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A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a seated person viewed from behind, wearing white cloth and facing an ornate golden shrine. In the foreground the person's head is covered by a black shivalingam-shaped ritual headpiece painted with white horizontal lines, a red bindi-like mark and the syllable Om. The shrine behind is gold and lit with golden figures, a gilded arch, a cobra-hooded canopy and multicoloured tassel decorations at each side. Brass oil lamps stand on red cloth, and small red placards with Hindi and Kannada text sit along the altar. Several small stage lights are visible at the bottom edge.

Photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone Shivalingam with three horizontal white bands and a red dot, and a golden Om-like marking on its front. The lingam is draped in white cloth with a dark green and gold border and is topped by a golden hooded cobra canopy. Behind it stand gilded deity figures under an ornate arched golden backdrop, flanked by tall pillars of multicoloured tassels in red, orange, white, blue, green and yellow. Red placards and small brass lamps sit on red draped altars, with stage lights on the floor in front. No people are visible.

A photograph inside a decorated temple-style hall with a white canopy and hanging orange, red and multicolored tassels. In the foreground a large black Shivalingam with white tripundra markings and an Om symbol is draped with white cloth, gold and floral garlands. An elderly bearded sadhu in orange-red robes with long grey hair holds a silver kalasha pot above the lingam, pouring abhishekam. A second robed attendant in orange stands at left and another person in orange is partly visible. At the back, a shrine holds a deity murti with a green halo and gold ornaments, and a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a dark crown-like headpiece and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a red-draped platform near a brass lamp. The scene is a Shiva abhishekam ritual.

A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple altar. A bearded man with long grey hair and a long white beard, wearing an orange-red robe, stands on the left holding a silver kalasha pot suspended above a large black Shiva lingam decorated with white tripundra markings and an om symbol. A white-clad devotee sits in front of the lingam with gold necklaces, and other people with orange clothing are partly visible at the edges. Behind the altar, a deity murti group with a golden crown and red garments is seated under a green and gold arch, next to a gilded figure and a multicoloured tassel hanging decoration. A small seated murti in red and gold sits on a red platform with brass lamps. Lights and a red-draped stage frame the scene.

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May 04 2016

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a large black Shivalinga set on a stone yoni-pitha base. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a high topknot and sandalwood-marked arms, pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Behind him seated attendants in white and orange cloth sit on red floor coverings; one plays a small brass bell. Colourful striped tassels hang beside the altar, and an illuminated deity murti with a crown and decorated backdrop stands in the shrine. A printed sign on the right is not legible enough to read.

March 02 2018

May 04 2016

A large polished black stone lingam stands on a dark circular yoni pedestal with a golden-yellow inner ring, in a temple setting. To the left, a person in orange-saffron robes with an orange sash stands partly visible. Behind the lingam, a seated figure wears a blue crescent-moon headpiece, layered red and white beaded necklaces and a pale blue-and-orange garment, seated among decorated deity murti and floral backdrops. Golden trident-topped staffs and draped red fabric frame the scene, with a small pink-framed placard behind.

February 11 2012

Interior shrine photographed from the front, with a gilded arched niche framing two large deity murtis draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower strings. The central murti is a Shiva-form figure with a crown and trident-like emblem, flanked by a consort figure in blue and red garments wearing a red flower crown. In front stands a Shivalinga-like form adorned with a silver face and garlands, with a small shrine figure to the right in a red robe. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, and offering bowls sit on the stone floor before the altar; orange curtains hang along the side walls and carved grey stone pillars frame the scene. No living people are visible.

A dark polished stone shivalinga stands in a metal yoni basin at a temple shrine, with an orange and yellow sandalwood or turmeric paste smeared on its side and a yellow flower placed on top. A hand pours water from a silver vessel over the linga, which flows into the basin. Behind it a figure seated on a decorated seat wears a dark blue crowned cap with a crescent moon, a red and white bead mala, a gold pendant, and an orange-and-gold cloth; a white-painted face and an arm with bangles are visible. Ornate gold and red fabrics, brass lamps and garlands fill the background. This appears to be an abhishekam.