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Photograph of a temple abhishekam before a pair of large decorated deity murtis with crowns and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Several priests in saffron and rust-red cloths and bare torsos stand at the golden-lit base, one in a leopard-print wrap pouring liquid from a white vessel over a golden platform. Oil lamps flicker in the foreground and marigold garlands are heaped on the altar. Blurred figures and red cloth frame the left edge.

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Temple abhishekam scene before two large decorated deity murtis, one with a crown and gold ornaments and another in a green and red silk sari with a crown, both garlanded with marigolds and red-and-white flower strands. A shivalinga stands on a dark stone basin at the front, with water flowing over it. Several men stand close to the deities: a bare-chested man in a leopard-print loincloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala, another in an orange-and-red dhoti with a red turban, and others in saffron and maroon robes. Oil lamps glow in the foreground and marigold garlands lie on the floor.2018-02-13Temple abhishekam scene before a deity murti pair of a male and female form, richly adorned with gold crowns, jewellery and garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. A devotee in a leopard-print cloth and rust-brown upper garment pours yellow liquid from a vessel over a dark shiva linga on a peetha. Beside him stand other priests in orange and rust-coloured robes, one with bare shoulders and a red-and-white turban, and oil lamps glow in the foreground with a red flower blurred at left. Floral garlands drape the arch behind the murti.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Photo inside a temple sanctum during an abhishekam-style puja. Several priests in orange and rust-brown dhotis, bare-shouldered, with rudraksha malas and armbands, stand facing a large deity murti draped in green and red silk and heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers. One priest in a leopard-print wrap and brown cloth stands near a silver pot and ritual vessel. The sanctum is decorated with arches of red, white and yellow flower strands. A lit lamp and offerings sit at the base of the murti.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of an evening abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in a brown dhoti with leopard-print cloth wraps and dreadlocked hair holds a metal vessel and pours liquid over a large dark stone lingam-style abhishekam basin. Nearby, a priest in an orange-red dhoti with bare back and a shawl stands at the shrine, and other men in orange and brown robes assist with brass vessels. A trident stands upright on the left, and garlands of yellow, red, white and pink flowers drape the deity murti and small shrine figures in the foreground, with marigold petals scattered on the floor.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bare-chested devotee in a rust-brown cloth and leopard-print waist wrap stands at center-right, touching a black lingam on a stand. On the left, a bare-backed figure in a rust cloth with a leopard-print wrap and a sacred thread is turned away. Behind them, a standing deity murti wears a gold crown, a long gold necklace, and a trident, with a garland of yellow and white flowers. Another statue beside it is draped in green and red silk, with a red and gold cloth and a trident. Marigold and rose garlands hang across the altar and the foreground, and a bright blurred oil lamp flame sits near the lower center.2018-02-13