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A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a seated pair of painted deity murtis, one with a crown, red-and-white headwear and white dhoti, the other in red and green sari-like dress with a crown, both adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and white necklaces. In front stands a shivalinga-like base on a stone pedestal. On the left, a figure with long hair and a bare back wearing an orange cloth holds up a lit lamp or flame toward the deities. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a brass kalasha-style vessel on a wet stone floor, with carved grey stone pillars framing the shrine.

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February 16 20072007-02-16A figure with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped around the waist and over the shoulder, offers a small lamp or vessel with his right hand toward a stone deity pair in a temple hall at night. The deities are a seated figure in white and red with a crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a second figure in green and red with a tall crown and necklaces; a black lingam sits before them with a yellow flower garland. To the left, a man in orange robes stands holding a steel pot. Columns of white stone frame the scene. Appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2007-02-16Night temple ritual at a shrine. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist raises a lit oil lamp toward a pair of large dark metal deity murtis seated on a grey stone pedestal; one is crowned with a tall ornate crown and wears white garlands and a white dhoti, the other wears a crown, a green and red sari and yellow garlands. A second man in orange robes stands at left, and a third person in peach-coloured clothing is partly visible. Brass lamps and a small silver-framed shrine stand in the foreground. Stone pillars with carved details surround the courtyard.2007-02-16A night-time temple ritual before a pair of large metallic deity murtis seated on a golden pedestal beneath a stone pavilion. The seated figure wears a crown and red headband, a white dhoti and a garland of yellow and red flowers, while the companion figure wears a red-and-green sari and a matching garland. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, extends a white-gloved hand to offer an oil lamp. A brass bell and other ritual items are visible at the lower left. The base holds a white lingam-like form decorated with flowers. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene against a dark background.2007-02-16Night photo of a temple ritual at a shrine with a large metal murti of a deity couple seated on a pedestal, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red-and-green garment. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, holds up a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a gold chain stands on the wet stone floor. White ritual offerings are heaped at the base of the statue, and a brass lamp stand is visible at right2007-02-16Night-time photo of an abhishekam at a temple shrine with white stone pillars. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at left; the central figure is bare-chested with long dark hair and pours liquid from a small vessel toward a pair of seated deity murtis adorned with red-and-yellow marigold garlands, crowns, and necklaces. The murtis sit on a black stone pedestal. Green leaves and flowers lie on the wet floor, and a brass oil lamp stands at right.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands at left holding a lit lamp or arati flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. Before him sits a large deity murti pair of seated figures, one with a red and white headpiece and garlanded red-and-white attire, the other with an ornate crown and red-green garment, both draped in red and white flower garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and a golden kalasha-like base sits in front of the murti with a dark stone pedestal below. A second man in pale robes is partly visible at far left. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine under dark trees.2007-02-16A photograph of a night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with white stone pillars. A devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands at left pouring liquid over a dark shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha base. Behind it sits a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, adorned with crowns, marigold and red flower garlands, and a red-and-white dhoti. Brass lamps and a second attendant in peach dhoti holding a metal vessel stand at the sides, with a lamp on the right. Overlay credits read 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ''2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth draped over his shoulder, stands at left and pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a pair of metal deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati. The seated Shiva-form murti wears a white dhoti, a silver crown, and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and the female murti wears a red sari and silver crown. Another person in orange robes stands at the far left edge, with a brass pot nearby. The murtis sit on a dark stone pedestal scattered with white granules, in a pillared open hall at night. A white-clad devotee is visible at the bottom left edge. The scene resembles a Shivaratri abhishekam.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A shirtless man in orange cloth raises a silver vessel with a golden crown-shaped lid high above a pair of seated deity murtis, and his hands are held up over the idols. Two attendants in saffron and orange robes stand at left, one with folded hands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. The large central murti is a seated male figure with a crown, white dhoti and garlands, beside a seated female figure in a green and red sari with flower garlands. A brass lamp stands at right, and a small silver shrine and ornate white-framed deity figure sit in front on the wet floor. Two people are physically present, and the statues are not counted.2007-02-16