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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden deity murti pair seated on a pink silk-draped platform, with a gilded arched frame behind them and a deep red curtain. The figures wear gold ornaments, jewelled necklaces and a crown, and are garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in white, purple and yellow. A golden kalasha-like object and green coconuts sit in front. On the left, a young woman in a red top and red skirt holds a brass plate and makes an offering, while beside her a man in orange robes stands near brass oil lamps. Brass lamps flank the altar. Two people are visible.

June 09 2009

Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange cloth over the head, wearing a gold-toned beaded necklace, pours liquid from a brass vessel while holding a silver plate above a dark stone shivalinga on a pedestal. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis with an orange turban and a gold crown, ornate jewelled necklaces and red gems, garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers under a gold arch. A small white marble figure and a red-clad figurine sit on the pedestal's edge.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photo of a temple abhishekam ritual before a shrine with a golden arched backdrop and a deity pair: a standing figure with a trident and a seated goddess in a magenta and gold sari, both draped in garlands. A standing priest in orange robes, wearing a garland and holding a flaming lamp over the deities, performs the ceremony. Nearby, another priest in orange holds a microphone, and a seated figure in orange with a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits at the front. A golden tray heaped with flowers, fruit and offerings rests in the foreground, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha beside it, and a kneeling devotee in orange at the right edge.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and gold deity murti of a seated couple, one with a red turban and crown and the other with a tall gold crown, both draped in yellow and purple marigold garlands. A central shiva lingam with a yellow-and-green silk cloth and a garland sits before them. On the left, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with one arm extended, holding a small vessel toward the lingam. Tall gold oil lamps stand on either side and a small framed image of a deity sits at the lower right. Red curtains hang in the background.

July 02 2013

Photograph inside a gilded temple shrine where a devotee in an orange-yellow dhoti and shawl bends forward to offer flowers at a deity murti of a seated and standing couple, adorned with red and white garlands and crowns. A small statue in an orange robe sits in front of the altar, and a second orange-robed figure with a shaved head and rudraksha mala stands at left holding a brass tray. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels with flower decoration are arranged on the altar, and a figure in orange and a tall green-draped deity stand at right. Ornate gold carved arches frame the scene.

June 09 2009

February 17 2015

2015-02-17 +1 copies

Inside a temple shrine with grey stone pillars and draped red curtains, two people in saffron-orange robes perform worship before a decorated deity. The taller figure, a woman with long dark hair, holds a brass plate of offerings, while a shaven-headed young attendant in orange holds a lamp. Behind them, several murtis are garlanded with yellow, orange and green flower chains; the central figure wears a red and orange turban and beaded necklaces, and a figure in pink sari-like dress stands at right. A large floral arrangement and a brass aarti lamp sit in the foreground, with a seated deity murti dressed in red in the lower centre. Two brass lamps flank the altar.

February 19 2015

2015-02-19 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a gilded arch. Two large deity murti stand behind a seated white-clad figure: one has a crown, red headwear and a trident-like weapon, the other is a dark-complexioned figure with matted hair and a crescent ornament. A garland of marigolds hangs over the central seated figure, who wears white and gold dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes sits cross-legged at a small offering table with brass vessels and lamps. At right, a smaller shrine niche holds a standing figure in saffron robes with a garland, hands folded, beside a brass lamp stand.