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A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A person in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair and a flower garland stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel onto a pair of seated deity murti. The seated figures wear gold crowns, ornate jewellery, and one wears a green and gold sari; both are decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine, with a red curtain at right and a grey lingam-like abhishekam pedestal before the figures. A small pink cloth offering lies at the base. The scene appears to show abhishekam being performed.

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Night photograph of a temple shrine with a person in a saffron-orange garment pouring liquid from a vessel over a grey shivalinga on a pedestal. Behind it sit two painted deity murti figures with gold crowns and ornate jewellery, one in white and gold dhoti with a gold headband, the other in a green and purple sari; both are garlanded with yellow, red and green flower garlands. Grey carved stone pillars frame the shrine and a red curtain hangs at right. A small brass figure stands at the base.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of an evening abhishekam at a shrine. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours water from a white vessel over a stone lingam at the foot of a sculpted pair of deity murtis. The murtis are gold-coloured figures seated on a pedestal: the male figure wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown, and the female figure wears a red and green sari, a tall crown and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Stone pillars frame the shrine and dark foliage shows behind it. A marigold offering lies at the base.2007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16A night-time temple abhishekam at a pair of gilded metal deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal. A bare-chested priest with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders pours white milk from a round silver vessel over the figures. The murtis wear crowns, white garments, red and yellow garlands, and silver jewellery. Behind them stone pillars and dark foliage frame the shrine.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a stone-pillared shrine. A devotee with a bare chest and an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders pours liquid over a black stone shivalinga at the base of a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with flower garlands, pearl-like necklaces and a crown. Smoke fills the air, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left. On the left edge, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands near a tray of yellow and white flowers. The scene is wet from the ritual water.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder pours water from a white vessel over a Shiva-Parvati deity murti. The seated male murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, a white garland and ornaments, and a red headband; the female murti wears a green and red sari, a yellow and red garland and a tall crown. A silver trident and a small cobra figure stand beside them, and water flows down over a black shivalinga-style base in the foreground.2007-02-16A photograph of a night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with white stone pillars. A devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands at left pouring liquid over a dark shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha base. Behind it sits a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, adorned with crowns, marigold and red flower garlands, and a red-and-white dhoti. Brass lamps and a second attendant in peach dhoti holding a metal vessel stand at the sides, with a lamp on the right. Overlay credits read 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ''2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth draped over his shoulder, stands at left and pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a pair of metal deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati. The seated Shiva-form murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and the female murti wears a red sari and silver crown. Another person in orange robes stands at the far left edge, with a brass pot nearby. The murtis sit on a dark stone pedestal scattered with white granules, in a pillared open hall at night. A white-clad devotee is visible at the bottom left edge. The scene resembles a Shivaratri abhishekam.2007-02-16