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Night photograph of a temple sanctum decorated for worship. Central deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati seated under a golden arch wreathed with multicoloured flower garlands, adorned with gold necklaces and crowns, draped in red and pink cloth. In front stands a black Shivalinga on a dark stone peetha. Two priests in dark garments stand at left and centre, one holding a metal vessel over the linga as abhishekam is performed. A seated attendant figure in a white garment is at left. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a figure in a dark robe stands at right beside a golden statue wearing a garland.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an illuminated shrine at night, with a dark surround and a golden arch framing a pair of deity murtis draped in flower garlands of red, yellow, green and white. Several priests in saffron-brown and reddish dhotis and shawls stand around the central murti, one pouring liquid from a vessel over the figures in an abhishekam, while a standing attendant at right is at the side. Oil lamps stand on tall stands at the sides of the platform, and a dark altar with a small decorated object sits in front.2015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine at night lit by warm lamps, with a large sanctum of two gold-and-red adorned deity murtis (Shiva and Parvati-style figures) framed by an arch of multicolour flower garlands. In front, a black stone shivalinga-style object stands on a dark pedestal. Three priests in white and orange-brown dhotis and shawls, one bald and one with a tied topknot, attend the altar, one pouring or offering. Oil lamps stand on tall stands at each side. Only the priests are visible; no clear a person candidate is present.2015-02-17 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a devotee in a dark brown dhoti with gold border and a dark cloth over the head pours water from a metal vessel over a black abhishekam stone at the base of a deity murti pair. The gilded shrine arch is wrapped in a garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind them, two priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at left with a silver vessel; a bald priest in rust-orange cloth is at left-centre. Two standing gold-painted deity figures are dressed in red and pink cloth with gold ornaments. On the right, a seated statue in gold garlands and a rudraksha mala sits beside an oil lamp, and brass lamps stand at the edges.2015-02-17 +1 copies