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A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange skirt leans over a gilded altar, touching the ornate silver-and-gold crown of a dark stone deity murti dressed in white and green garlands. A second deity murti in green and gold garments with a decorated crown sits beside it on a blue and pink draped throne with marigold and white flower garlands. Behind them hang an orange cloth canopy, a golden arched frame, and yellow and white decorative banners, while brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a stepladder sit at the left. A person in a pink headscarf is partly visible at the bottom edge.

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May 22 20092009-05-22A person in an orange sannyasi-style garment with long dark hair pours water from a golden kalasha over a black shivalinga on a black peetha during abhishekam at a temple shrine. Behind the lingam, two gold-adorned deity murtis sit under an ornate copper arch draped with orange cloth, wearing crowns and jewelled necklaces, decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A small brass figure stands at the lower edge, and a patterned cloth hangs at left. The murti in the centre wears a white dhoti and the seated figure to the right wears a maroon sari with gold border.2009-03-29 +1 copiesMay 22 20092009-05-22July 07 20092009-07-07December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, stands with their back to the camera and is apparently offering or performing worship before a shrine. Two gilded deity murtis sit on a raised platform, one wearing a gold crown and the other a pointed crown, decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A black stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base in front of them, with a coconut and flowers placed at its base. The arched copper frame, orange draping and cream curtains surround the shrine, and a striped multicoloured flag hangs at the left.2009-03-29A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a dark rudraksha-style mala, leans in with both hands on a black stone lingam set on a dark pitha base. Behind is a decorated shrine with two seated deity murtis, one male figure in gold ornaments with a green and gold crown and trident, and a female figure in gold jewellery with a maroon sari and gold-bordered crown. Both are garlanded with red, yellow, green and white flower garlands. Hanging on the left is a red, green and yellow patterned textile banner with floral motifs. The setting is a warm-lit temple room with cream drapes and a copper-toned arched frame. The identity of the person performing the abhishekam is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a person in an orange saffron wrap and red blouse, long dark hair falling forward, leaning over to adjust a small silver object near a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a jeweled crown, a gold and jeweled necklace and is draped in a garland of yellow, red, green and white flowers. Behind them stand a gilded golden arch and a brass figure with raised hand, with a black stone sculpture at the right edge. The walls are plain grey concrete block. A rudraksha mala hangs from the person's neck.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple shrine. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and long orange skirt bends forward, her hands placing a red-and-gold cloth on the head of a white-and-orange statue seated in front of a large golden-framed altar. The altar holds a large deity murti with a red turban and heavy jewelled necklaces beside a female figure in red and gold dress, both draped in garlands of marigolds and yellow, purple and white flowers. A gold-rimmed bowl, a kalasha-like brass vessel, a conch, brass lamps and plates with white jasmine and marigold petals sit on the stone platform. A painted demonic face with bulging eyes and open jaws stands at the left edge.2008-12-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti pair seated on a throne-like altar in front of a copper-framed arch. The two gilded murtis wear gold jewelry, crowns and garlands of yellow, red and green flowers, with a black shivalingam and a coconut placed before them on a black pedestal. A figure with long dark hair and a pointed multicoloured headdress, wearing an orange wrap and gold armlets, stands at left with hands raised in a devotional gesture. Orange, cream and gold drapery frames the scene. The figure's identity is not established by the image, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2009-03-29