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A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a shaved head, bends over a stone shivalinga and pours water from a brass vessel over it during abhishekam. Behind the lingam sits a pair of deity murtis under a gold arched frame, a male figure in orange headwear and jewelled necklaces beside a female figure in a magenta sari. Both murtis are heavily garlanded in yellow, red and purple flowers, and green cloth drapes the platform. Flowers hang from the top of the frame, and a small white decorative object sits on a wooden base at the front. The man is a devotee performing the ritual, and no visible candidate for a person is present.

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A man in a white shirt and white trousers pours water from a brass vessel over a lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base in front of a decorated shrine. Behind him stand two gilded murtis: a Shiva-form figure with an orange turban, crown and trident, and a female figure in a pink and orange sari with gold jewellery, both draped in garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Above hang white orchid and fern decorations, and a golden arch frames the niche. A bull's head is visible at the left edge.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, pouring water from a silver vessel over a golden-bronze murti of a deity couple. The male deity wears an orange turban, a crown, a trident in hand, and layered beaded and bead-patterned necklaces. The female deity wears a pink and orange sari, gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Both are framed by garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with green draping at the base and an oil lamp at right.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt performs abhishekam, pouring water from a silver vessel over a lingam set on a black stone yoni pitha. Behind the lingam stands a deity murti pair in a gilded arched shrine: a male figure wearing an orange turban, crescent ornament, layered gold and jewelled necklaces and holding a trident, beside a female figure in a magenta and orange sari with gold jewellery and a tall crown. Both are garlanded with yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands, with green draped cloth behind them and a brass lamp stand on the right.2008-12-31A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched backdrop framing a Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair draped in garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers. A man in white clothes pours liquid onto a dark stone lingam set on a shallow stone yoni-pitha basin before a sacred bull (Nandi) statue in gold tones. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, green cloth covers the base, and a figure in orange robes stands at the left edge. Flower arrangements and hanging leaves decorate the shrine, and a figure in red cloth is visible at the lower right.2008-12-31A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair pours water from a vessel over a silver lingam-style abhishekam vessel in front of a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati. The Shiva murti wears an orange turban, a crown, a silver rudraksha-style mala and a red garland; the Parvati murti wears a magenta sari with gold jewellery. Both are draped in multicoloured marigold garlands. A golden nandi bull stands to the left, and an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head stands at the far left edge. Brass oil lamps, flower arrangements and palm fronds surround the shrine, and a small white-and-red figure with a garland sits at lower right.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch framing a pair of painted deity murtis, one in an orange-red turban and bejewelled necklaces, the other in a magenta sari and gold jewellery, both seated beside a bull. A man in a white shirt and white trousers bends forward pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shivalingam set in a stone yoni-peetha. Nearby, a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at left, and a person in white with an orange wrap holds a camera at right. Green draped cloth, garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers, and brass oil lamps surround the shrine, indicating abhishekam ritual worship during a temple celebration.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31