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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden deity murti of a seated Shiva-Parvati pair, with a dark shivalinga on a black stone base in front. An orange-robed priest stands at left holding a flame, while a second priest in white dhoti with folded hands stands behind him. A small white marble seated figure and a golden standing statue flank the shrine, with an ornate golden arch framing the scene. Bronze kalasha vessels and brass ritual items sit on a side table.

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Interior of a temple shrine with ornate gilded arches and carved stone pillars. Two large copper-toned deity murtis sit on a pedestal, one with a crown and raised hand, the other holding a staff. A dark shivalinga stands on a black stone base in front, with a small white marble seated figure and a golden standing figure beside it. On the left, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands facing the shrine, and a priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft near the deities. Another person in white stands at the far left edge, with a bare-armed attendant to the right. Brass kalasha vessels and lamps sit on a side table.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Interior of a temple shrine with golden arches framing a gilded murti of a seated deity pair: a larger figure with a crown and raised hands, beside a figure in orange cloth. A black lingam sits on a black base in front, with a white stone seated figure below. Priests in orange and white garments perform abhishekam: one in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala pours from a vessel, while a man in white raises a pot above, and women in white stand nearby. A gilded standing figure stands to the right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine. Two golden deity murti sit on a raised pedestal under an ornate golden arch, one in an orange-draped sitting pose. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left raising a vessel. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl bends to offer something at a black stone lingam on a dark basin. A small white marble seated figure and a golden standing murti in a smaller arch appear nearby. A woman in white stands at the left edge with a braid, and incense smoke drifts across the frame.2011-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine with two large golden-bronze deity murtis seated side by side, one bare-torsoed with a crown and the other in an orange cloth with a crown. Priests in orange and white dhotis pour water and liquid over the statues, and water runs down a central stone pedestal. A smaller white statue of a seated figure and a golden standing statue in an arched golden doorway are in front.2011-12-28A temple shrine with a large golden deity murti pair, a seated figure in orange and a standing gold figure, ornate gold arches and carved stone pillars. In front, a priest in orange dhoti and sash pours liquid from a metal vessel over a black lingam on a dark stone yoni base, decorated with white flower petals. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind on the left, and a figure in white clothing stands at the far left edge. A small white marble seated figure sits at the front. The setting is an abhishekam at a temple.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Temple interior with a golden two-figure deity murti seated on a pedestal beneath an ornate golden arch, the figure on the left wearing a red garment and the one on the right draped in orange. A black lingam stands on a dark basin in front of them, with a white marble seated figure and small brass statues nearby. On the left, a man in orange robes holds a ritual item toward the deities, and a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind him holding a lamp, with a woman in white at the edge. A gold standing statue sits at right within a golden arch. Stone pillars frame the scene.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28