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A photograph of a temple shrine during abhishekam, with a shaved-headed priest in a red and gold dhoti and bare upper body standing at the centre, hands extended over an offering table. A lingam-shaped form stands on a black pedestal, flanked by a large deity murti with garlands and flower-draped arches of yellow, white and purple blossoms. Other attendants in orange, red and gold cloth, one in a green blouse, stand around the shrine, and small brass figures and a white-clad image sit on the floor. The floor is wet and scattered with yellow flowers. Hard to determine whether any person is a person from appearance alone; the figures are priests and attendants in ritual clothing.

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Photograph of a temple shrine with a stone pillared canopy and carved walls. Under a gold-tinted arch, a Shiva lingam or abhishekam stone is being bathed while a devotee in a red-orange dhoti bends over it, pouring liquid. Standing to the left, a man in an orange robe and a second man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed red shawl and beaded necklaces watch. Large marigold and multicoloured garlands decorate the deity murtis and pillars, and small figurines and offerings lie on the wet stone floor. Some figures are statues rather than people, and a shawl-wrapped figure stands at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam appears to be underway.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala raises his right hand in blessing, sprinkled with white powder. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari holds a plate, and another attendant in red stands behind. Before them a white Shiva lingam on a black pedestal is covered in white powder. Behind it, a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne is adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, white and red flowers, and a gold-crowned murti stands at right, all framed by a flower-decorated arch. Statues of small figures are placed in the foreground.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. Several people in saffron-orange and red clothing stand around a large dark stone pedestal holding a white mound of sacred powder. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass vessel, and a man in a red-orange dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small flame or lamp near the lingam. On the right, a large deity murti decorated with a crown, gold armour, a white and red garment and a rainbow of yellow, orange and white garlands is seated. Yellow and orange flower petals are scattered on the floor, and a small white figure stands in the lower left foreground. Several other devotees in orange attire are visible at the left edge.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside a temple shrine of a standing man with a large dark swept-back hairstyle, wearing a red-and-gold-bordered red garment over bare shoulders and white ash marks on his arms, offering white-powder abhishekam-style worship before a white conical lingam-like mound on a dark pedestal. Behind him, a golden-bodied deity murti. Flanking figures include a man in orange and red with a turban beside an orange-robed attendant, and a garlanded statue of a bearded sage at right. Small white figurines sit at the base of the pedestal.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine at dusk showing a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red robe and a dark-haired figure holding a lit oil lamp beside a white shivalinga on a black pedestal, dusted with white powder and surrounded by petals. Behind them stands a large seated deity murti with a golden crown, dressed in a red skirt and white cloth, draped with multicoloured garlands of marigold and rose. Two other attendants in orange clothing stand at the left near a small stone statue of a standing figure, and a deity figure with a gold face is visible at the far right edge. The scene suggests a Shiva puja with aarti. Several people are present.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A shaved-headed priest in a red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with his hand raised to his face, beside another attendant in red. At left a woman in red holds a tray. The centre shows a white-marble Shivalinga heaped with white powder, with a dark stone peetha base, backed by gold-and-white deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. A green cloth and gold canopy frame the murtis. Small white figurines and a white shrine model sit in front. A man in red at right, also garlanded, stands near a garland-covered niche.2016-03-07