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Inside a stone-pillared temple pavilion, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands wet and ash-marked on the upper left, holding a long wooden rod. In front, a devotee in white lies prostrate on the wet granite floor with bare feet visible. Behind them, a dark stone shivalinga sits on a large black granite peetha before two gilded deity murtis: a crowned male figure with trident and staff in white garments, and a crowned female figure in a green and red sari with silver jewelry. Trees are visible through the open side of the pavilion, and a small gold kalasha stands at right. The scene suggests abhishekam at a shivalinga with the devotee performing padapuja.

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A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl pours yellow liquid over a large dark stone abhishekam basin in an open temple pavilion. Behind the basin stand two gilded deity murtis, a male and female pair, wearing jeweled crowns, layered necklaces and green-and-red silk garments; the male holds a trident. A small silver utsava murti and a gold miniature shrine stand on the foreground ledge. To the left, a second person in orange robes stands partly visible. A red curtain hangs at the upper right and trees are visible beyond the pillars.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A priest with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours a stream of golden-yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a metal deity murti. The murti is a crowned male and female pair with jeweled crowns, ornate necklaces and green-and-gold silk clothing; the female figure wears a green sari with gold border. A silver arch-shaped stand holds a small silver deity figure and a silver-gold kalasha-like sculpture in front. Another attendant in orange clothing holds a brass pot at the left edge. The setting is an open-sided stone pavilion with trees behind. This is an abhishekam ritual of the murti.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared pavilion. A person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe with a draped shawl leans forward over a golden linga-shaped object, hands together, touching a tall gold pot-shaped vessel. Behind, two golden metal deity murtis with crowns and jewellery sit beneath a gilded arch, one with a red turban and the other in gold, both adorned with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. A white statue in a blue sari with a gold necklace and white garlands sits at the left foreground. Brass vessels, a gold kalasha, flower offerings and folded silk cloths in green and orange lie on the altar table.2010-02-12February 23 20072007-02-23Photo of a temple shrine with a golden deity murti seated on a pedestal, wearing a green and red silk garment, holding a trident and other ritual objects, with a crown and a flame-like hand object. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with long hair pours water from a vessel over a dark stone lingam-shaped object within the shrine, while two other figures in orange robes stand behind her. Water flows over the stone base and a red-tinted liquid pools on the floor. Stone pillars and a plain ceiling frame the scene, with trees visible outside.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A bare-backed man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone lingam in front of the murtis. Silver ornamental shrine pieces and a gold pyramid-shaped object sit in the foreground.2007-02-23November 01 20112011-11-01February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a dark stone Shivalinga on a water-channelled stone base, before a golden seated deity murti with a trident and a golden staff, beside a golden murti of a goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled necklaces. A man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti stands at the left, his long hair swept back, while a devotee in white dhoti lies prostrate in full padapuja before the lingam, bare feet visible. Water flows over the lingam; brass vessels stand at the lower left and a small gold kalasha-like object sits at the right. Another man in orange stands at the far left edge. The orange-clad standing figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, but no clear face-independent cues beyond clothing, so identity remains uncertain.2007-02-23