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A temple interior in backlit shadow shows a standing priest in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a small brass vessel and pouring water over a dark stone lingam set on a large black stone yoni-pitha basin. Water runs down the basin. To the left, another robed figure in orange stands with hands folded in prayer. A bearded man in orange sits behind the basin beside brass pots. Green and pink cloths and marigold garlands hang on the right, and a brass bell-shaped object and flower offerings sit on a low wooden stool. Outside, a white-roofed building and a smoking brazier are visible through the arch.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31April 07 20082008-04-07Photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. In the foreground, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a ritual vessel and lamp, while a second saffron-clad devotee with folded hands stands to the left. A dark stone shivalinga sits in a metal yoni-peetha basin, with water flowing over it. Beside it, a deity murti in a red and magenta sari is adorned with yellow, orange and white flower garlands, and green draped cloth covers the altar. A figure in a blue shirt and another in saffron kneel in the background near brass vessels and offerings.2008-12-31A temple interior shows a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long beaded necklace, holding a ritual vessel near a dark stone shivalinga set on a black basin of a dark stone peetha. Behind it a deity murti in a pink and green sari is garlanded with orange, yellow and white flower garlands. A kneeling devotee in orange bends at left, and a bearded man in orange sits in the background near brass kalasha vessels and a brass lamp on the floor. Water trickles over the lingam into the basin.2008-12-31Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand at a black stone Shiva lingam on a lotus-shaped black stone yoni pedestal, pouring water from silver vessels during abhishekam. One wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, the other a cord necklace. A brass oil lamp with a tall stand, flower garlands in orange and yellow, and green and pink cloth drapes sit beside the lingam. A corrugated roof and a water tank appear behind, with a small silver pyramid-shaped object in the foreground. Water runs down the pedestal.2008-12-31Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at a large dark stone lingam-style abhishekam basin. The man at right pours water from a metal pot over the stone, and the other man beside him holds a brass vessel. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside pink and green draped cloth and marigold garlands. In the background, two men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together beside a black board listing names under the heading Dhyanapeetam and Ananda Sabha. A golden peetha stand sits in the foreground, and water splashes across the wet floor.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31November 28 20142014-11-28November 28 20142014-11-28January 17 20082008-01-17