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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, bangles and a white forehead mark, seated on the left and holding a small ritual bell and a lamp over a decorated altar. Behind him stands a central deity murti in white and gold dhoti with a crown, flanked by two smaller murtis, one in a red turban and one with a crown, all draped with white and red garlands. A golden yellow cloth covers the altar, with flower petals and a lamp-like vessel at the base. A ritual puja or abhishekam appears to be in progress, with a second attendant partially visible at the lower left.

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A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and draped red-orange upper cloth, with rudraksha beads and ornamental bracelets, bends over a shrine and pours from a silver vessel onto a spatika linga placed before a tiered altar. Behind him, three deity murtis stand in a niche decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, with a yellow silk cloth draped over the platform. Silver lamps stand at the lower right. A second attendant in red and white holds a silver bowl at the left edge.2014-06-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a braid performs puja at a shrine, pouring from a small brass vessel beside a crystal linga covered in pink and white flowers. Behind him, three deity murtis are richly garlanded with white jasmine and red roses; the central figure wears a crown and a white-and-gold dhoti. A gold silk cloth drapes the altar. A seated attendant with a shaved head sits at left. Gold bangles and a rudraksha mala are visible. The setting is a wood-panelled temple sanctum.2014-06-30A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala across his bare chest, pours liquid from a small vessel toward a shrine of three deity murtis decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. The central murti wears a tall crown, white dhoti and a heavy necklace; flanking murtis wear red and orange garments and ornaments. Gold cloth covers the altar base and a pile of pink and white flowers sits before it. A younger attendant with a shaved head and mala watches at the left edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a shrine.2014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30A photograph of a temple shrine with three deity murtis draped in white and pink-red flower garlands, standing on a gold-and-yellow silk-covered altar. The central murti wears a tall crown and a gold necklace. A man on the left, bare-chested with a red-orange cloth wrapped around his lower body and gold-and-red wrap, leans in and touches the altar with his hand while holding a small brass vessel. A shaven-headed young man in an orange robe sits on the right beside a brass lamp stand. A glass-covered kalasha or sacred object sits in front, surrounded by white flower garlands. The walls are reddish-brown stone.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine niche decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, showing three figures in a row on a gold-draped platform. The central figure is a standing deity murti in white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth with an ornate crown and heavy jewelled necklaces. Flanking figures wear red and orange dress and layered bead necklaces. At left, a seated person in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala offers pink petals with one hand over a silver plate of flowers. A second person in white sits at the far left edge with a mala and holds a metal vessel. Flower heaps and a covered silver bowl sit at the front, with a carved silver panel at left and a wooden wall at right.2014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30A photograph inside a shrine where a person in a red-orange and maroon garment kneels before a clear crystal spatika linga on a flower-decked base, pouring liquid over it with a bronze vessel in one hand while touching the linga with the other. A younger assistant with shaved head and orange cloth sits at left holding a small bowl, with a plate of rose petals and smoke rising in front. Behind the linga, three statues of deities are garlanded with white jasmine and red-pink flowers, the central figure wearing a tall crown and white necklaces, the flanking figures in red and orange garments. Gold silk draping covers the platform, with brass lamps at the lower right, consistent with a rudrabhishekam ritual.2014-06-30A photograph of a shrine with three deity murtis set on a gold-draped platform framed by gold arches and garlanded with white jasmine and red-pink flowers. The central murti wears a tall crown and white dhoti; flanking figures wear red and gold garments. In front, a seated priest in a red-orange garment and kumkum on his forehead pours from a silver vessel onto a white flower-covered spatika linga, with incense smoke rising. Silver lamps stand at the right edge.2014-06-30A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas and a long swept-back hairstyle performs abhishekam with a small vessel before a shrine. Behind him stand three deity murtis draped in garlands of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, the central figure wearing a white dhoti and a jewelled crown with a gold necklace. Yellow satin cloth covers the altar, with pink and white flower heaps and a clear crystal linga in front. A silver-plated plaque is on the left and a man with a shaved head and white forehead marks sits at the left edge holding a flower-filled brass bowl and a covered silver dish.2014-06-30June 30 20142014-06-30