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A person in white ritual clothes bends forward at night to perform abhishekam on a black stone shivalingam set in a stone-pillared pavilion. Behind the lingam stand two painted deity murtis, one wearing a red-and-white crown and garlands, the other in red and green garments with a crown. Brass oil lamps flank the scene and strings of small lights glow in the background. Flower petals and water scatter on the wet floor around the lingam base. The white-clad figure is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so the a person field is unsure.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at an open pavilion with stone pillars. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands bent forward, pouring liquid over a black stone shivalinga-style base in front of two painted deity murtis with gold crowns, garlands of orange and yellow flowers, and red and white cloth. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left holding a steel vessel. Brass oil lamps and a string of lights glow at the edges of the platform.2007-02-16A night-time abhishekam at an open-sided shrine with grey stone pillars. A woman in a red blouse and white sari with a red border pours liquid from a small vessel over a pair of metal deity murtis, a Shiva and Parvati pair with crowns, garlands of marigolds and gold-coloured ornaments, seated on a black stone pedestal. Behind her, a second woman in an orange sari stands holding a small pot, and a brass vessel sits on the wet floor. Scattered flower petals cover the ground, and an oil lamp stands at the right edge.2007-02-16February 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 20072007-02-16