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Photo of a temple abhishekam at night in a shrine hall. A large black lingam stands on a stone yoni base in front of a gold-framed arch of garlands in red, yellow and green, behind which a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati sits in orange-and-gold silk. A man in an orange robe with a white forehead band and long hair stands at center, a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a ritual item. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands bent over the base, and another orange-robed attendant stands left. A small girl in white sits at the far left edge. In the lower right a seated figure in a brown cloth covers the head. Wet floor reflects the lamps.

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A temple shrine at night where a long-haired man in orange robes with white marks on his arms holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, decorated with a gold arch and garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Behind him a younger orange-robed attendant stands with palms pressed together, and a third orange-robed figure holds a lamp. In the lower right, a seated figure in brown robes and a mask sits beside a black stone shivalinga base and an orange-draped peetha. The scene reads as puja or aarti at the altar. The long-haired man is a possible a person, based only on appearance cues: long hair and orange clothing, with white arm markings; this is uncertain.2008-03-31Photograph of a puja inside a temple shrine. A long-haired man with a bare torso and orange cloth stands at left holding a lit flame lamp toward a deity figure, with white ash markings on his arms and forehead. Behind him, a bald man in orange robes presses his palms together. At right, a seated figure in a dark brown robe and face covering sits near a black stone shivalinga base. The central deity pair is a seated murti in gold and orange silk, adorned with a gold crown, gold necklaces and a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers framing a golden arch. Orange cloth drapes the platform, and a brass kalasha sits at the base.2008-03-31March 31 20082008-03-31March 31 20082008-03-31 +1 copiesMarch 31 20082008-03-31March 31 20082008-03-31March 31 20082008-03-31A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at centre, pouring water from a brass pot over a black stone shivalinga. Two shaven-headed priests in orange and white robes, one in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala, stand beside him holding brass pots, and a devotee in white lies prostrate on the wet floor in the foreground. Behind the lingam, a deity murti pair in gold and orange garments sits beneath a golden arch decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. The floor is wet with spilled water.2008-03-31Photo of a temple shrine at night showing a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti holding a brass lamp and performing aarti before a deity murti couple seated on an orange-draped throne, with a gold arch and garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. A shivalinga stands on a black pitha in front, and a seated monk in brown robes with a light-coloured face sits at lower right. A second orange-robed attendant with shaved head and folded hands stands at left. Stone pillars frame the room. The priest has long wavy hair and white body markings, but his face is not clearly distinguishable, so the a person identity remains uncertain.2008-03-31March 31 20082008-03-31March 22 20082008-03-22March 31 20082008-03-31