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A devotee in a saffron/orange dhoti with bare back and long dark hair stands at night before a golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a pedestal. The shrine has gold and white garlands, a gold-framed face of the deity, and a dark stone shivalingam in front with a rudraksha mala draped over it. The devotee's hand rests on the lingam, performing abhishekam or puja.

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February 16 20072007-02-16A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16A devotee in an orange cloth, bare-chested with long dark hair, bends forward to pour liquid over a dark Shivalingam set before a pair of golden murti figures. The deity murti are seated on a golden pedestal, one wearing a red-and-white band and crown, the other in a red and green sari with a crown; both are garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands and wear silver necklaces. A trident stands behind them and the scene is set in a white stone shrine arch at night. This appears to be an abhishekam at a temple shrine. The page reference to Shivaratri is not visible in the image.2007-02-16Night ritual photograph of a shaved-head devotee in an orange cloth, bare-backed, bending forward to offer abhishekam to a pair of silver-and-gold deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The murtis wear white cloth, garlands of yellow and red flowers, layered necklaces, crowns and a trident beside them. The devotee applies a white substance over the figure's base. Stone pillars frame the shrine behind them.2007-02-16A photograph of an evening abhishekam at a shrine. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours water from a white vessel over a stone lingam at the foot of a sculpted pair of deity murtis. The murtis are gold-coloured figures seated on a pedestal: the male figure wears a white dhoti, a red headband and a crown, and the female figure wears a red and green sari, a tall crown and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Stone pillars frame the shrine and dark foliage shows behind it. A marigold offering lies at the base.2007-02-16A figure with long dark hair, seen from behind and bare-shouldered with an orange-saffron shawl, pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a dark shivalinga on a gold base. Behind him, golden murti of Shiva and Parvati sit on a pedestal, adorned with red-and-yellow marigold garlands, silver necklaces and jewellery, Shiva wearing a white dhoti with red border and Parvati in a red and green sari. A trident and a ceremonial staff stand in the background.2007-02-16A temple abhishekam at night: a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at left, pouring white liquid from a vessel over a metal murti of a seated deity couple. The male figure wears a crown, a red headband, a white dhoti and a silver necklace, and holds a trident-like emblem; the female figure wears a crown, a red and green sari and a garland of yellow and red flowers. The statues sit on a gold-toned pedestal before a stone temple wall.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16