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A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl draped over his left shoulder pours yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a golden deity murti in an open-air shrine. The murti wears an orange garment and has a tall crown and ornate gold necklaces. A second golden murti stands behind, with an ornate gold arch above and green trees in the background. A rudraksha mala hangs at the man's chest. The scene appears to show an abhishekam ritual. The man is a priest or devotee, with no visible cues to identify him as a person, so a person is unsure.

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July 05 20102010-07-05A shaven-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl pours water from a brass vessel over golden-bronze deity murtis during abhishekam. The priest has white tilak on his forehead and a black wristband. The water streams down over the gilded figures, one seated figure wearing a tall crown, bangles and an ornate necklace, with a second figure beside it. Green trees are visible behind the open shrine pavilion.2007-09-24A priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a golden vessel over two golden deity murti statues during abhishekam. The statue on the left wears a crown and gold necklace; the central statue wears an ornate golden crown and an orange garment. Gold-painted arched architecture and green foliage frame the scene.2010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a pradosha puja at a temple pavilion. Two copper-coloured deity murtis sit side by side on a pedestal: a seated male figure with a tall crown and a female figure with a tall crown and jewelled necklaces. A black stone shivalinga stands in front of them on a dark stone yoni-peetha. A bald priest in a saffron-orange garment reaches up to anoint the male murti's head, while a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange waist cloth holds a brass plate. Small gold-coloured objects, a tiered pyramid and a standing figure, sit at the base, and flower petals float in the water around the pedestal.2007-09-24Photograph of a pradosha puja at an outdoor temple shrine under a stone pavilion. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, pours water over a black shivalinga on a dark granite pedestal. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass plate. Behind them stands a large gilded murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, with a white-smeared face and red lips, Shiva holding a trident-like implement. Small gold shrine models and a gold deity figure sit on a tray at the base, and white flower petals float on the wet stone floor. Green trees and a red curtain frame the background.2007-09-24A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours water over a black stone shivalinga in an open temple courtyard. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass plate. Behind the lingam stand two large gilded metal statues of a seated deity couple, one holding a trident-like staff, with a gilded yoni-type base and small gold kalasha and temple-model figures placed at the front. Flower petals scatter on wet ground, and trees and a red cloth appear behind. This is a pradosha-puja and abhishekam scene at the temple.2007-09-24A photograph of a Shiva-Parvati metal murti pair seated on a dark stone pedestal inside an open-sided temple pavilion, with a black shivalinga in front. A man in saffron-orange robes leans over the murti, extending his arm to touch the forehead of the goddess figure, and a man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands at left holding a small ritual vessel. Scattered flower petals cover the wet floor, and a small golden kalasha-shaped object and a golden figure sit before the pedestal. Trees are visible through the arches behind.2007-09-24September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a gold-coloured arched shrine. A priest in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, lifting a golden vessel and pouring water over a golden deity murti of a seated couple; the seated male figure wears a crown and an orange cloth, and the female figure beside him wears an orange cloth and a tall crown. Water spills in a stream over the statues. In the lower left, a shaven-headed man in white clothing with an orange sash bends over the base. The ornate golden arch, carved stone pillars and a tree behind the shrine frame the scene.2008-04-09April 09 20082008-04-09