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Photo of a Somavara puja at a temple shrine. Two women in white saris with orange and blue borders pour liquid over a white shiva lingam and a dark-red deity murti. The woman in front kneels at the base, pouring from a brass vessel; the woman behind stands on a step, pouring from above. Behind them is a gilded arch framing a standing dark-red deity figure. Brass statues and a small brass figure stand on the altar, with a lit oil lamp in the foreground.

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Two women in white saris perform abhishekam at a temple shrine. The woman in front pours milk or water from a vessel over a black stone shivalinga on a dark base, with splashing liquid around it. Behind, a second woman in white pours from a brass pot near a standing deity murti with a tall crown and blue-grey body, flanked by a smaller gilded figure in a golden arched niche. Small gold-painted figures stand at the base of the shrine, including a bare-chested figure and a figure in a red-brown dress.A photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A woman in a white blouse and white cloth with a gold border pours water from a golden pot over a black Shivalingam set on a dark yoni-peetha base. Behind her, another woman in a white garment with a gold border stands at a gilded niche holding a vessel. Gold-and-red deity murtis flank the niche, including a figure with multiple arms in a red dress and a crowned figure holding a lamp. A smaller red-clad deity murti stands in front of the base. The setting is a dim shrine with gold trim and red and white walls.Two women in white saris perform abhishekam in a temple shrine. The woman at left pours water from a brass vessel over a black lingam set on a dark stone yoni base, while the woman above pours from a pot behind a standing golden deity murti in a maroon dhoti. Beside them stand smaller gilded and maroon-clad murtis, including a standing figure with raised hand and a gilded kalasha-shaped piece, all within a gold-arched niche.A temple shrine photo of abhishekam being performed on a black Shivalinga base. A woman in a pink top leans forward pouring water from a golden kalasha over the linga, while another person in a cream garment stands at the left edge of the frame. Behind the linga stand a multi-armed deity murti in gold and maroon tones, flanked by two smaller standing murtis, under a gold arched frame with a carved crest. Two people are visible.KAILASA PUDUVAI 03 Oct 2021KAILASA PUDUVAI 02 August 2021Two women perform abhishekam at a shrine. The woman in the foreground wears a dark blue blouse and a blue-and-orange saree and pours liquid from a small vessel over a golden shivalinga on a black pedestal. A second woman in a white blouse and blue-and-orange saree stands behind, holding a brass vessel above a golden deity murti in an arched gold frame. A gold-painted murti stands to the right in a maroon garment, and smaller bronze figures and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor below.Kailasa Puduvai 09 AUGUST 2021Two women in white saris perform abhishekam at a shrine, pouring liquid from brass vessels over a yellow-coated Shiva lingam set on a dark green yoni-peetha base. The women are standing and bending; one holds a vessel high above the deity while the other pours from a lower vessel. Behind them are gold-finished deity murtis: a four-armed standing deity with a trident and a female deity in a maroon garment within a gilded arch. Smaller brass figures and a brass lamp sit at the base, and the room is dimly lit.Two women in saris perform abhishekam at a shrine. The woman at upper left, in a white sari with orange and blue borders, pours water from a pot over a deity statue. The woman at lower left, in a white sari, pours water from a brass vessel over a black shivalingam resting on a black yoni-peetha base. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis, one with a raised hand and one holding a child, set within an ornate gold arch. Smaller statues of a seated figure and a standing figure in red sit on the floor at the front, along with a gold kalasha-shaped object.KAILASA PUDUVAI 02 August 2021A woman in a white sari with a green blouse bends forward at a shrine, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a white Shivalingam set on a black base. Behind her are gold-framed deity murtis: a figure in orange with a crown and garlands, a goddess in pink with a crown, and a figure with a black crown. A gold cobra hood stands beside them on a green and orange cloth. A small bronze standing figure, a silver shrine piece and a brass kalasha sit in the foreground, with an oil lamp lit at the lower edge. Abhishekam is being performed.