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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and red flower garlands forming arches behind three sculpted deity figures. Two central deities, one with a crown and one with a jewelled headdress, stand over a black Shivalingam on a stone yoni pedestal, with gold-painted arms and ornate necklaces. A standing male figure in a gold and leopard-print garment with a gold necklace stands at right, and a small figure with a tall black hat is on the left. In the foreground at left, a single person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long black hair and a red headband stands with folded hands, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps flank the platform, and a small brass kalasha sits in front.

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February 24 20172017-02-24Night photograph of a decorated shrine with a black stone shivalinga-style abhishekam pedestal at centre, set before a large arch of yellow, red and green flower garlands. Two large deity murtis stand behind it: one crowned and holding a trident-like staff, the other in red and gold sari-style dress, both adorned with heavy gold-toned jewellery. Flanking attendant figures wear garlands and gold cloth. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron headwrap stands with hands joined beside brass oil lamps, with a small figure of a second devotee at left. Strings of small coloured lights hang above. The people shown are statues or a tableau rather than live participants.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A decorated temple shrine at night showing a large deity murti of Shiva with a trident, crescent moon crown and ornate jewellery, beside a seated figure of Parvati in a red and gold sari, both framed by an arch of yellow, red and white flower garlands. In front stands a living devotee in a rust-coloured robe with long dark hair tied in a red cloth, facing the murtis and raising his hands in worship over a white-dusted black abhishekam platform with a small shivalinga. Flanking figures wear garlands and gold clothing, and brass oil lamps burn on stands. A seated priest in a golden robe is at the lower right. The scene suggests a Rudrabhishekam-style puja.2017-02-24A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with a large floral arch of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, green and purple, with strings of coloured lights above. In the centre stands a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange turban, rudraksha beads and a gold ornamental necklace, with a bare-footed stance and raised hand. Behind him are sculpted deity murti: a crowned Shiva and Parvati figure with a black Shiva lingam on a black peetha base, and flanking figures in gold garments. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, and a small brass kalasha sits at the base.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands forming an arch. Central deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a crescent moon in his hair, seated beside Parvati in a red and gold sari, both richly adorned with jewellery. Two flanking attendant figures stand with hands in anjali mudra, one with a red turban and gold garland, the other with a dark bun, rudraksha-style beads and leopard-print cloth. In front, a living person with long dark hair in a red-brown wrap stands with hands joined before the shrine, while a seated devotee in yellow sits at right beside tall brass oil lamps with lit flames. A white mound of abhishekam offering and small brass figures and a conical sculpture sit on the black platform below.2017-02-24A standing man in saffron-orange robes, with a red-orange head wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a bare chest with adornments, stands before a richly decorated shrine. Behind him, a deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a Shivalinga-shaped form stands beside a goddess figure in a red-gold sari and crown, framed by a flower-garland arch of marigolds and roses. Two attendant statues flank the scene in gold dhotis, and brass oil lamps burn at the base. Printed copyright text appears at the lower right. The scene matches a Nithyananda Peetham Mahashivaratri abhishekam setting. a person appears as the standing man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala and red head wrap, as the presiding figure before the shrine.2017-02-24A photograph inside a temple shrine of a decorated deity murti pair, a seated goddess and a male deity with gold ornaments and crowns, framed by an arch of yellow, orange and white flower garlands. A standing figure with long dreadlocked hair, a red-orange headwrap and a saffron-orange garment pours or offers liquid over a white abhishekam stone at the centre, with a lit oil lamp beside. Flanking statues of attendant figures are draped in garlands, and a small white shivalingam sits on the base in front. Oil lamps burn on brass stands and a seated devotee in gold and brown clothing watches at the right edge. This appears to depict a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam ritual.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24