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Temple abhishekam scene before a deity murti pair of a male and female form, richly adorned with gold crowns, jewellery and garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. A devotee in a leopard-print cloth and rust-brown upper garment pours yellow liquid from a vessel over a dark shiva linga on a peetha. Beside him stand other priests in orange and rust-coloured robes, one with bare shoulders and a red-and-white turban, and oil lamps glow in the foreground with a red flower blurred at left. Floral garlands drape the arch behind the murti.

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Photograph of a temple abhishekam before a pair of large decorated deity murtis with crowns and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Several priests in saffron and rust-red cloths and bare torsos stand at the golden-lit base, one in a leopard-print wrap pouring liquid from a white vessel over a golden platform. Oil lamps flicker in the foreground and marigold garlands are heaped on the altar. Blurred figures and red cloth frame the left edge.2018-02-13Temple abhishekam scene before two large decorated deity murtis, one with a crown and gold ornaments and another in a green and red silk sari with a crown, both garlanded with marigolds and red-and-white flower strands. A shivalinga stands on a dark stone basin at the front, with water flowing over it. Several men stand close to the deities: a bare-chested man in a leopard-print loincloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala, another in an orange-and-red dhoti with a red turban, and others in saffron and maroon robes. Oil lamps glow in the foreground and marigold garlands lie on the floor.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13March 07 20162016-03-07February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress before a richly decorated deity murti. A bare-chested man in a leopard-print dhoti pours a golden vessel of yellow liquid over the murti, which stands on a green stone pedestal. Yellow and red garlands and a gilded arch frame the deity. Beside him, another man in an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body stands with his back partly turned, and further figures in orange and red attire stand at the left edge near pink flower garlands. A trident and a brass lamp stand are visible. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame, and the scene is a temple shrine interior.2018-02-13