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A devotee in white dhoti and shirt pours liquid over a black lingam set on a dark stone yoni-peetha, performing abhishekam before a golden deity murti pair seated under a gold arch. Both murtis wear red-and-gold headdresses, gold jewellery and garlands of yellow and green flowers. Behind them hang orange and teal cloths, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at right. At left, an older bearded man with grey hair wears a white dhoti, a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace, watching the ritual. The scene is a temple shrine with carved stone pillars.

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A temple shrine with a black stone Shivalinga on a black lingam base receiving abhishekam. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre pouring from a vessel onto the linga. Behind him a golden deity murti with garlands and a red headcloth stands in a golden arched niche with orange cloth draped behind. On the left, an older bearded man with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands by a row of brass vessels, while another person in white stands at the edge. A brass lamp stands at right and a small pyramid-shaped brass object sits in front. The attendee and priest in white and yellow are the only visible people.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shivalinga. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at center, pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto a black stone shivalinga set on a dark base. Behind him stands a deity murti in gold, with a red and gold crown, red sash, gold ornaments and a large garland of yellow and pink flowers, seated on a peach-coloured cloth. To the left, a bearded man in white robes with a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace watches the ritual. The setting is a stone temple pavilion with carved gold-framed arch, a green backdrop and foliage visible outside.2010-02-12December 22 20092009-12-22January 17 20102010-01-17July 15 20112011-07-15January 17 20102010-01-17A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shivalinga base. A woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a white top and white skirt, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark cylindrical shivalinga on a round stone yoni base. Behind her a man in a yellow dhoti and white shirt stands watching. To the right, a golden deity murti in a red turban, with ornate gold jewellery, pink and teal silk garments and garlands of yellow and red flowers, stands in a golden arched niche. The setting is a temple doorway with red and white painted walls and a blue cloth hanging.2008-10-19January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +3 copiesA priest in a white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits at the lower left of a temple shrine, performing puja with a lamp and offerings before a golden arched niche. Inside the niche sit two deity murtis draped with red and green garlands and ornate jewelry, one wearing a tall crown. In front stands a golden shivalinga with flower garlands, a small figure in orange and white garland, brass oil lamps on tall stands, kalasha-type vessels and bowls of offerings. Red and orange drapes frame the shrine, and the image is a photograph of an interior ritual scene with no visible a person candidate.2010-07-13A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess behind a richly carved gold arch, decorated with garlands of orange, yellow and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland around his neck stands at the left, holding a small vessel and offering over the deities. Another man in a dark shirt stands at the far left edge. Tall brass oil lamps flank the right side, and red drapery hangs behind the shrine.2009-11-19Priests perform abhishekam at a shivalinga in a temple shrine with golden arch framing a deity murti pair of a male and female figure in red and pink garments with gold necklaces and yellow marigold garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold borders pours water from a brass kalasha over the black lingam on a dark yoni pitha. Two more white-clad priests stand behind, one holding a brass vessel, another in red tilak touching the lingam. On the right a seated sage statue wears gold ornaments, rudraksha and a marigold garland. Red cloth and brass vessels surround the scene.2014-11-06