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A photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine pavilion with dark stone flooring. A woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling near the shrine. Beside her a man in orange robes holds a white cloth or sheet, and another figure in orange stands nearby. In the foreground a person in white lies prostrate with bare feet on the wet stone floor, in an act of full-length prostration. Behind them are a black stone pedestal and decorated deity murtis with colourful garlands and red and gold garments. Brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit at the left edge, and a white marble statue of a seated sage with a mala stands at the right.

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January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A 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.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17Photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine with grey carved stone pillars, red curtains and mango-leaf torans. Inside, a black abhishekam stone pedestal sits before two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and jewellery. A tall man in orange-saffron robes stands center, with a bare shaved-headed devotee in white lying prone on the wet floor before him. Behind, several saffron-robed attendants stand, one holding a brass vessel. A small white marble sage statue with rudraksha mala sits at right.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.2008-01-17A temple shrine with a stone pillared roof and red curtains behind deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. A standing man in orange robes and a red-striped shawl pours water from a vessel over a black stone basin, while a devotee lies prostrate in white on the wet floor. Around them, robed followers in orange and saffron watch; one on the left wears a long orange wrap and another in orange with a white-bead mala stands by the right pillar. A white marble statue of a meditating figure with rudraksha beads sits at right, and brass kalasha and plates with flowers lie in front.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17