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Temple scene before a gilded Shiva and Parvati murti pair ringed by garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti stands at the front, his back to the camera, bent over a black Shivalingam on a dark pedestal, with a brass vessel nearby. A second priest in an orange-red dhoti with an orange turban stands to the left, and a golden statue of a sage with a rudraksha mala and orange garment stands to the right, enveloped in flower garlands. The Shiva figure wears rudraksha and gold necklaces; Parvati wears a red and pink sari. No living person in the scene is shown wearing the distinctive adornments associated with a candidate for a person.

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Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a golden Shiva and Parvati deity murti (Shiva and Parvati) decorated with multicolour flower garlands arched behind them, gold jewellery and necklaces, and a crown on the female figure. A shirtless priest with his back to the camera, wearing a red-brown dhoti with gold border, stands in front of a black lingam on a dark pedestal, with a trident-like ritual object near the deity. To the left, two priests in reddish-brown and saffron cloth attend, one with a shaved head, and a golden figure in an orange turban stands behind. On the right, a golden sculpted figure with a topknot and ornate beaded necklace, in a patterned garment, is garlanded. The scene shows abhishekam-style worship before the murtis.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple sanctum with a gilded deity pair, a seated Shiva and Parvati murti, adorned with gold jewellery and garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers forming an arch. In front, a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a bare head and a red tilak, performs worship at a stone shivalinga, pouring from a vessel. Two shaved-headed attendants in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at left holding a small lamp and vessel, and a painted mural of a figure with hair in a bun and a flower garland stands at right. Warm stone pillars and a gold arch frame the scene.2015-02-19