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A decorated temple shrine with a gilded arch framing two large deity murtis, one in a red turban and one crowned in a jewelled gold crown and blue sari-like garment. A man in a white dhoti and white garment stands at the shrine's centre, reaching toward the murtis. Another person in an orange robe stands at the left, holding a brass plate. The murtis and a central metal vessel are draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps, metal pots and kalasha-style vessels stand on the stone platform, and the lower left shows a white stone base with offerings. Orange and purple garlands frame the arch and pillars. Abhishekam or puja is being performed.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A temple shrine photograph showing an abhishekam being performed at a black lingam set in a stone yoni-peetha base. Two bronze-coloured deity murtis are seated behind it, wearing green and orange silk, crowns, and heavy garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and a tilak, pours liquid over the lingam with a long ladle-like vessel. A second priest in white dhoti with an orange border stands at the left edge. A small white marble statue of a seated sage sits in front of the base, with brass lamp stands on either side and a carved stone arch behind.2011-12-01December 26 20082008-12-26A temple shrine photograph showing a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl performing a puja at a black shivalinga on a black peetha basin. Behind him stand two richly decorated deity murtis draped in multicoloured garlands with yellow, purple, red and white flowers, one with a red turban and crown, the other with a gold crown and green garments. The priest holds a lit lamp or aarti dish toward the lingam. Gold oil lamps stand at the sides, a small white seated statue sits in front, and orange and green cloth hangs in the background.2011-12-01A temple ritual photograph in a stone-pillared shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with white markings on his arm holds up a brass tray toward a second man in a purple dhoti and matching purple shawl with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, who holds a bowl over a decorated shivalingam. The lingam is draped in garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Behind them stand two metal deity figures with jeweled crowns, garlanded and adorned with gold jewellery and a red-and-orange drape. The arch behind is gold-leafed. The scene reads as a pada puja or abhishekam offering.2011-12-14 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at left, performing abhishekam with a silver implement over a black stone shivalinga set in a black basin. Behind it, two large deity murtis stand in a shrine decorated with long garlands of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers. The deity figures wear crowns, gold ornaments and green and orange garments. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a small white marble seated figure sits in front of the basin, and red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01Inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, a figure in a white dhoti-style garment with long dark hair stands at left, holding a lamp toward a shrine. Behind the garlanded altar, two large metal deity murtis sit on a raised pedestal, one wearing a red-and-gold headdress and layered necklaces, the other in a blue garment with jewelry. Brass lamps, kalasha pots and offering vessels sit on the floor. A small figure in red and white flower garlands and a seated attendant in orange appear near the altar. Ritual puja or aarti setting.2009-01-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 31 20092009-12-31June 09 20092009-06-09