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September 08 2015

A photograph of a stone shrine with a golden arch and green curtain housing a deity murti pair with a trident, decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and a gold-ornamented figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform in front. On the right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a yellow and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine during a dhwajarohanam-related devotional moment.

2015-09-08 +1 copies

September 08 2015

A temple shrine photograph showing a large golden deity murti of a seated Shiva form with a trident, an ornate gilt arch, and a red drape behind. Beside it stands a smaller shrine figure in red and orange garments. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, and a flower-garlanded altar sit on a grey stone platform. In the foreground at right, a person in a saffron-orange cloth bends forward with hands pressed together in reverence at the shrine's edge, offering prayer. Grey stone pillars and a red-and-white painted wall frame the scene.

March 13 2013

A temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated goddess and a larger carved figure decorated with gold ornaments, green cloth and a garland of flowers. In the foreground, a man in an orange-brown robe kneels on a grey stone platform, reaching toward a brass plate and ritual vessels with lamps. A woman in an orange sari bows low with her head near the platform edge. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine, and a small figure is visible in a niche. The setting is a stone-pillared temple with an open doorway and trees outside.

July 28 2010

2010-07-28 +1 copies

A photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine with a carved dark granite base and a gilded arched frame. At the centre sits a deity murti with multiple arms and a red-and-gold crown, holding a trident-like staff and a sword, seated beside a consort figure in green and gold garments; a small devotee statue stands to the right. The altar holds brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, flowers and a garland. In the foreground at right, a standing woman with bare shoulders wears a rust-and-gold sari with a white flower garland and faces the shrine with folded hands in worship. A red curtain hangs at left, and a bronze bowl sits in the lower corner.

A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine with grey carved pillars and a red-curtained arch. Inside, a large statue group shows a deity with a trident and a blue-skirted female figure, both draped in red-and-white garlands of marigold-like flowers, with a small white seated figure in front wearing an orange shawl. Silver puja vessels and brass lamps sit on the stone platform. On the right, a man in orange robes and an orange head-wrap bows low with his hands on the ledge. He is a devotee performing obeisance, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance. Behind the shrine are trees and a red metal railing.

January 17 2013

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing two seated deity murtis on a raised stone platform, draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with red and orange flower strands. The murti on the left holds a ceremonial staff and wears a crown and gold-embroidered garments; the central figure wears a crown and orange drapery. A small white and yellow figure sits in front, with a smaller yellow-robed figure in a niche to the right. A person in orange and green robes bows low with head near the platform edge at lower right, appearing to offer obeisance. Red curtains frame the shrine opening and a gate with a tree is visible outside.

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine showing a deity murti with a gold arch behind it, decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange and purple. The central figures wear crowns, jewelry and yellow and pink garments, and one holds a trident-like staff. In front is a small white-draped stand with a red figure and a kalasha-style brass vessel. In the foreground at right, a single person with a shaved or tied head wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, facing the deity with hands raised in prayer as in puja or darshan. Red curtains frame the shrine.