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A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame toward a black Shiva lingam set on a dark stone pitha. Behind, large deity murtis of a seated pair are dressed in green and gold silk, adorned with gold jewellery, and garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers. A small white marble seated figure and a golden kalasha-shaped vessel sit at the base. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple shrine. No person at the shrine is identified as a person.

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December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green and crowned with ornate headdresses. A shivalinga stands on a black pedestal in front, with a small white seated sage-like statue and brass lamps nearby. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at left, holding a ritual vessel and making an offering over a small flame near the shrine. Orange and red curtains and carved pink stone pillars frame the shrine.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arm, holds a silver aarti plate before a shrine of deity murti seated on a green-and-gold throne. The central deity figures wear red-and-gold crowns, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and ornate gold jewellery. A black shiva lingam sits on a black peetha in front, with a small white marble figure and oil lamps nearby, and orange drapes frame the shrine.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01September 13 20112011-09-13A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at left, performing abhishekam with a silver implement over a black stone shivalinga set in a black basin. Behind it, two large deity murtis stand in a shrine decorated with long garlands of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers. The deity figures wear crowns, gold ornaments and green and orange garments. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a small white marble seated figure sits in front of the basin, and red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2011-12-01A photograph of a temple worship scene. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, pours liquid from a small vessel while holding a white cloth or offering. Behind him, a large deity murti seated in green and gold garments with ornate jewellery and a crown-like headdress is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In front, a black stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-pitha base, with a red tilak mark on it. A small white marble statue of a seated meditating figure and a small brass deity figure sit at the base. Orange drapery frames the scene.2011-12-01