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A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine with grey marble-tiled walls. A person in an orange sari with the head covered, seen from behind and bending forward, makes an offering before a black stone deity murti draped in garlands of white flowers and pink blossoms. Brass vessels and scattered petals sit on the floor, and orange walls are painted with lamp motifs on either side of the doorway.

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A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine with white-tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands bent forward at the threshold, pouring water with cupped hands over a dark stone shivalingam garlanded with white flower strands and purple blossoms. A brass kalasha or vessel sits at the lower right corner and petals lie on the floor. The person's long dark hair falls over the shoulder; the face is not visible, so no identification is made. Abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.2009-01-12A person in an orange saffron garment with a golden border and a pink flower garland around the neck stands bent forward in a doorway framed by carved wooden panels, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Inside, a black lingam-like stone form in a tiled chamber is draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, with petals scattered on the floor and brass lamps in the foreground. The scene shows a puja with an oil lamp offered at a shrine.2009-01-12A photo taken through a carved wooden doorframe into a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange robe with a golden border stands with their back to the camera, pouring liquid from a cup over a deity murti of an elephant-headed deity covered in a white jasmine garland and purple flowers. Green leaves and scattered petals lie on the floor, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits in a wire holder nearby. The figure's long dark hair is visible, with a beaded necklace. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange robe stands with back partly turned, pouring liquid from a cup over a dark deity murti draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers. A brass oil lamp with a wire cage sits on the floor beside scattered petals. The orange-painted walls frame the scene.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine. A person in a flowing orange sari-style garment and dark hair, seen from behind, leans forward and pours water from a vessel over a deity murti or lingam draped in a white jasmine garland with purple flowers. Pale tiled walls surround the shrine, and a brass vessel with a wire mesh sits in the foreground beside scattered petals and leaves.2009-01-12A photograph inside a small shrine room with white marble-tiled walls and a wooden door frame. A person in an orange saffron garment with a sleeveless top and a long dark braid with flowers pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone lingam wrapped in white jasmine-style garlands. A coconut-like offering and a bowl sit at the base. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed on a Shivalingam. The figure's back is turned and the face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap, a gold necklace and a gold headband stands with back partly turned, facing an arched alcove. The alcove is framed by pink and white flower garlands, and a gilded ornate frame or throne-like structure holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. Silver kalasha-style vessels, silver lamps and a brass oil lamp sit before it, and a tray of pink petals rests at the bottom. Warm lights outline the arch.2012-06-05A photograph of a man in an orange-red robe with a gold border standing in a niche with a white carved arch and warm LED strip lighting. He has long hair tied up with a band, wears gold necklaces, and stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. The shrine holds a gold-framed image or murti heavily garlanded with pink and white flowers, with brass lamps and metal vessels on a marble ledge and rose petals scattered at the base. a person: the man's long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange robe are consistent with the page's claim.2012-06-05 +1 copies