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A temple shrine scene during a puja. A black stone Shivalingam sits on a dark pedestal in the foreground, with a brass oil lamp burning beside it. A priest in orange-red dhoti and sacred thread stands at center holding a lit lamp, and a standing man in white and brown clothing with bare hands folded in prayer is at left, while a woman in red-orange sari with a flower headband holds a small brass bell. Behind them, deity murtis are dressed in pink and red garments and heavily garlanded with marigolds in yellow, purple, red and white. The metallic figure at right has a golden crown and a bare upraised hand, and a bronze-toned figure in striped clothing stands further right.

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A temple ritual scene at night in a stone-walled shrine. A large seated deity murti in a red and pink silk garment, with a gold crown and gold ornaments, sits behind a black stone shivalinga-style pedestal bathed in oil lamp light. Garlands of orange, yellow, purple and green flowers drape the arch and figures. Three priests stand at left: one in a brown-red cloth and rudraksha mala holds a bell and a lit lamp, another in saffron clothing holds a flame, and a bald man in brown robes stands with palms joined. A second gold statue of a figure stands at right with a tiger-striped garment and garlands, and a red-brown garment. Alongside the ritual the event is abhishekam and aarti-style worship, with no clearly visible identifiable candidate.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight abhishekam at a Shiva temple shrine. In the foreground, a priest in a red-and-gold dhoti and a beaded necklace bends over a large black lingam on a stone yoni base, pouring from a metal vessel. Behind him, a second priest in orange cloth and a shaved head holds offerings. To the right, a seated deity murti with a crown and red-and-pink silk drapery is garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, beside a standing devotee statue wearing a leopard-print wrap and rudraksha mala. A bright shrine interior with gold ornamentation frames the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene at night. A woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and orange-gold sash pours or pours from a vessel onto a black stone shivalinga on a square yoni peetha. Two priests in saffron-brown dhotis stand nearby, one bald with a bare upper body and bead garlands, another in a brown robe. Behind them a deity murti in a crown and pink-red silk garment, adorned with gold jewellery, stands in a shrine ringed by garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. To the right another carved figure with a tiger-striped garment and garlands.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene at night beside a dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha base. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a red flower headband holds up a brass oil lamp and a small bell is rung by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with rudraksha beads. Another priest in orange, with hands pressed together, stands at left. Behind them a large deity murti in red garments and gold ornaments and crown sits, garlanded in red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a standing golden figure in a tiger-striped shawl and rudraksha garland at right. Ornate gold arch frames the shrine.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at night beside a large black stone shivalinga on a square black basin, being bathed in water poured from a metal vessel. A standing priest in a red-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours liquid over the lingam with his hands, while a second bald priest in orange robes stands behind him. A third priest with a shaved head stands at left. Behind them, a gilded deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments sits in a pink sari-like garment, draped in garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers, with a gilded attendant figure at right wearing a tiger-striped cloth and a rudraksha mala. Oil lamps and brass vessels surround the scene. Three physical people are visible.2015-02-17 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple abhishekam at night, with devotees pouring liquid from a vessel over a black linga-shaped object on a stone platform. Several shaved-headed men in orange-brown dhotis and rudraksha malas assist; one stands at left in a dark orange wrap, another at center-left in red-brown cloth. Behind them a large deity murti seated on a throne wears a crown and pink sequined skirt, draped in multicolour flower garlands, with a gilded arch above. A standing gold statue at right wears a tiger-print shawl, rudraksha mala and a multicolour garland. Ornate ceiling and gold trim frame the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene at night in a stone-pillared shrine. A black stone shivalinga stands on a dark square peetha in the foreground, with a bronze deity murti of a seated figure in pink and red silk, crowned and adorned with gold jewellery, behind it. Large garlands of marigolds and pink flowers drape the murti and a standing figure to its right. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand to the left: one holds a silver bell and lamp, another performs ritual with a small silver vessel, and a third has rudraksha malas and shaved head. Warm golden light and a gilded arch frame the shrine.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies