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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold borders pouring liquid from a vessel over a black lingam on a pedestal. Behind him stand large golden deity murti with a red backdrop, one wearing a crown and holding a trident-like implement, the other in a green and gold sari with floral garlands. Two smaller golden attendant figures with folded hands stand flanking the shrine, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit nearby with scattered flower petals on the floor. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering.

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August 02 20172017-08-02A temple shrine photograph showing large deity murtis of a seated Shiva-Parvati pair with a black linga on a yoni-shaped base at center, the male form with a trident and red headdress and the female with a golden crown and green sari, both adorned with white flower garlands and gold jewelry. Flanking statues wear orange and saffron turbans and marigold garlands. A lone standing priest in white dhoti with a golden border and bare torso performs puja, hands raised toward the linga. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on the platform, and small coloured lights decorate the arched frame.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02February 16 20072007-02-16August 02 20172017-08-02A night photograph of an abhishekam at a shrine. In the lower left, a long-haired man in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala pours water from a silver vessel over a black lingam set before a deity murti. Behind the lingam stand two gilded deity figures, one in white with a red head cloth and the other in green and red, both wearing garlands of yellow and red flowers and jewelled necklaces. A small golden figure stands in an arched frame at the front right, and water runs across the stone base.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.2007-02-16April 07 20082008-04-07 +3 copiesA temple abhishekam at night: a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at left, pouring white liquid from a vessel over a metal murti of a seated deity couple. The male figure wears a crown, a red headband, a white dhoti and a silver necklace, and holds a trident-like emblem; the female figure wears a crown, a red and green sari and a garland of yellow and red flowers. The statues sit on a gold-toned pedestal before a stone temple wall.2007-02-16January 08 20172017-01-08February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a stone-pillared shrine. A devotee with a bare chest and an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders pours liquid over a black stone shivalinga at the base of a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with flower garlands, pearl-like necklaces and a crown. Smoke fills the air, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left. On the left edge, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands near a tray of yellow and white flowers. The scene is wet from the ritual water.2007-02-16