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Inside a temple shrine, a devotee in a dark brown dhoti with gold border and a dark cloth over the head pours water from a metal vessel over a black abhishekam stone at the base of a deity murti pair. The gilded shrine arch is wrapped in a garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind them, two priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at left with a silver vessel; a bald priest in rust-orange cloth is at left-centre. Two standing gold-painted deity figures are dressed in red and pink cloth with gold ornaments. On the right, a seated statue in gold garlands and a rudraksha mala sits beside an oil lamp, and brass lamps stand at the edges.

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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesTemple abhishekam at a shrine before large golden deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with multicolour flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white. A bare-chested priest in rust-brown dhoti pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a black shivalingam on a stone pedestal. Nearby, saffron-robed attendants stand, one holding a silver bowl; a figure in white dhoti stands at left. Brass oil lamps flank the scene and water flows over the lingam.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesPhotograph of an abhishekam being performed before a gilded Shiva and Parvati murti seated under a large arch of marigold, rose and yellow garlands. Water pours over a lingam-like stone at the base of the murti. Several priests in saffron-orange and red dhotis and shawls stand around the altar, one bare-chested priest pouring from a vessel, another holding a ritual lamp. Two standing gold-toned statues of devotees in garlands flank the central deity on either side. Ornate stone pillars frame the shrine.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesTemple shrine photo of a Shiva-Parvati deity pair, golden-faced murtis in gold and white jewelled garments, framed by a large arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. In front, a black stone lingam sits in a basin of abhishekam, and a bare-chested priest in maroon dhoti with gold border pours liquid over it while a woman in red sari with long hair bends forward beside him. Other priests in maroon and saffron-toned cloth stand nearby with garlands and vessels. Oil lamps stand at both sides, and small brass figures and offerings lie at the base.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies