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Photograph of a night ritual at a temple shrine. Two golden-bronze deity murtis, seated on a raised pedestal, wear crowns, gold-and-yellow marigold garlands and silver necklaces; the left figure is in white and the right in a green and red sari. In front, a priest in a white dhoti and shirt pours liquid from a metal vessel over a dark shivalingam wrapped in yellow and white flowers, while another attendant in white assists. A few devotees stand at the edges. Stone carved pillars frame the scene. The image is a photo, and the people count is consistent with the visible priests.

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Golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a plinth, decorated with red and yellow garlands and pearl necklaces. Shiva wears a crown, a red-and-white headband and a white dhoti-like cloth; Parvati wears a green and red silk sari and a tall jeweled crown. A figure in an orange-saffron cloth, bare-backed with long hair, pours or applies liquid from a silver vessel onto the deities. Temple architecture with a white stone cornice frames the scene at night.2007-02-16Night-time photograph of a Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair, gilded and richly ornamented with crowns, red and white garments, and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. The seated Shiva figure holds a trident and a ritual implement, and the goddess beside him wears a red and green sari. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long hair leans in at the lower left, pouring or offering over the base near a black sequined vessel, consistent with an abhishekam-style ritual. The base is carved stone and the background is dark stone architecture.2007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden pedestal, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and silver jewellery. Shiva's murti wears a white cloth and a red headband with a crown; Parvati's murti wears a red and green sari and a tall crown. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at the left, pouring liquid over a Shivalinga in front of the murti, with a silver trident and cobra ornament visible behind. Stone arches frame the shrine, and dark foliage shows behind. The priest is the only physical person visible, apart from a partially visible head and orange cloth at the bottom edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple ritual at night before a stone wall. A priest with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands at left pouring or offering from a silver vessel toward two gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dark base. The left murti wears a white cloth with a red band, a crown with a green stone and crescent, and marigold garlands. The right murti wears a green and red silk garment, a crown, and yellow-and-red garlands, with a gold staff or weapon beside it. Ornate jewellery and a crescent-shaped crown are visible. No one is present besides the priest.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph at night of a golden deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, with a shivalinga-style base. The figure on the left wears a tall crown, red-and-white headband, white dhoti and ornate gold necklaces, holding a trident and drum. The figure on the right wears a green and red silk sari, a jeweled crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers. In the foreground on the left, a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe, pours water from a brass pot over the linga base. Pillars and stone carvings frame the scene.2007-02-16A photograph of an evening abhishekam at a shrine. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours water from a white vessel over a stone lingam at the foot of a sculpted pair of deity murtis. The murtis are gold-coloured figures seated on a pedestal: the male figure wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown, and the female figure wears a red and green sari, a tall crown and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Stone pillars frame the shrine and dark foliage shows behind it. A marigold offering lies at the base.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A devotee in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair and a white tilak pours white granules or grains over a golden metal murti of a seated deity couple. The male figure wears a crown with a crescent, a white dhoti and white garlands, and holds a trident; the female figure wears a green and red sari, a jewelled crown, gold necklaces and a long yellow and red garland. A night-time puja setting with stone temple walls behind.2007-02-16