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Outdoor temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva seated with a trident, flanked by a consort figure, decorated with red and orange cloth, marigold garlands and a shivalinga. In front, a bare-chested young priest in white dhoti with saffron shawl performs puja at a stone platform lined with brass oil lamps and a kalasha. A bald older man in white clothes stands with folded hands in prayer. On the right, a smiling man in saffron-red robes with a long rudraksha mala poses with a hand on his hip. A standing statue of a sage holding a rudraksha mala stands on a purple-draped pedestal, and a brass lamp rests nearby. Glass panels and red drapes frame the open pavilion with palm trees behind.

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July 02 20132013-07-02July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor temple shrine with grey stone walls and a golden arch framing a deity murti dressed in red and pink cloth, garlanded with flowers. A priest in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands before the shrine lighting oil lamps on a stone platform, while a man in a red-and-orange dhoti bends forward in reverence. To the right, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands watching. Red curtains hang at the side, and trees and a palm are visible beyond the open pavilion.2014-06-19October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12May 04 20132013-05-04April 03 20162016-04-03A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.2013-04-18A priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at the lower left of a golden-arched shrine, tending brass vessels and offerings in front of a pair of large deity murtis. The central figures wear red and green garments, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and jewelled necklaces; one holds a conch and a disc, with a tall crown on the right figure. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine on both sides, and a smaller golden niche to the right holds a standing figure in orange robes. A pink cloth lies draped on the altar base.2013-03-25A photograph of a temple shrine with gold-framed arched niches and a red backdrop. Central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati are adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. In front stands a Shivalinga with a marigold garland and a gold kalasha-like offering. To the right, a brown-robed statue stands with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed young priest in an orange dhoti, with white tilak marks, holds a lamp near the shrine on the left. Several children with folded hands sit at the bottom right, facing the shrine.2017-01-25