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A photograph inside a temple shrine hall showing a priest in red-and-gold dhoti and shawl holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward decorated deity murtis draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. Beside him stand two other priests in red and saffron, one with a rudraksha mala. Seated figures in saffron and gold include a metal murti with a serpent hood and a gold crown, and a golden standing figure wears a turban and orange shawl. Behind them a cameraman films, and a large framed gold arch surrounds the shrine. Pale stone architecture and a brick wall frame the open doorway.2014-06-12 +1 copiesJune 12 20142014-06-12June 12 20142014-06-12February 17 20152015-02-17Inside a temple shrine, a priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bare upper body offers red flowers with one hand toward a group of murtis. Central figures are sculpted statues with white jasmine and red flower garlands; the seated figure wears an orange cloth, a crown-like headpiece and a golden necklace, and a figure in an orange turban and red garland stands at left. Before them sit a silver kalasha-style bowl of offerings, a small silver shrine with a seated deity figure, and a tall brass lamp stand at right. Scattered red petals cover the stone floor, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine.2014-06-12February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded Shiva-Parvati deity murti decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and gold jewellery. In the foreground a black Shivalinga stands on a dark stone base. A man with painted face and tilak, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, a red-orange garment and bangles, holds a small silver vessel over the linga. Beside him a bald priest in orange-saffron dress and beads assists. Another figure in a red turban stands at left edge, with a partially visible person at the far left. Silver pillar at right edge.2015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night ritual abhishekam before a large deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, purple, yellow and white flowers. A man with a red-and-gold headband and bare upper body, wearing a reddish-orange dhoti and a gold bangle, pours liquid over a black lingam set on a black stone yoni pedestal. Two other men in dark red and gold-bordered cloth stand to the left, one with a shaved head. The seated deity wears a red and gold garment and a golden crown, and a large gilded figure with a striped shawl and a garland stands on the right. Oil lamps and gold ornaments glow in the warm light.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies