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A temple abhishekam scene at night: a man in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold waist band and a dark turban-like headdress pours liquid from a golden kalasha-style vessel over a black Shiva linga on a dark pedestal. Behind the linga sit two painted deity murti figures on a throne, one holding a trident and wearing a crown and ornaments, the other in white and red with gold armlets, framed by bright garlands in red, yellow, green and white. To the left, an attendant in an orange robe stands beside another figure, and a small metal deity figure and a brass lamp stand on the platform in front.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Shiva abhishekam-style ritual. In the centre, a seated Shiva and Parvati murti in ornate silver jewellery and white and red garments sit on a dark pedestal, with a Nandi-like seated figure and small brass deities below. A large floral arch of yellow, orange, white and red garlands frames the deities. On the left, a man with a large black turban, bare-chested with a brown dhoti and gold waist band and necklaces, pours liquid from a silver vessel over the murtis, while two attendants in orange and maroon robes stand beside him. A third standing figure in a maroon garment is partly visible at the far left.2016-03-07Night-time abhishekam at a shrine before a decorated deity murti of Shiva with a trident and crown, seated on a throne framed by a multicoloured garland arch of yellow marigolds, red, white and green flowers. A priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and a dark turban pours liquid from a pot over the murti. Nearby, a man in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace stands at left, with other attendants in red and gold robes, one holding a small brass vessel. Two small brass and gold figurines sit on the wet floor in front. The scene is a ritual abhishekam at Bengaluru Aadheenam during Mahashivaratri.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a Shiva temple scene at night, showing a woman in a reddish-brown draped garment with gold border pouring water or milk over a dark black linga in an abhishekam. Behind the linga stand gilded deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, Shiva with a crown and white dhoti, Parvati wearing layered jewelled necklaces, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers arranged in an arch. Gilded attendant statues in red and gold robes flank the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with marigold garlands in yellow, white, red and blue. A man in a dark turban, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered maroon dhoti pours water from a vessel over a black linga-shaped base. Behind him stand two silver-and-gold deity murti with crowns, jewelled necklaces and garlands. A standing ritual assistant in orange and maroon cloth holds a bowl, and another attendant in orange with a bare chest stands at left. A small gold figure and a metal kalasha sit at the base. A masked figure in gold-trimmed cloth stands at right beside the garlanded arch.2016-03-07