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Outdoor abhishekam on a raised wooden platform at a ratha procession stop. Two golden deity murtis, a seated male form and a female form beside him, are being bathed with liquid poured by a man in white dhoti and orange shawl. A second man in white kneels at left with a metal vessel, and a third man in yellow cloth sits behind with a steel pot. Steel vessels stand at the sides. A portrait on the right, labelled in Tamil, shows a smiling person with white head covering, dark robe with gold embroidery and red tilak; the printed portrait is not a physical person. Tamil and Tamil-script signage appear above the shrine.

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October 28 20062006-10-28Two men in white dhotis pour water from a steel vessel over a large gold-coloured deity murti seated on a pedestal in a Shiva-Shakti pair, with a red curtain behind. Steel pots and bowls stand on the platform in front. Two framed posters flank the shrine: a man in a white cap smiling on the left, and a man in a white cap and dark embellished jacket on the right. Orange flags hang at the top corners.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a procession float (ratha) carrying golden deity figures of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, with blue Tamil-script signage above reading ஆனந்தேஸ்வரர் சமேத ஆனந்தேஸ்வரி. Two men in white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, stand on the platform; one pours or applies liquid from a steel vessel over the golden deity. Steel pots sit on the wooden platform. To the left, a large poster shows a smiling person in a white head covering with red tilak and a beaded necklace, captioned in Tamil. The scene is an outdoor temple-procession setting with scaffolding behind.2006-10-28A golden seated deity murti pair, a male form with a tall crown and a female form beside him, sits on a stone pedestal in an open canopied shrine with white carved pillars. Two men in white dhotis perform abhishekam: one bends low pouring liquid from a metal vessel, while the other stands behind the murti raising a vessel above its head. Yellow flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the floor, with large steel pots at the sides and an orange flag at the right edge. Above the shrine, a lit blue signboard displays Tamil text.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A gilded temple shrine with a seated golden deity murti pair, a male figure and a female figure with crowns, set under a carved stone arch with a red cloth backdrop. A man in white clothes bends forward at left, holding a metal pot and pouring liquid over the statues, while another man in a yellow-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands beside him helping with the abhishekam. Carved pillars and stairs frame the scene, and a blue illuminated sign is mounted above the shrine.2006-10-28A golden processional shrine on a raised red-and-cream platform holds a gilded murti of Shiva seated with his consort, the two deities coloured gold with crowns, beside a red cloth backdrop. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the platform; one in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a man in a yellow-white cloth attends at right. Orange flags flank the shrine, a red-trimmed pot sits to the right, and a large portrait banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white turban, dark blue embroidered jacket and white shawl, captioned in Tamil. Carved pillars and a sign reading the names of the deities in blue Tamil script frame the scene.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a golden deity murti seated on a gold-coloured pedestal, with a yellow liquid being poured over it. Two priests attend: one in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow-stained cloth and a pot raised over the murti; a second, in white clothes with a rudraksha mala, pours from a brass vessel beside the pedestal. A small gold-coloured Venkateswara-style deity murti sits in front of the pedestal. A stainless steel vessel stands at right beside a large portrait banner of a smiling person in a white head wrap and dark embroidered jacket, with Tamil caption text. Stone pillars with carved motifs frame the outdoor shrine platform.2006-10-28A photograph of a golden deity murti seated on a decorated altar within an open canopied ratha shrine during a procession. Three men in white clothing and a fourth in a yellow dhoti and saffron-trimmed shawl pour liquid from steel vessels over the murti, with water streaming down. Steel pots sit on the platform, and orange flags stand at the corners. Two large printed portraits flank the shrine: on the right a smiling figure with a white turban wearing a blue robe, and on the left another smiling figure in orange-trimmed clothing. A caption on the right portrait reads a blessing phrase, and an illuminated sign above the shrine reads a temple name in Tamil.2006-10-28A golden ornate shrine on a raised platform holds two golden deity murtis seated side by side, with a red cloth backdrop behind them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands at left, while another man in white and gold-yellow dress pours water from a steel vessel over the deity figure, an abhishekam. Steel pots and a steel bowl sit on the floor. A framed photo of a smiling man in a white head covering and red bindi is pinned at the lower right corner. Carved stone steps lead up to the shrine.2006-10-28