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A photograph of a temple shrine where a standing priest in orange robes and a bare upper body offers a lit lamp on a plate toward a pair of large deity murtis seated on a dais. The murtis are richly adorned with multicoloured flower garlands, gold ornaments and crowns, with green and orange draped cloth. In front stands a black lingam on a stone yoni-peetha with a small red offering, flanked by brass oil lamps and a small white stone figure of a seated sage. Pillars and a golden arch frame the shrine. Two seated devotees are partly visible at the lower left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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December 01 20112011-12-01A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arm, holds a silver aarti plate before a shrine of deity murti seated on a green-and-gold throne. The central deity figures wear red-and-gold crowns, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and ornate gold jewellery. A black shiva lingam sits on a black peetha in front, with a small white marble figure and oil lamps nearby, and orange drapes frame the shrine.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a black Shivalinga on a stone base, being bathed by a priest pouring liquid from a brass vessel. The priest, shaved-headed with a white forehead marking, wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold chain. Behind him stands a deity murti pair: a figure with a tall orange-red turban and a gold necklace, and a seated female figure in a green sari with gold jewellery. Both are draped with garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a small yellow figure of a seated devotee sits in front of the linga. A green and orange cloth backdrop frames the scene.2011-12-01A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold armband and beaded necklace, pours water from a kalasha over a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal. Behind him stands a large deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow, red, purple and green flowers, wearing a gold crown and gold necklaces, with a golden trident-like staff raised. A small white marble figure sits at the base of the pedestal and a brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. Orange and green draped cloth frames the temple pillars. Abhishekam ritual in a temple setting.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A temple shrine photograph showing an abhishekam being performed at a black lingam set in a stone yoni-peetha base. Two bronze-coloured deity murtis are seated behind it, wearing green and orange silk, crowns, and heavy garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and a tilak, pours liquid over the lingam with a long ladle-like vessel. A second priest in white dhoti with an orange border stands at the left edge. A small white marble statue of a seated sage sits in front of the base, with brass lamp stands on either side and a carved stone arch behind.2011-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green and crowned with ornate headdresses. A shivalinga stands on a black pedestal in front, with a small white seated sage-like statue and brass lamps nearby. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at left, holding a ritual vessel and making an offering over a small flame near the shrine. Orange and red curtains and carved pink stone pillars frame the shrine.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01