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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari bends forward, touching her forehead to a large golden kalasha-like vessel set before a deity murti. Behind her, a pair of gilded, richly adorned deity statues sit under a golden arch wrapped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A small red-clad figure stands on a platform before the central object, also garlanded, flanked by brass lamps, a silver pot and offering plates. The setting is a temple hall with a carved stone ceiling, blue cloth hanging at left and a brass oil lamp stand in the foreground. Presented as an abhishekam or puja worship scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01December 02 20162016-12-02A priest in an orange-saffron robe and white dhoti stands at left, offering or presenting a small tray while bending toward a large golden deity murti. Two gleaming metallic deity figures sit behind a lingam-like golden form draped in yellow and white marigold garlands, with a red and purple floral arch framing them. The murti figures wear layered necklaces and crowns, with the male figure in a red turban. Warm lamplight and a red-hatted small figure appear at the base among garlands.2009-01-01December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a gold-painted murti of a seated deity pair, one wearing an orange turban and the other a tall gold crown, decorated with garlands in red, yellow, purple and white and draped in red cloth, with a black shivalinga in front. A person in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and red wrist threads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing before the murti. The bowing figure's appearance is consistent with the page's presentation but the face and features are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person value is unsure.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone walls and gold-painted arch. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a plain orange sleeveless garment and faces the shrine. Before them stand golden murti figures of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a blue and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. A golden throne-like peetha sits in front with a small seated figure in orange and white, and gold lamp stands line the sides. A red-cushioned orange chair is in the lower foreground.2010-07-04A golden temple shrine holds two gilded murti figures seated on a raised platform before a red curtain. The figure on the left wears a red and gold crown, a pearl-and-bead necklace and a red-gold dhoti; the figure on the right wears a white and silver crown, layered pearl necklaces and a white dhoti. Both are garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. In front stands a silver kalasha with a golden base, surrounded by marigold and red flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on both sides and small brass vessels with offerings. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl kneels with palms joined in namaste at the lower left, performing pooja and arathi.2010-07-13December 15 20162016-12-15