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December 28 2009

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A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a priest in white dhoti and white shirt pouring liquid from a vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set in a stone basin. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in a red and gold sari with gold ornaments, framed by garlands of yellow and purple flowers. Another person in dark clothing stands in the background near the entrance, partly visible, holding a vessel. A small plaque at lower left reads Digambaram and Ananda Sarma, and the walls and ceiling are pale stone, with bright overexposed light.2009-12-28A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a pedestal during abhishekam in a temple hall. Beside it, a seated deity murti is dressed in a red and gold silk garment with a crown, and draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands. Several onlookers in white stand at the left edge, partly visible in bright light.2009-12-28Interior of a temple shrine during a puja. On the right, a deity murti seated on a blue-draped pedestal is dressed in a red and gold sari and decorated with garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers. In the foreground, a stone shivalinga-style platform stands before the shrine with a metal pot and brass lamp stands with oil lamps. On the left, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar, and several people kneel and pray in the background near a notice board. Visible actions are prayer and offering, with no clearly identifiable a person in the scene.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base, with milky liquid pouring over it. A woman with shoulder-length curly dark hair, dressed in a white top and white shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, pours from a steel vessel. Behind her, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel pots and vessels. To the right stands a deity murti dressed in a teal and red sari with gold ornaments, jewelled crown and marigold garlands. Blue curtains and a tiled roof with a water tank are visible in the background.2008-10-19A photo inside a temple shrine during a Shivalinga abhishekam. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, with white sacred marks on his arms, bends over a white Shivalinga on a dark stone peetha, touching it with his hands. Behind him, a second man in a red-and-orange dhoti stands at a brass vessel near a basket of red flowers. Behind the linga are deity murtis dressed in red and white cloth with gold ornaments, framed by bands of yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A small silver figure and a conical stone shrine model sit at the base, with scattered petals on the floor.2016-03-07December 28 20092009-12-28March 07 20162016-03-07December 28 20092009-12-28A gilded deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, red and purple, plus red and white flowers and orchid sprays. The murti wears gold jewellery and a crown and sits beside a golden arch. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse and white sari with an orange-green border pours liquid from a golden vessel over the murti during abhishekam. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, a blue cloth hangs at right, and the tops of other people's heads appear at the bottom edge.2008-12-31