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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large black stone shivalinga-style Shiva-Parvati pair of statues under a gilded arch with red drape behind. The central deity murti is Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with garlands of white flowers and green-and-white beads. A woman in an orange sari with a green blouse stands at the left, bending over the shrine with a small offering. Two standing figures flank the central murti: a bearded sage-like statue in red robes and an orange turban with yellow marigold garland on the right, and a figure with a tall white crown and red-and-green garlands on the left. A small brass standing figure and a red-clad figure stand on the altar, with brass lamps and an orange-and-gold drape at right.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25A woman in an orange saree stands at left, pouring or offering something over a black stone shivalinga set on a dark stone peetha in a temple shrine. Behind it sit two large golden-coloured deity murtis: the left one in green and gold garments with a crown and trident-like staff, and the right one in blue and gold with a crown and garlands. A red curtain and ornate gold arch frame them. At far left a second woman in green stands near a tall brass oil lamp. A golden statue of a seated sage in red-brown robes and rudraksha mala, garlanded with white and purple flowers, stands at right beside another brass lamp. Small golden figures and a golden kalasha-like object sit at the base. The scene shows abhishekam-style puja at a shrine.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05A figure in orange saffron robes with bare upper body and dark curly hair stands with back to the camera, performing abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga set on a dark lotus-shaped peetha. Behind them is a shrine with a seated deity murti in red and gold garments, flanked by standing devotee statues draped in white and pink flower garlands and gold ornaments. A brass oil lamp stands at right, and flower petals are scattered on the floor.2017-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of an abhishekam being performed before a black stone shivalinga on a raised black platform. A woman in an orange sari pours water from a metal vessel over the lingam, while two people in maroon robes stand behind a brass table with brass lamps and metal pots. Behind them is a golden arched frame with a red drape around a deity murti with raised hands and a trident. A small gilded figure of a standing man in orange and green robes stands in a separate niche at right, with brass oil lamps beside it and open glass doors and greenery beyond.2013-06-23A woman in an orange sari kneels beside a marble fountain or abhishekam stone at a shrine, pouring or touching water into a central basin. Behind her stand a deity murti pair in gilded and coloured clothing, with a gold arch and red cloth backdrop, and a gilded standing figure with a red turban and garland on the right. A flower-garlanded gilded figure stands on the left with a crown, and small oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the floor. The scene looks like a temple shrine with statues, and one physical woman is present.2018-05-30A woman in an orange sari stands at the left, reaching toward a black stone shivalinga set on a black pedestal in a temple shrine. Behind it stand gold-painted deity murtis, a male deity with a trident and a female deity in a teal and gold sari, both wearing white and colourful garlands. To the right, a statue of a sage in a red-brown robe and red turban with a rudraksha mala and white garland stands beside a tall brass oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand at the left and right edges, and a red curtain hangs behind the shrine arch.2017-08-25June 26 20132013-06-26September 05 20172017-09-05