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August 22 2017

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together in a golden arched niche against a red backdrop, holding a trident, a ritual object and other attributes, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and gold jewellery. Flanking figures stand on either side, including a gilded attendant figure with a crown and a sage-like figure on the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform in front, with silver offering trays and small decorated figures before the central sanctum. In the lower right foreground, a person with long dark hair, seen from behind and wearing a reddish-brown cloth, stands before the shrine in worship. Gold draped curtains frame the right side.2017-08-22A person in a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth with a red garland stands with back to the camera at the base of a stone shrine, facing a richly decorated deity group under a gilded arch with a turquoise backdrop. Central figures include a seated deity with garlands and a crown, flanked by standing statues wearing red and white garments and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform before the murtis, and a red velvet curtain hangs to the right. The scene is a temple darshan or puja setting with murti statues rather than living figures.2016-01-24Interior of a stone temple shrine at night with a gilded arch framing a seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised dais, decorated with flower garlands and a bead necklace. Standing to the right, a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested, rust-orange dhoti and wrap faces the shrine, with a red beaded garland on his shoulders. Brass oil lamps stand before the altar. Flanking deity statues wear colourful garlands, one in a yellow dhoti and red turban, the other in orange garments. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge.2016-01-24January 21 20132013-01-21August 22 20172017-08-22January 24 20162016-01-24March 02 20182018-03-02October 19 20172017-10-19Photo of a temple shrine with a red-and-gold backdrop. Two seated deity murtis dominate the centre, one holding a trident-like staff, both draped in green, teal and orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, seated before a dark shivalinga on a black pedestal. Flanking standing murtis wear green and red garments with yellow-and-white garlands, and brass oil lamps stand on both sides. In the lower right foreground a person with long dark hair, a dark head covering, a red-brown garment and gold armlets faces the shrine with hands held together in devotion. Small offering plates and flowers sit in front of the murtis.2017-08-22January 19 20132013-01-19A photograph of a temple shrine niche with a golden arched frame and a red backdrop. At the centre sits a deity murti in a seated pose with a trident-like staff and a silver crown, flanked by two standing female figures in green and yellow saris, one holding a lamp. Garlands of purple and white flowers hang across the central figures, and a brass oil lamp stands in front. A gold-brown curtain hangs to the right and a dark metal statue stands at the edge. No living people are visible.2017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05