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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing two bronze deity figures seated side by side on a raised golden pedestal, one with a tall crown and the other with a crown and jewelled ornaments. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a silver lamp with a burning flame and a small silver cup. In the centre, a bare-backed figure wrapped in orange cloth with an orange turban stands facing the deities with hands raised. A small silver vessel with a green plant sits in front of the pedestal. Gold-painted pillars at right and left are wrapped in newspaper and red thread.

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September 23 20062006-09-23A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands beside a large polished copper-coloured deity murti, holding a silver tray with a green leaf and offering toward the figure's hand. Behind him are newspaper sheets and a dark interior doorway. The copper figure wears bangles and ornate jewellery.2006-09-23Night-time abhishekam at a stone shrine in front of a large black stone statue of Shiva and Parvati, seated together and garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Three priests stand on a wet stone floor: two in saffron-orange dhotis with bare upper bodies, one in a peach-orange cloth holding a silver vessel and wearing a gold-bead necklace. A small brass lamp stands at right, and a small silver deity figure sits on a platform in front. The scene is a shrine ritual; no one is identified.2007-02-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph inside a temple pavilion with grey stone pillars. A long-haired man with a bare upper torso wears an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace and holds a small oil lamp toward a pair of metal deity murtis seated on a dark stone pedestal, each adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and crowned with ornate headdresses. To his left stands a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth with a white forehead mark, and at the far left another person bends forward. Floral offerings and a brass lamp stand on the base. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a shrine.2007-02-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph at night of two gilded deity murti seated side by side on a golden platform, one raising a hand in blessing, both with tall crowns and ornate jewellery, framed by gold-painted pillars wrapped in newspaper for the festival decorations. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing with saffron-orange shawls sit before the murti; one holds a metal lamp and the other a small plant arrangement with a kalasha-like vessel in front of them. Red drapery hangs behind the figures and a spotlight is mounted above.2006-09-23A temple photograph of a milk abhishekam at a gilded deity murti seated on a lotus pedestal, with an orange-draped figure and a figure with a flute beside it. A saffron-robed priest on the left pours from a small vessel toward a shivalingam-like stone base, while a bearded man in white stands behind them. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a white tilak and a beaded necklace holds a brass plate with a kalasha-type vessel. A gold arch frames the murti and red drapery hangs behind. Visible people: four, with the priest, the bearded man and the man in white on the right, plus a partly visible figure near the base. No candidate is clearly identified by appearance, so roles are given.2010-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photo of a temple ritual at a shrine with a large metal murti of a deity couple seated on a pedestal, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red-and-green garment. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, holds up a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a gold chain stands on the wet stone floor. White ritual offerings are heaped at the base of the statue, and a brass lamp stand is visible at right2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16