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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a golden deity murti of Shiva with a crescent moon-like adornment and a second golden deity murti are seated on a throne, both decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow, purple and green arranged in a large arch behind them. A standing devotee in an orange-brown dhoti with long dreadlocked hair and bare upper body, and a second devotee in a rust-brown wrap with braided long hair, stand at the left in front of the deities, the second holding a ritual object. A painted statue on the right wears a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Ornate brass ritual items sit in the foreground. Two people are physically present.

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December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a rust-coloured turban and a white flower garland, standing at left and offering a small item over a central metal vessel decorated with green leaves and garlands. Behind it, gilded deity murtis are adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a large floral arch frames the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and left, and golden lion-motif throne fronts sit in the foreground. A second attendant in rust-brown clothing stands at right, and two more figures are partly visible at the far left edges. The scene reflects abhishekam or puja worship.2016-12-23January 09 20182018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photo of an ornate temple ritual before a pair of gold-faced deity murtis richly decorated with garlands and jewelled ornaments. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, a long dark braid, a white flower garland and red-brown clothing with gold armlets. They hold a lit flame in a brass vessel, offering aarti toward a central shivalinga-like form decorated with green-and-gold leaf and flower garlands, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at right. Rainbow-striped floral arches frame the shrine.2017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02A temple sanctum scene photographed in a stone-pillared hall. Golden deity murti figures seated on a throne are decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green, and a large floral arch frames them. A man in an orange-brown dhoti with a rust-coloured head wrap and bare chest holds a flower garland toward the central figures, while a kalasha-like golden object and an oil lamp stand in front. Golden attendant statues in saffron and brown clothing flank the scene with garlands. Several statues appear; no living audience is clearly visible.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A temple shrine with golden deity murti decorated with layered garlands of marigold, white jasmine and red flowers, arranged in a large arch behind. A figure with long dark hair and a reddish-brown cloth draped over the head stands with back to camera, hands raised near the central deities, in front of a seated golden murti. Flanking standing golden murtis wear jewelled ornaments; the figure at right holds a staff-like form. Brass oil lamps with yellow flower garlands stand at the sides, and small offerings sit on the floor before the altar, with incense smoke rising at left.2016-12-23