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January 03 2008

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A bearded man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and reddish shawl stands at a shrine, his hand resting on a dark stone Shivalinga marked with a yellow dot. Behind him stands a younger man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Beside the linga are golden murti figures of a deity pair, adorned with gold necklaces, bangles and green and pink silk; offerings of fruit, flowers and a coconut sit on the base. Red drapes frame the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, shown as the bearded man in saffron robes performing abhishekam-style worship at the linga.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening puja before a pair of large painted deity murtis seated on a dark stone pedestal, one in an orange turban with a gold-and-pink-jewelled necklace and the other in a green and magenta sari with a black crown. A small white statue of a seated figure stands in front, and a stone shivalinga-like lingam with a yellow flower sits between them. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at left: one with a long beard holds a brass plate and lamp, another holds a brass vessel, and a third in an orange cloth holds a copper pot. Red curtains hang behind the deities under an arched stone ceiling.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03December 16 20092009-12-16A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands at left, reaching toward a black Shiva lingam wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. Behind it stand two ornately decorated metal deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery, necklaces and crowns, one in a red and green sari. Surrounding them is a dense wall of yellow, orange, pink and white marigold and flower decorations, indicating a temple abhishekam or puja setting at night.2007-01-01A priest in an orange saffron robe with a bare shaved head pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden lingam on a black lotus-shaped pedestal inside a temple shrine. Behind him stand two gilded deity murtis decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers; the figure on the right wears a crown, a red blouse, a green and pink sari and a gold trident, and the figure on the left has a tall dark headdress. A white marble statue of a seated sage in a turban sits in the foreground. Orange drapes hang behind the shrine.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a large dark stone shivalinga on a black pedestal, draped with an orange cloth, in front of a large deity murti in red and orange garments with a trident, ornate gold jewellery and a crown. A young man in an orange robe and white shawl stands at left, reaching toward the linga and holding a small flower or offering, while another man in orange holds a brass plate at the left edge. A white marble seated figure with raised hand sits in front, and brass lamps and vessels are on the lower left. Bright garlands of yellow and red flowers and green leaves frame the shrine.2010-07-26A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with gilded deity murtis. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, his head covered by an orange cloth, pours or applies liquid over a black lingam with his right hand while holding a small silver vessel nearby. Behind him, a golden murti wearing a green blouse, layered jewelled necklaces and large earrings sits beside a second golden murti in a purple sari with gold border, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Ornate gold arches frame the shrine, and a small white figure sits at the base.2009-12-16March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA devotee in a saffron/orange dhoti with bare back and long dark hair stands at night before a golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal. The shrine has gold and white garlands, a gold-framed face of the deity, and a dark stone shivalingam in front with a rudraksha mala draped over it. The devotee's hand rests on the lingam, performing abhishekam or puja.2007-02-16