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Photograph of a nighttime Shivaratri abhishekam at a shrine. Two golden-hued Shiva and Parvati murti statues sit on a raised golden pedestal, both wearing crowns, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and jewelled necklaces; Shiva holds a trident and a drum. In front, a black shiva lingam receives a heap of white granular offering. Two men kneel and tend the offering: one bare-chested in orange cloth with long dark hair, the other in a cream and red garment with a shaved head bowed over the lingam. A third person in orange stands at the left edge. White stone pillars frame the scene.

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A night-time temple ritual before a pair of large metallic deity murtis seated on a golden pedestal beneath a stone pavilion. The seated figure wears a crown and red headband, a white dhoti and a garland of yellow and red flowers, while the companion figure wears a red-and-green sari and a matching garland. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, extends a white-gloved hand to offer an oil lamp. A brass bell and other ritual items are visible at the lower left. The base holds a white lingam-like form decorated with flowers. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene against a dark background.2007-02-16A 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.2007-02-16A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth draped over his shoulder, stands at left and pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a pair of metal deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati. The seated Shiva-form murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and the female murti wears a red sari and silver crown. Another person in orange robes stands at the far left edge, with a brass pot nearby. The murtis sit on a dark stone pedestal scattered with white granules, in a pillared open hall at night. A white-clad devotee is visible at the bottom left edge. The scene resembles a Shivaratri abhishekam.2007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16Night ritual photograph of a shaved-head devotee in an orange cloth, bare-backed, bending forward to offer abhishekam to a pair of silver-and-gold deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The murtis wear white cloth, garlands of yellow and red flowers, layered necklaces, crowns and a trident beside them. The devotee applies a white substance over the figure's base. Stone pillars frame the shrine behind them.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.2007-02-16Night-time photograph of a Shiva-Parvati deity murti pair, gilded and richly ornamented with crowns, red and white garments, and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. The seated Shiva figure holds a trident and a ritual implement, and the goddess beside him wears a red and green sari. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long hair leans in at the lower left, pouring or offering over the base near a black sequined vessel, consistent with an abhishekam-style ritual. The base is carved stone and the background is dark stone architecture.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine: a large metal murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a dark stone peetha, garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strings, with a white ritual cloth draped over the lingam base. Priests in saffron/orange dhotis, one with bare back and long hair, pour liquid from a silver vessel and hold metal pots and offerings. A worshipper in orange crouches at lower right. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside white stone pillars.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night ritual photograph at a temple. Two metal deity murtis are seated side by side: the left figure wears a jeweled crown with a crescent, a red and white head cloth, white dhoti and garlands, and holds a trident; the right figure wears a tall silver crown, a green and red sari, yellow and red garlands and a long necklace. A man with long dark hair and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth, stands at left pouring white milk or liquid over the murti during abhishekam. Stone pillars and dark background surround them.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden pedestal, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and silver jewellery. Shiva's murti wears a white cloth and a red headband with a crown; Parvati's murti wears a red and green sari and a tall crown. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at the left, pouring liquid over a Shivalinga in front of the murti, with a silver trident and cobra ornament visible behind. Stone arches frame the shrine, and dark foliage shows behind. The priest is the only physical person visible, apart from a partially visible head and orange cloth at the bottom edge.2007-02-16