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May 29 20152015-05-29May 29 20152015-05-29A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at the left edge of a shrine doorway, holding flowers and facing three deity murtis. The central murti is adorned with a tall crown, red and gold garlands and a white dhoti, flanked by two smaller deity murtis, one in red and one in green garments, all draped with flower garlands. Ornate gold-and-yellow painted arch borders frame the doorway and a small shivalinga with flower offerings sits at the base in front of the shrine.2015-05-29May 29 20152015-05-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29March 07 20132013-03-07December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Inside a stone temple shrine, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain stands near a black stone lingam on a dark peetha, pouring or wiping it with a white cloth. A second white-clad priest with white ash marks on his arms and chest stands at left with hands clasped. Behind them stands a large deity murti with an orange turban-like crown, red and white garlands, gold ornaments and a golden-orange dhoti, beside a second deity figure in red and gold, under a golden arch with blue curtain backdrop. A small white marble seated figure sits at the base and a blue-robed statue stands at right. Golden kalasha-like vessels rest at lower left.2011-09-13June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA seated priest in a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred marking on his upper arm, bends over a clear spatika linga on a white flower-covered base inside a shrine niche. Behind the linga, deity murtis stand on a gold-draped platform, decorated with white and red flower garlands, gold ornaments and a kalasha-topped crown. Brass oil lamp and flower offerings sit at the entrance; the blue-and-red carved pillars frame the scene. The priest performs rudrabhishekam, a linga abhishekam ritual.2014-06-30 +1 copies