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A photograph of a large bronze murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal under a stone pavilion. A person in an orange saffron robe stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel over the statue's head and onto the lingam in front. The figure's shaved head and orange garment suggest a priest or sannyasi performing abhishekam. A black stone lingam sits on a dark basalt yoni-peetha base, with small golden statues of a pyramid-shaped kalasha-like object and a standing deity figure in front. Water and scattered flower petals cover the floor, and green trees appear behind the pavilion.

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A priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone shivalinga. Behind the lingam stands a golden metal sculpture of a seated deity couple, one figure with multiple arms holding a ritual object. Petals and flower offerings lie scattered on the wet grey stone floor. A man in white dhoti and a saffron shawl stands at the left edge, and a small white stone shrine model sits on a slab in the foreground. The scene is an abhishekam under a roofed stone pavilion surrounded by trees.2007-09-24June 13 20132013-06-13February 23 20072007-02-23Night-time abhishekam at a stone-pillared temple shrine. A bare-backed man in a saffron/orange dhoti-shawl stands with his back to the camera, pouring water over a silver-and-gold Shiva-Parvati pair of murtis seated on a golden pedestal; the deity murti wears crowns, garlands of yellow and orange flowers and white and red garments. To the left, an orange-robed sannyasi stands beside a man in a light peach dhoti with a maroon border and gold chain. Flower petals and offerings lie on the wet floor, and a man in white sits at the right edge near a metal pipe.2007-02-16June 13 20132013-06-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A young attendant in an orange saffron wrap and leopard-print blouse, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on the arm and back, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal. Behind it stands a large gilded deity murti dressed in red and green silk with gold patterned skirts, jewelled crown and garlands of red and white flowers. Gold ornamental panels frame the shrine, and small silver puja items sit at the base.2018-12-20A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap stands under a stone pavilion pouring water from a brass vessel onto a black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni base. Behind it, a gilded copper statue of a seated deity pair with a crown and multiple arms sits on a lotus pedestal. In front, small pale stone figures include a miniature shrine tower and a standing female figure. A man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands at the left edge, and another man in white sits further back at left. Wet stone floor is scattered with white and red flower petals.2007-09-24A golden murti of a seated deity couple under a stone-pillared pavilion among green foliage. The male figure wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a gold crown with a green stone, and a large gold snake hood with green-tipped hoods rises before him. The female figure wears a red and pink patterned sari, a layered gold necklace and a tall gold crown, with long black hair. A brass oil lamp stands at left and a white cloth with a small offering rests in front. Printed copyright text appears faintly on the photo.2007-02-05A photograph of a Shiva-Parvati metal murti pair seated on a dark stone pedestal inside an open-sided temple pavilion, with a black shivalinga in front. A man in saffron-orange robes leans over the murti, extending his arm to touch the forehead of the goddess figure, and a man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands at left holding a small ritual vessel. Scattered flower petals cover the wet floor, and a small golden kalasha-shaped object and a golden figure sit before the pedestal. Trees are visible through the arches behind.2007-09-24A photograph of a pradosha puja abhishekam at an outdoor shrine under a stone pavilion. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands on a dark stone base and pours water from a golden kalasha over a gilded murti of a seated deity pair. A shivalinga stands in front of the figures, and a small golden shrine model and a deity figure sit on a tray at the base. Two assistants in white dhotis with orange sashes stand at left, one holding offerings. Water streams down the statues and marble floor, with green trees behind the pavilion.2007-09-24A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a silver vessel over a gilded deity murti standing on a golden pedestal, flanked by two smaller gilded attendant figures. The priest's bare arm is extended over the central figure, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his shoulder. Behind them, a tiered shrine holds an orange-and-yellow draped deity garlanded with white flowers, and a green-robed standing figure stands on a red-draped altar at right. Grey stone pillars frame the scene.2011-10-07December 31 20062006-12-31