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A photograph of a Shiva temple scene at night, showing a woman in a reddish-brown draped garment with gold border pouring water or milk over a dark black linga in an abhishekam. Behind the linga stand gilded deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, Shiva with a crown and white dhoti, Parvati wearing layered jewelled necklaces, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers arranged in an arch. Gilded attendant statues in red and gold robes flank the scene.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine, with water pouring over a pair of large decorated deity murti figures seated on a dark stone base. The central figures wear silver and gold ornaments, crowns and white and red garments, and are framed by arches of marigold garlands in yellow, white, purple and green. A standing devotee in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, with a black turban on the head, pours water from a silver vessel onto the murti. Other people in saffron and brown robes stand nearby holding a silver bowl and rudraksha malas, and a small brass figure and oil lamp are at the base. Gilded and marigold-decorated figures stand at the right edge.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with marigold garlands in yellow, white, red and blue. A man in a dark turban, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered maroon dhoti pours water from a vessel over a black linga-shaped base. Behind him stand two silver-and-gold deity murti with crowns, jewelled necklaces and garlands. A standing ritual assistant in orange and maroon cloth holds a bowl, and another attendant in orange with a bare chest stands at left. A small gold figure and a metal kalasha sit at the base. A masked figure in gold-trimmed cloth stands at right beside the garlanded arch.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A temple abhishekam scene at night: a man in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold waist band and a dark turban-like headdress pours liquid from a golden kalasha-style vessel over a black Shiva linga on a dark pedestal. Behind the linga sit two painted deity murti figures on a throne, one holding a trident and wearing a crown and ornaments, the other in white and red with gold armlets, framed by bright garlands in red, yellow, green and white. To the left, an attendant in an orange robe stands beside another figure, and a small metal deity figure and a brass lamp stand on the platform in front.2016-03-07Photograph of an abhishekam inside a temple shrine. A man with a tall dark turban, bare-chested with a brown-red dhoti and gold-banded waist cloth, pours water from a vessel over a black Shiva linga set on a black peetha. Behind it stand large statues of deities draped in green-red garlands, one in gold and white with a crown and a gold figure, and a bearded figure on the right. Small brass figurines and a brass pyramid sit on the floor, and a man in orange ritual clothes stands at left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07