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A temple ritual scene centred on a dark black stone lingam being covered with white powder. Behind the lingam sit large gold-finished deity murti in an ornate shrine with an orange-draped seated figure on a gold lotus base. A small white marble seated statue with raised hand and a small gold-coloured deity figure stand in front of the black pedestal. Red curtains frame the shrine.

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September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of a temple shrine dominated by two gold-coloured seated deity murti on a lotus base, a male figure holding a trident-like staff and a female figure in orange sari with raised hand. A black stone shivalinga stands in front, dusted with white powder. In the foreground are a white marble statue of a seated figure in meditation with raised hand and a smaller gilded deity figure on a pedestal. On the left edge a standing man in white dhoti with gold-coloured necklaces stands with hands folded. Orange drapery hangs behind the deities and a gilt arch frames the scene.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A hand pours fine white powder from a round brass vessel onto a dark stone lingam-shaped form on a black pedestal. Behind it, a large seated golden statue wears an orange-saffron draped garment with a purple border, and gold sandals rest on a lotus-petal base. Powder dusts the base and the statue's knees. In the foreground, a small white marble statue of a standing figure in a white turban raises one hand, and a gold deity murti with an ornate crown is beside it. Red drapery forms the background. No living people except the pouring hand are visible, and the scene appears to show a ritual dusting of a sacred stone form.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of a temple ritual: a person's arm and hand, wearing a bangle and marked with white ash, pours white powder from a brass vessel over a gilded seated deity murti draped in orange cloth. Powder piles on the black pedestal beneath. In the foreground, a white marble statue of a seated, robed sage with a raised hand and a small gilded deity murti stand on the pedestal.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19Abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two gilded deity murti sit side by side under an ornate golden arch; the figure on the left has raised hand and the one on the right wears orange cloth and holds a small vessel. A priest in an orange dhoti and shawl pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel over a dark Shiva lingam, which flows down into a black stone yoni-peetha. Behind, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body pours from a conch vessel over the deity's head. A small white marble seated figure with a red mark on its forehead and small gilded kalasha-shaped and deity figures stand at the base. A green parrot perches near the deity's hand.2011-12-28A temple abhishekam at night: a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at left, pouring white liquid from a vessel over a metal murti of a seated deity couple. The male figure wears a crown, a red headband, a white dhoti and a silver necklace, and holds a trident-like emblem; the female figure wears a crown, a red and green sari and a garland of yellow and red flowers. The statues sit on a gold-toned pedestal before a stone temple wall.2007-02-16December 28 20112011-12-28