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Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated on a golden throne, decorated with red, yellow and white garlands; the figure on the left holds a trident and the figure on the right wears a magenta and gold sari. Two priests in saffron-orange cloth perform abhishekam and puja; the nearer priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a brass plate of flowers while the other pours or waves an offering. In front, a golden altar table is heaped with yellow marigolds and white garlands, with fruit and offerings on a tray below. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine under carved stone arches.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A temple shrine with a golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess in a gilded arched niche, the goddess in a magenta sari with a crown, the figure in red and gold, garlanded with yellow and red flower malas. In front, a small white-clad figure in saffron and a seated priest in saffron dhoti and shawl, hands folded in worship at the altar. A second man in an orange cloth sits at the lower left, and a gold tray piled with yellow marigolds and a decorated gold palanquin-like structure rest on the platform. Offerings of fruit, bananas, onions and lemons lie on the stone floor before the shrine, with brass lamps and plates around. Sculpted stone pillars frame the scene.2010-07-21Temple abhishekam ritual before a large deity murti of a standing couple adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and gold jewellery. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a white ash-marked forehead sits on the left holding a smoking incense stick, while a white-clad figure in orange robes sits in the centre before the deity. Offerings of fruit, brass lamps and flower petals surround the platform, and a gold palanquin heaped with marigolds and red flowers stands on the right. A man in orange robes stands at the far right edge. Gold lamps and a red curtained shrine frame the scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis, a male figure in red and gold crown with trident and a female figure in magenta and green sari, both draped with yellow and red-white flower garlands. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth with a shiny kalasha-like offering and fruit. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand nearby with folded hands, one holding a plate of flowers, while a golden palanquin-like tray heaped with marigolds and white flowers sits to the right. Golden oil lamps frame the shrine. Four people are visible, including the seated figure and the standing priests.2010-07-21Photograph inside a gilded temple shrine where a priest in orange robes performs abhishekam and puja before a pair of standing deity murti decked with flower garlands. The central figures have gold crowns and jewelry; the murti on the right wears a magenta and green sari. A white-clad seated figure with orange cloth and a garland. Two men in orange robes sit at the lower left and right, one holding a lamp and the other a bell, with pots of flowers, oil lamps and a golden palanquin of petals to the right. Count of physical people visible is three to four.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph inside a stone temple shrine at Bidadi, showing a golden-arched niche with a red curtain behind a pair of deity murtis: a male deity with a red-and-orange turban holding a trident and a drum, and a female deity in a magenta and gold sari. Both murtis are draped in marigold and red garlands. In front, a seated figure wrapped in white and orange is being anointed and offered flowers by a standing priest in saffron robes, who holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and gestures toward the murti. Two other priests in saffron sit to the left, and a large flower-decorated altar stands to the right with fruit offerings on a tray below. Most visible people are priests in saffron; the scene reflects an abhishekam ceremony with garlands and offerings.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a temple abhishekam scene before a golden shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body sits at left, seated on the floor and working at a tray of marigold flowers and fruit. Behind him, a large stone-like murti of a deity with a trident and crown, and a consort figure in a magenta and green sari, are decorated with yellow and red garlands. Below, a small seated figure in white and orange is partly visible. At right, a smaller shrine figure is covered in white and red flowers, and brass lamps stand at the edges. Coconuts and a brass tray sit at the base.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual before two large deity statues in a golden shrine arch. A man in orange robes with a bare upper body sits on the left, waving a white fan or whisk over a small orange-robed figure seated on a white-draped platform in front of the statues. The seated deity pair above wears garlands of yellow and red flowers; the central figure holds a trident and wears a red and gold crown, while the consort wears a magenta and green sari. Gold oil lamps stand on both sides, and a golden palanquin on the right is heaped with rose petals and yellow and red flower garlands. Offerings of fruit, a brass bowl and a plate of petals sit on the stone platform in the foreground.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21