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A photograph inside an ornate open-sided shrine with a gilded arched frame and hanging golden fruit-like ornaments at the top corners. Two white-painted seated deity murti sit on a pedestal in the centre, one holding a lit flame. A standing man in a flowing orange-red robe, bare-chested with his hair tied back, holds a lamp or flame toward the murti. To the right, a seated man in orange robes with folded hands sits on a low stool, and partly visible people in orange stand at the left edge. Green foliage shows through the open structure behind them.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. Two white-coated murti figures, one male and one female, seated on a gold lotus pedestal beneath a gold-framed arch with ornate carving. A man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the figures, a red flower in the headdress. At right, a man in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Green foliage and hanging gold-coloured fruit or lamps are visible behind. Oil lamp and abhishekam-style offerings are present. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Two priests in orange-red dhoti and shawl pour liquid over a gilded deity murti of a seated divine couple, one priest on the left holding a silver vessel and one on the right holding a gold-coloured vessel above the figures. The gilded images have tall crowns and ornaments and sit beneath an ornate golden arch with green foliage behind. Hanging lights appear at the upper right, and partial figures of people in the lower corners are visible. Abhishekam is being performed.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15 +1 copiesJune 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Golden metal deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati pair under an ornate golden arch, being bathed in liquid by two devotees. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pour water from metal vessels over the figures, which glisten with wet sheen. Coconuts hang at upper right, a white stone pedestal sits in the foreground, and green foliage shows through the arch. The scene depicts an abhishekam ritual; the figures are statues, not living people.2009-06-15