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Night photograph of a brass or bronze five-faced Shiva lingam-style murti with multiple faces, crescent moon ornaments and a serpent coiled at its base, set on a round platform under a curved metal stand lit in red and blue light. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and red-beaded necklace stands at the left edge, and a few people in the dim background watch the scene near scaffolding and a bell.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10June 08 20172017-06-08A close view of a small metal murti of a deity face with a matted jata-style headdress, a cobra raised above the crown, and a dark bindi-like mark on the forehead, placed on a gold-and-cream silk cloth. Behind it a maroon draped table holds a row of small figurines lit by purple and green lights. A brass lamp stand stands at the left edge. No people are visible.2017-10-01May 15 20162016-05-15October 03 20082008-10-03February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photo of an evening aarti at a temple hall. In the centre, a young priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a lit camphor flame in a brass lamp and a bell in his other hand. Behind him, other priests in saffron clothes with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined, and a few devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands. A gilded deity murti with a crown and flower garlands stands in the lower right foreground, and a pink-and-purple tinsel garland decorates the upper wall. Smoke hangs in the air.2014-10-02A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a shrine. Before a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with a flower-garland arch of red, yellow, purple and white blossoms, a black stone shivalinga stands on a tall black peetha. Several priests in red-brown and orange dhotis and shawls stand in the foreground; one at left has his hands folded in namaskar, and a central priest in orange clothing and a flower garland holds a ritual vessel. A brass lamp with a lit flame stands at right and a golden-robed figure stands behind it. Brass figurines and a small brass kalasha sit on the floor. Ritual puja worship is in progress.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight temple worship before a decorated deity murti pair seated on a throne, adorned with heavy gold and pearl necklaces and framed by a bright arch of marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A priest in a dark-red and gold dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, holds a lit flame near the murti while standing beside a black stone shivalinga on a platform. Two attendants stand at left with folded hands, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and one in white with a mala. Brass oil lamps and brass figures are arranged on the floor in the foreground. Ritual aarti in a temple setting.2015-02-17 +1 copiesClose photo of a temple abhishekam. A person's hands, one wearing gold bangles and a red thread, pour liquid from a white conch shell over the head of a gilded metal deity murti. The murti has a tall, ridged crown and large painted eyes, and it sits beside a second gilded figure in an orange cloth. Gold ornate metalwork frames the scene at the top left, and a red and green offering is visible at the lower centre.2011-09-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies