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A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden pedestal, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and silver jewellery. Shiva's murti wears a white cloth and a red headband with a crown; Parvati's murti wears a red and green sari and a tall crown. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at the left, pouring liquid over a Shivalinga in front of the murti, with a silver trident and cobra ornament visible behind. Stone arches frame the shrine, and dark foliage shows behind. The priest is the only physical person visible, apart from a partially visible head and orange cloth at the bottom edge.

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A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a plinth, decorated with red and yellow garlands and pearl necklaces. Shiva wears a crown, a red-and-white headband and a white dhoti-like cloth; Parvati wears a green and red silk sari and a tall jeweled crown. A figure in an orange-saffron cloth, bare-backed with long hair, pours or applies liquid from a silver vessel onto the deities. Temple architecture with a white stone cornice frames the scene at night.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder pours water from a white vessel over a Shiva-Parvati deity murti. The seated male murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, a white garland and ornaments, and a red headband; the female murti wears a green and red sari, a yellow and red garland and a tall crown. A silver trident and a small cobra figure stand beside them, and water flows down over a black shivalinga-style base in the foreground.2007-02-16Night-time photograph of a Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair, gilded and richly ornamented with crowns, red and white garments, and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. The seated Shiva figure holds a trident and a ritual implement, and the goddess beside him wears a red and green sari. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long hair leans in at the lower left, pouring or offering over the base near a black sequined vessel, consistent with an abhishekam-style ritual. The base is carved stone and the background is dark stone architecture.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photo of a temple shrine showing a golden Shiva and Parvati murti seated side by side on a raised golden pedestal beneath a grey stone archway. Shiva holds a trident and wears a crown, white garment and red headband; Parvati wears a crown, red and green sari and a long garland of yellow and red flowers. A bare-backed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at left, his hand pressed against the statue's base near a stone lingam.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple ritual at night before a stone wall. A priest with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands at left pouring or offering from a silver vessel toward two gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dark base. The left murti wears a white cloth with a red band, a crown with a green stone and crescent, and marigold garlands. The right murti wears a green and red silk garment, a crown, and yellow-and-red garlands, with a gold staff or weapon beside it. Ornate jewellery and a crescent-shaped crown are visible. No one is present besides the priest.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16