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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, wearing an ornate saffron-and-gold garment with a sash, standing beside a priest in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head who is making an offering at a small red-clad figure on the shrine. Behind them is a large deity murti of two figures with trident and gold ornaments, garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, and an arch of white and red blossoms frames the central figure. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a banana leaf and a pink-cloth-draped altar.

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Temple ritual photo at a shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati in the background, both decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, beside a woman in an orange sari with red and white garlands, who together pour liquid over a central lingam wrapped in a white and red flower garland. A smaller seated figure in orange and red clothing with a garland sits in the lower foreground, and a green banana leaf and brass lamp stand at right. The ceremony appears to be an abhishekam.2013-01-01January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01January 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013January 1st 2013A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. A woman in an orange-brown sari with a red blouse stands at left, holding a lit flame on a plate toward the central deity figures, a standing male deity murti with a crown and ornaments and a female deity murti in pink and gold dress. In front, a small white figure with orange headwear and a red-and-white garland sits on a pedestal beneath a large floral arch of red, white, yellow and purple blooms. Brass oil lamps and a banana leaf are visible at right, and a partially seen man in orange robes holds a tray at far left.January 1st 2013January 1st 2013A photograph inside a temple shrine where a Shiva and Parvati deity murti stand together behind a dense arrangement of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A smaller seated figure in a red robe with a white garland sits on a red-and-white base in front of them. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one bare-chested and bald, one with long dark hair, are making an offering over the central lingam-shaped form, which is decorated with a flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a green banana leaf is at the right edge.January 1st 2013A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a decorated deity murti pair on a raised altar, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. The central figure wears a red crown and ornaments, and a beside figure wears a crown and pink-and-gold garment. In front, a small seated figure in orange clothing and a red-and-white garland is decorated with flowers. Two standing attendants in saffron and orange clothes face the altar; the nearer one, a woman with long dark hair in an orange garment, holds a plate. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a green banana leaf appears at the right edge. Stone pillars frame the shrine.2013-01-01