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Night photograph of a temple stage with two large golden deity murtis seated before a white cloth backdrop, the male figure holding a trident and a staff, the female figure in a red blouse and green skirt with a long braid. A devotee in a light blue kurta with a brown shawl stands in the foreground, raising his arm toward a flower garland and a round golden plate, with a brass oil lamp near the base of the stage. Several seated devotees in light clothing are visible in the lower corners of the frame.

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Night photograph of an arati ritual before a pair of gold-toned deity murtis seated on a stone shrine stage. The seated male murti wears a tall gold crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, white dhoti with red-gold border, and holds a trident and drum-like object; the female murti wears a green sari with red-gold border, jewelled necklaces and a long plaited braid. Before them a devotee in a grey-blue kurta stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit flame aloft in one hand, with a golden kalasha-like object and marigold garland at the stage center. White-draped curtains frame the shrine, and a few audience members are faintly visible at the bottom edge.2007-GLIMPSES-OF-NITHYANANDESHWARA-PARAMASHIVA-AND-DEVI-PARASHAKTHINight photograph of an arati at a shrine niche with two deity murtis decorated in alankaram. The central deity wears a tall gold crown, holds a trident and a damaru-like drum, and has a white dhoti and garlands; the consort figure beside him wears a green skirt, red blouse, gold crown and heavy necklaces. Blazing torches flank the niche on both sides. In the foreground, silhouetted figures raise lamps and a lit arati flame before the murtis, while a seated audience in dim light watches from below. Gold and marigold garlands hang from the stone structure.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing an abhishekam on a pair of metal deity murtis seated together, adorned with silver crowns, white and red garments, flower garlands and jewelled necklaces. A bare-backed man in orange cloth bends forward with his hands on the deity, and a second person in orange robes kneels at the lower right on the wet stone floor. A small gold kalasha-like figure and a gold arched frame sit before the murtis, with a gold pyramidal object at the lower left. Dark stone walls and carved pillars frame the scene.2007-02-16Photograph inside a golden-framed temple shrine showing two large deity murtis seated side by side on a raised golden platform, one male figure in a red turban and blue dhoti with silver jewelry and a rudraksha-style blue bead garland, and a female figure in a yellow and red sari with layered necklaces. A golden kalasha-like object sits in front with a red and white flower garland draped down. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left blurs in motion, waving an object. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a small seated figure in orange robes is in the foreground below the platform. The temple stone pillars and carved gold archway frame the scene.2010-07-092007-GLIMPSES-OF-NITHYANANDESHWARA-PARAMASHIVA-AND-DEVI-PARASHAKTHINight aarti at a temple shrine before a pair of seated deity murtis, one male and one female, both adorned with crowns, ornate necklaces and garlands, the figures framed by carved stone pillars and white drapery. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls stand at the base, two raising flaming oil lamps on either side and one in the centre raising a lit lamp toward the deities, while a few seated devotees in white watch from the lower foreground. Red-and-white lights are strung along the top edge and a white cloth covers the altar below the figures.Night aarti in front of an illuminated shrine housing a pair of deity murtis seated side by side on a throne, a male figure with a crown and a female figure in green and red garments with ornate jewellery and a trident-like staff. The murtis are draped with garlands and a white cloth backdrop frames the shrine. Three priests in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at the shrine steps raising oil lamps with outstretched arms, while a few small children sit in the foreground. The stone pillars of the shrine are carved, with red decorative lights strung along the top edge.A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched niche framed by red drapery. Two deity murti are seated within: the figure on the left wears a red crown with a jewelled finial, a white and red floral garland and a gold-coloured yellow and red sari, and holds a trident; the figure on the right wears a dark crown, white garments and a flower garland. A standing person in dark clothing, seen from behind, raises one arm toward the murti. Brass lamps and a golden kalasha-like vessel with flower garlands stand before the shrine, and a small floral decoration sits at the right side.2010-07-13December 14 20102010-12-14September 13 20112011-09-13A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash stands bent forward at a dark stone pedestal, pouring water from a brass pot over a golden shri yantra on a small wooden stand, a ritual bathing of the sacred geometry. Behind him an arched gilded frame surrounds a pair of golden-faced deity murti seated against an orange curtain: the male figure wears an orange turban and holds a trident, the female figure wears a pink sari and both are garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower strings. Brass oil lamps stand at left and a small pink-draped figure sits at right. The scene is a temple puja with abhishekam.2010-01-24 +1 copies