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A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash bends over a black stone pedestal, pouring water from a brass pot over a Shiva lingam. Behind him, golden statues of a deity with a trident, crown and orange turban, and a companion figure in a green and pink sari, stand beneath an ornate gold arch draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers. A small golden shri yantra stands on a wooden stool at the base. A white statue or figure in pink wrap sits at the right edge. The scene is an abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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January 27 20102010-01-27A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash stands bent forward at a dark stone pedestal, pouring water from a brass pot over a golden shri yantra on a small wooden stand, a ritual bathing of the sacred geometry. Behind him an arched gilded frame surrounds a pair of golden-faced deity murti seated against an orange curtain: the male figure wears an orange turban and holds a trident, the female figure wears a pink sari and both are garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower strings. Brass oil lamps stand at left and a small pink-draped figure sits at right. The scene is a temple puja with abhishekam.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash bends over a black stone shivalinga, pouring water from a brass vessel onto it in an abhishekam. Behind him stands a gilded arched shrine with an orange backdrop and a deity murti of Shiva with trident and crown beside a goddess in a pink and green sari, both draped with marigold garlands. A small gold sri yantra sits on a wooden stand in front of the linga, and a seated white-cloth figure in a blue turret-style head covering rests at the right edge. Brass oil lamps stand at the left, and the scene is a temple shrine interior.2010-01-24 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23June 27 20132013-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva-Parvati murti: a golden deity pair draped in red and gold silk, adorned with white and red garlands and yellow marigold strands, is being bathed with water from a golden vessel. A figure in a long orange robe with long curly hair pours the water over a dark linga-shaped base, with a white marble seated figure and a small golden deity figure below. Another person in orange stands partly visible at the left edge. The deities are murti, not living people. Dark stone, gold ornaments and a red kumkum-coloured drape dominate the scene.2010-02-12July 21 20102010-07-21January 17 20102010-01-17June 23 20132013-06-23January 17 20102010-01-17A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. Central focus is a large statue pair of a deity couple: a male deity with an orange turban, bejeweled white necklaces and a trident, beside a female deity in a magenta dress and gold jewellery, both draped in garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A nandi bull statue in gold-orange stands at left. In front, a dark stone shivalinga sits on a black peetha pedestal. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at center and pours liquid or makes an offering over the lingam. At left, a person in saffron/orange robes stands near brass oil lamps. At right, a person in orange clothing and a man with a camera rig are visible. Green cloth draping and floral decorations frame the shrine.2008-12-31A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a black stone Shiva linga on a wide pedestal, pouring liquid from a silver vessel during abhishekam. Water streams down the linga. Behind it, a golden arched frame surrounds a pair of gilded deity murti in orange and red garments, a crowned figure and a consort, draped with multicoloured flower garlands and a teal backdrop. A second orange-clad attendant stands at the left edge, and a seated devotee's dark head is in the foreground.2011-07-15