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A night-time temple scene in a stone-pillared mandapa where a line of people in white ritual clothes stands before a pair of deity murtis adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The central deity figures are painted and gilded, one wearing a crown, and they stand on a dark stone pedestal. A man in white dhoti, bare-chested, with hands folded in prayer, stands nearest the murtis, while a figure in orange ochre robes stands behind a metal pot. Others hold brass vessels and a woman in a green sari stands at left. Small offerings of flower petals scatter the wet floor, and a dark metal kalasha sits at the base. The setting suggests a shivaratri puja and abhishekam.

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Night ritual at a stone temple shrine during Shivaratri. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward with joined palms before a pair of deity murtis draped with yellow and orange-red garlands, one murti with crown and silver features. Beside him, a man in saffron robe stands near the black stone abhishekam platform and kalasha. A woman in white sari with a red blouse holds a small vessel. Several other people in white and a child in a checked shirt stand nearby. Flower petals lie on the wet floor.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine under a grey stone pavilion. Devotees in white saris and dhotis pour liquid over a black Shiva lingam set on a golden yoni base, while a pair of painted murti figures stand behind with flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with red border pours from a small vessel; a girl in white and a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas assist. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Brass lamps and metal pots sit on the floor, with scattered flower petals on the wet stone.2007-02-16Night-time ritual at a stone temple shrine with white-clothed devotees in white dhotis and shirts performing abhishekam to a pair of deity murtis, a male and female form, dressed with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and crowned. A standing man in the middle holds a metal bowl while a bent-over devotee in white touches the black stone base of the shrine; a black lingam-like stone with gold banding rises before the murtis. Flower petals are scattered on the wet ground, and a brass oil lamp stand is visible at right.2007-02-16A night-time temple ritual at a shrine containing a pair of painted deity murtis, one seated figure crowned and garlanded with marigolds, the other with a red and green garment. A man in white kurta and an orange-saffron dhoti bends forward, hands extended toward a black stone abhishekam platform with a brass kalasha-style vessel. A woman in a white sari stands beside him, a man in white shirt holds a brass pot at left, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. Flower petals and offerings are scattered on the wet floor, and oil lamps glow in the background.2007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the centre pouring liquid from a metal pot over a black stone shivalingam set on a pedestal, while a young girl in white stands beside her. Behind them, a pair of deity murtis seated on a golden pedestal are garlanded with marigolds and red flowers; one wears a tall crown. Other people in white dhotis and white saris stand nearby, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at the right edge, partly visible. Brass lamps and a metal vessel sit on the floor with scattered flower petals, and the stone pillars are carved.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph inside a temple pavilion showing a devotee in a white sari pouring liquid from a vessel over a pair of seated deity murti, one with a red-and-white crown and a red garland, the other gold-crowned with a green-and-red garland. Nearby stand two men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a small metal pot, with an orange-robed figure behind and a golden oil lamp at the right edge. Small lamps glow on the ground and floor petals are scattered.2007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine under a stone-pillared roof. A large black stone Shivalinga on a golden yoni-peetha stands before a pair of deity murtis adorned with garlands, crowns and red-and-gold drapery. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours from a silver vessel onto the lingam, while a monk in orange robes stands beside her. Two boys in white dhotis and a young girl in a pink top and white sari watch nearby, and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Brass lamps and a metal pot sit on the floor, with marigold petals scattered around the base.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16