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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16May 18 20192019-05-18February 16 20072007-02-16October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Behind a dark stone lingam set on a black peetha basin stands a pair of deity murtis, one with a red turban and layered necklaces and one in a teal and gold sari with a crown. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair leans forward pouring liquid over the lingam. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand at the sides, including one holding a small brass vessel near the basin, and a smaller white figure with garlands sits at the lower right near a small brass lamp stand. Grey stone pillars frame the open pavilion.July 21 20102010-07-21February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, bends forward and places his hands on a small white statue wearing an orange robe and white garland at the front of a raised platform. Behind it stand larger deity murtis of a seated figure in a red turban and a female figure in green, adorned with gold necklaces and garlands of yellow and red flowers. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a brass puja plate with a lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands at the edge. A small ornate throne-like seat with a shrine is visible at right, and a brass oil lamp rests on the floor in the lower foreground.Outdoor shrine with a dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni pitha, in front of a pair of golden-bronze deity murtis (Shiva and Parvati) draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. The Shiva murti wears an orange headcloth and white beaded necklaces; the Parvati murti wears a green and gold sari and a tall crown. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left pouring liquid from a small vessel onto the linga, with flame and a brass lamp visible. Other saffron-robed attendants stand at the frame's edges, and a small orange-robed figure with a garland appears at right.March 24 20082008-03-24