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Night-time photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars at the Shivaratri festival. Two large metal deity murtis, one seated figure in red and gold with a crown and garlands, stand on a dark stone yoni-style pedestal with a golden base. A woman in white sari-style dress reaches toward the murti with a brass vessel. Nearby, a person in white robes holds metal pots, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a figure in saffron/orange robes stands in the background. Yellow marigold garlands drape the murtis.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time photograph of a sheltered temple shrine with a stone-pillared roof. Two large deity murti, one with a red and white crown and the other with a silver crown and red-and-gold sari, sit on a dark stone base with a golden cylindrical lingam-like pedestal in front. Garlands of marigolds hang on the figures. Four visible people stand around the base: a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a silver vessel, a girl in white kneels and touches the base, and two young people wear orange robes and a blue top. Brass lamps and scattered flower petals lie on the floor, with lit lamps visible in the distance.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine under a dim stone-pillared mandapam. Two deity murtis, one with a red face and a gold crown, are garlanded in yellow and red flowers in front of a black stone peetha. Several women in white sarees with gold borders stand around, one holding a metal vessel and pouring or offering, while a woman in a white sari at right faces the murtis. A man in saffron robes stands near the center, and a child kneels at right beside a brass lamp. Flower petals lie on the wet stone floor. Five women and one man are visible.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine, with a pair of large deity murti seated on a golden pedestal decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several devotees in white traditional clothes stand in a row, a woman in a white sari with a pink-and-purple border pouring liquid from a vessel over the figures, while a man in white dhoti and a shirt assists beside her. A person in orange robes kneels at the base. Several more people sit at the left edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. A pair of seated deity murtis, one wearing a red and gold crown-like headdress and the other a crown with long dark hair, stand on a stone pedestal beside a black shivalingam encircled by a gold yoni-base. Flower garlands in yellow and orange drape the figures. Three people, a woman in an orange sari with a young child in white and an adult in white dhoti, pour liquid from small metal pots over the lingam while water runs across the stone. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside pillars.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at an open-sided stone shrine before a pair of deity murtis seated on a golden base, one white-faced with a crown and garland, the other red-clad with a floral garland and crown. A shaved-headed person in an orange robe stands at the centre, pouring from a vessel onto a black shivalingam. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right, and women in saris, one lavender and one blue with red floral border, hold brass plates and vessels at left. Brass lamps and dim lights are visible in the background.2007-02-16