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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a person in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold border, bent forward over a white Shiva linga on a dark stone yoni pedestal, applying white ash or powder to it. The person's hair is tied up and their arms are dusted white. Behind them stand large golden statues of deities with ornate crowns and gold jewellery, including one with raised hands, and garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers drape the surrounding figures. A small white-clad figure and a golden devotee statue sit at the base.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a white marked body, leans forward and pours or offers a white substance over a white-and-grey mound on a dark stone pedestal. Behind it stands a deity murti with gold-painted face and crown, dressed in white and red, with a gold staff, and beside it a second figure in red garments. Garlands of marigolds, roses and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white frame the shrine. Small figurines sit at the lower left and bottom centre.2016-03-07A person in an orange-red garment wrapped over the body and a red-and-gold skirt bends forward, pressing their forehead and hands onto a white shivalinga on a black stone pedestal, performing worship in a temple setting. White ash marks show on the arms and body. Behind, a golden deity murti stands with raised hand beside a figure in white and red holding the lingam area, framed by arches of marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a painted portrait figure to the right and a small brass figure on the lower left. Offerings of flowers and a kalasha-like vessel accompany the abhishekam scene. Visible people: one worshipper, 1 physical person.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A person with long dark dreadlocks wears an orange-red garment wrapped at the waist with gold borders and has white ash marks on the arms and chest; they bend forward and press their forehead to a white Shiva lingam set on a dark stone peetha. Behind it stands a golden deity murti with a crown, gold ornaments and a red lower garment, framed by arches of marigolds and garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple. Small figures in the corners and a red-robed statue sit on the base.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam scene. A man in a rust-red dhoti and draped red-brown upper cloth, with a gold-bordered yellow sash and beaded bracelets, stands at left applying white powder to a large white Shivalinga on a black stone pitha. Behind it, golden deity murtis in ornate crowns and red-and-white garments are framed by tall arches of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, white, green and purple. A small white statue of a seated figure in red sits at the lower left corner of the pitha.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07