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Evening outdoor scene at a temple courtyard. A bald man in orange saffron robes stands at left, back partly turned, holding a small lit flame or lamp toward three grey stone deity statues. The central figure is a multi-armed deity standing with a serpent at its base, flanked by two standing female figures in grey stone. Behind them is an orange-red wall, a barred window and green leaves, with a rocky mound and grass in the foreground.

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September 01 20112011-09-01A photograph outdoors under a large spreading tree shows a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange turban, wearing a garland of white flowers with red, blue and green accents, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivalinga on a red-painted pedestal of rubble stone. Behind him stands a black stone dancing deity murti of Shiva in an ornate silver-toned arch, with red flowers placed at its feet and on the lingam. Two people in white clothing stand in the background. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.2005-12-31August 31 20112011-08-31Night photograph of a priest performing aarti before three dark grey stone deity statues set against a dark hedge and red brick wall. The priest stands at right, bare-chested and shaven-headed, with white markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti. He holds a brass lamp with a burning flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. The central statue shows a standing deity with multiple arms beside a peacock, flanked by two smaller standing figures. Pebbles and a low rock border lie in the foreground.2013-05-27A young man in saffron-orange robes stands at left in an outdoor garden courtyard, extending his right arm toward a grey stone statue of Ganesha seated on a stepped pedestal. The deity murti has an elephant head, a trunk curled toward the figure, and small yellow flowers placed before it. A ring of rough rocks and green grass surrounds the base, orange-washed walls and a domed structure stand behind, and a small wire-mesh window is visible at right. Faint smoke or incense drifts near the statue.2012-01-01Photo 11683234February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a sloped stone roof. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, stands barefoot at left, pouring water over a black stone lingam in front of two gilded deity murtis. The seated murtis wear crowns, ornate silver necklaces and green and red brocade dress; one holds a trident and staff. Brass lamps and a small silver shrine with a kalasha-topped miniature stand at the foreground, with trees in the background. The person's face is not visible. a person is depicted only by the orange clothing and long hair, so this is uncertain.2007-02-23October 06 20112011-10-06 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone shivalinga in an open-sided pavilion. Behind him, a gold-toned metal statue of a seated deity couple, one with four arms holding a drum and other objects, rests on a lotus pedestal. Small white and red flower petals are scattered on the wet grey floor, and a young man in white clothes with an orange sash stands at the left edge watching. Small white stone figures and a miniature shrine stand on a tray in the foreground. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed during a pradosha puja.2007-09-24A shaven-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl pours water from a brass vessel over golden-bronze deity murtis during abhishekam. The priest has white tilak on his forehead and a black wristband. The water streams down over the gilded figures, one seated figure wearing a tall crown, bangles and an ornate necklace, with a second figure beside it. Green trees are visible behind the open shrine pavilion.2007-09-24