altar, performing puja. Brass lamps flicker on the altar and red curtains hang behind the niches.2017-10-18July 20 20102010-07-20