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A night-time temple scene at a stone-pillared shrine. Two large painted deity murtis sit on a raised golden pedestal, one with a red-and-white headband and crown, the other with a tall jewelled crown, both garlanded in yellow and red flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, pours liquid over a black shivalinga-style lingam with a gold base, a ritual abhishekam. A devotee in white stands partially visible at left. Ritual oil lamps and offerings lie on the stone platform.

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A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a golden pedestal, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and silver jewellery. Shiva's murti wears a white cloth and a red headband with a crown; Parvati's murti wears a red and green sari and a tall crown. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands at the left, pouring liquid over a Shivalinga in front of the murti, with a silver trident and cobra ornament visible behind. Stone arches frame the shrine, and dark foliage shows behind. The priest is the only physical person visible, apart from a partially visible head and orange cloth at the bottom edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A figure with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the waist, leans forward to offer a garland of yellow and orange flowers to a small black stone lingam on a golden base. Behind it stands a silver-and-gold deity murti of a seated couple, adorned with red and yellow garlands, a silver crown, and a red-and-green silk garment. The shrine has grey stone pillars and a dim ceiling. The offering figure is a physical person, and the statues are not counted.2007-02-16A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, leans forward to perform abhishekam on a Shiva-Parvati murti in a temple shrine at night. The deity pair sits on a golden peetha with silver crowns, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and a red-and-green silk drape; a golden yoni-type base and black stone pedestal sit in front. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine and a bare tree is visible behind. The devotee's hands are pressed to the deity's base, and an assisting figure in white stands at the left edge. A watermarked corner logo appears; the image is a photo of a ritual scene.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A priest in orange and red cloth stands at the left, pouring milk or water over a black stone lingam on a lotus-shaped pedestal. Behind it stand two painted deity murti figures with crowns, garlands of red and yellow flowers, and red and white garments. Two more devotees in orange cloth kneel at the lower right, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. A plate of marigold flowers sits at the lower left. Incense smoke fills the stone shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-16Night photo of a temple shrine showing a golden Shiva and Parvati murti seated side by side on a raised golden pedestal beneath a grey stone archway. Shiva holds a trident and wears a crown, white garment and red headband; Parvati wears a crown, red and green sari and a long garland of yellow and red flowers. A bare-backed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at left, his hand pressed against the statue's base near a stone lingam.2007-02-16Golden murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a plinth, decorated with red and yellow garlands and pearl necklaces. Shiva wears a crown, a red-and-white headband and a white dhoti-like cloth; Parvati wears a green and red silk sari and a tall jeweled crown. A figure in an orange-saffron cloth, bare-backed with long hair, pours or applies liquid from a silver vessel onto the deities. Temple architecture with a white stone cornice frames the scene at night.2007-02-16A man with long, loose dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, bends forward and rests his right hand on a lingam set on a golden yoni-pitha base. Behind him stands a bronze-gold image of a deity couple with crowns, wearing white and red garments, multi-strand white and gold necklaces, and yellow and red garlands. The setting is a dim stone temple pillar and ceiling at night, consistent with a Shivaratri puja. Visible signs of worship include the abhishekam-style presentation of the lingam.2007-02-16