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Outdoor temple pavilion with a dark stone platform holding a shivalinga-like stone and two large deity murtis with gold necklaces and garlands. A man in a long-haired, swept-back style wearing an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala pours or applies liquid onto the head of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes, who stands with hands folded. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes stand, one holding a drum. Red curtains and green hanging garlands frame the scene, and a cameraman with a camera filming on the right.

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A photograph inside an open-sided temple pavilion with a grey stone roof and pillars. Two gilded deity murtis stand behind a dark stone lingam-style platform on a raised base, one wearing an orange-and-red turban and jewelled necklaces, the other in a red sari with a crown and garland. Water flows over the stone while a man in a white dhoti lies prostrate on the wet floor before it. A saffron-robed person in a sannyasi's orange cloth bends low at the centre, and another in orange stands among several attendants. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot and a brass plate with offerings sit at the front, with a small white marble seated figure with rudraksha beads on the right. Bright marigold garlands hang on the murtis. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja.2008-01-17A temple abhishekam at an open pavilion with carved stone pillars and red curtains. A woman in an orange sari pours water from a brass pot over a stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. A man in white lies prostrate on the wet stone platform in front of it. Behind them stand two painted deity murtis in gold and red garlands and jewelled necklaces, one with a trident. Several people in orange robes stand nearby, and a man in an orange shawl sits at the right. A brass plate with flowers and a small lamp sits in the foreground, and a photographer on the left holds a camera.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photo of a temple shrine with stone pillars where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a golden vessel over a deity murti of a seated god and goddess, both adorned with garlands, jewellery and crowns. A man in a saffron-orange robe lies prostrate on the wet floor before the shrine. Two other men in saffron robes stand behind holding a kalasha-style pot and attend the abhishekam, while a man in saffron stands at the right with a rudraksha mala. A white marble seated figure of a sage sits on the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual being performed, with a person candidate in his distinctive long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala pouring water. A woman in white watches at the left edge. Green foliage surrounds the open-air shrine.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor temple pavilion with carved grey stone pillars. Water is poured over a figure lying prone on the floor, wrapped in orange cloth, as a man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala pours from a brass vessel. Behind him, a figure in orange holds a golden pot. Two large deity murtis stand on a dark pedestal with garlands, a red and gold crown, and jewelled necklaces. A white marble statue of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. Other people in orange and white stand and sit nearby among greenery, including a man in white at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or purification ritual.2008-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under a stone pavilion. A young man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron cloth pours water from a golden pot over a black stone pedestal in front of two large gold-and-red deity murtis, one seated with a crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Several men in orange and maroon robes stand and kneel around, and a figure lies prone on a white cloth in the foreground. Other devotees in orange sit at the left under green trees. The scene appears to be an abhishekam with a prostrated devotee, with water flowing over the pedestal.2008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor shrine where a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes pours liquid from a vessel over a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Behind it stand two large painted deity statues with crowns, trident and ornate garlands and necklaces, one in red and gold. Two shaven-headed men in orange clothes stand to the left, one with hands folded. A small white marble statue of a seated sage with rudraksha mala and a small gilded shrine sit to the right. Red cloth hangings and stone pillars frame the scene.2008-01-17A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a shaved-headed devotee in white clothing, pressing or applying a ritual mark to the top of his head under a stone pavilion. Behind them, a deity murti with a red-orange headdress, gold garland and ornate necklaces stands beside a dark shivalinga on a black pedestal, with a marigold and red garland draped nearby. Green trees and bright daylight appear through the open pavilion. A second saffron-robed figure is partly visible.2008-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16