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Inside a temple shrine, a priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bare upper body offers red flowers with one hand toward a group of murtis. Central figures are sculpted statues with white jasmine and red flower garlands; the seated figure wears an orange cloth, a crown-like headpiece and a golden necklace, and a figure in an orange turban and red garland stands at left. Before them sit a silver kalasha-style bowl of offerings, a small silver shrine with a seated deity figure, and a tall brass lamp stand at right. Scattered red petals cover the stone floor, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine.

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June 12 20142014-06-12June 12 20142014-06-12Two priests perform worship before a shrine decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a small brass vessel and a lamp-like implement above a gold-coloured abhishekam lingam with a kalasha. A seated devotee with a long braid, wearing an orange cloth and an orange rudraksha-style necklace, faces the altar from the lower right. Behind the lingam stand gilded metal deity murtis with crowns, one holding a staff; a bearded figure in a black hat stands at the right edge and another murti in red appears at left. Brass oil lamps and small offering dishes sit on the stone platform.2015-11-16June 12 20142014-06-12February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16A temple abhishekam scene before a large deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with a rainbow-coloured floral arch of red, yellow, white and purple flowers and gold jewellery. In front, a black lingam on a black peetha is being bathed as a woman in a maroon and gold-bordered saree stands at the left holding a brass vessel, while a man at the left edge in saffron-brown dhoti, bare chest and white tilak stands nearby. Brass pots, a small silver pyramid-shaped object and a brass lamp stand in the foreground, and a figure in a maroon robe stands at the lower centre. The scene is lit warmly at night.2015-02-17 +1 copiesTemple abhishekam scene at night before a Shiva Linga and a decorated pair of deity murtis seated on a throne, the figures gold-coloured and draped in pearl and gold necklaces. The shrine is garlanded with bands of marigold and multicoloured flowers. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with a red flower headpiece and a long garland stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at far left beside silver vessels, and another attendant in red-brown cloth stands at right. Brass lamps, a small silver figure and a silver pot sit at the foreground, with flower petals scattered on the wet stone floor.2015-02-17 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJune 12 20142014-06-12A temple shrine photographed from behind a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and wrap, with bare shoulders and a rudraksha-style necklace visible at the neck. The figure faces an altar with a large Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni base, decorated with flower petals scattered on the floor. Behind the lingam sits a seated deity murti with a crown and a raised hand, beside a consort figure in red and gold dress with garlands and jewellery. Standing figures in gold and green-draped niches flank the altar, one in orange and gold with a garland, another in striped dress with rudraksha and a red-and-white garland. A brass lamp stand with a lit flame and a silver offering tray with pink flowers sit at the sides.2017-09-05