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Photo of a temple sanctum at night. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands on the left holding a lit lamp, appearing to be Swamiji (probable). Behind him a priest in white and orange sits with a brass vessel, and other robed attendants kneel nearby. In the centre a black stone basin holds a stone lingam with flowers and offerings, and water flows from it. On the right a large painted deity figure wears a pink and green sari with ornaments. Marigold petals lie on the wet floor, and a small brass lamp stand sits in front.

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A temple abhishekam scene: a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a large black pedestal. Behind him, a second person in orange and a figure in white sit near offerings of flowers and fruit. To the right stands a large painted murti of a goddess in pink and green sari with gold jewellery. Small brass lamps and yellow flowers lie on the wet floor, and a few seated onlookers are visible at the left edge.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Photograph inside a temple shrine with a dark stone shivalinga on a black peetha, bathed in water. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a long orange shawl and white arm bands stands at the lingam holding a small plate. Beside them a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a plate, and another man in white bends at the lower left. A large deity murti seated on the right wears an orange-gold garment and is decorated with a multicoloured flower garland. A small gold-framed image of a deity stands at lower right. The shrine has carved stone pillars and an ornate gold arch.2008-03-31January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Evening abhishekam at a temple shrine. A figure in orange saffron robes with a long shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lit aarti lamp toward a dark stone lingam-style shivalinga on a black basin that water is poured over. Beside them a man in white and another in orange robes assist with offerings, and a pink-and-red sari-draped deity murti stands at the right. Yellow flowers lie on the wet floor, and a few seated devotees watch from the left.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Inside a stone-pillared temple hall lit by warm lamps, a woman in an orange sari and orange shawl holds up a lit aarti lamp toward a golden deity murti seated on a pedestal, dressed in pink and red silk with green borders. Behind a dark maroon curtain, three seated men in orange robes sit near brass pots and a low wooden stand, one with palms pressed together in prayer. Ritual puja in progress with smoke rising from the lamp.2008-01-03March 31 20082008-03-31January 03 20082008-01-03