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A photograph of a temple worship scene. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, pours liquid from a small vessel while holding a white cloth or offering. Behind him, a large deity murti seated in green and gold garments with ornate jewellery and a crown-like headdress is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In front, a black stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-pitha base, with a red tilak mark on it. A small white marble statue of a seated meditating figure and a small brass deity figure sit at the base. Orange drapery frames the scene.

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A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame toward a black Shiva lingam set on a dark stone pitha. Behind, large deity murtis of a seated pair are dressed in green and gold silk, adorned with gold jewellery, and garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers. A small white marble seated figure and a golden kalasha-shaped vessel sit at the base. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple shrine. No person at the shrine is identified as a person.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala across his torso, stands bent forward at an altar offering a tray of red flowers beside a small flame. Behind him a large fountain-style shivalinga rises from a black stone base with water flowing over it, flanked by golden deity figures in orange and red garments. A white marble seated figure of a sage sits in the foreground and a small brass lamp burns at left. Teal drapery and gilded temple pillars frame the shrine.2011-11-10December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in orange saffron robes and a bare upper body with a sacred thread stands at left, pouring yellow liquid from a vessel over a black stone basin. Behind the basin is a large pair of seated deity murtis, one male figure with a red-orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and a female figure in a green and gold sari with a gold crown and jewellery. Both are draped with garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. A small white marble seated figure sits at the front, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. Red and orange cloth hangs at the sides.2011-12-01A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold chain and gold armlet, stands at left and pours or offers from a metal vessel onto a dark black stone shivalingam. A pink lotus or flower rests on the lingam. Behind it stand two large deity murti figures in green and gold silk garments with yellow and red marigold garlands, gold jewellery and pearl necklaces. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a temple shrine.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01September 13 20112011-09-13