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Night temple scene at a stone shrine with a large black stone shivalinga on a dark basin-shaped pedestal, its top sprinkled white. Behind it stands a golden deity murti draped with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A figure with long dark hair and bare upper back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, bends forward at the base of the shrine, reaching toward the lingam. Beside him an attendant in a red-orange cloth and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the wet stone floor; one man in glasses holds his palms together in namaskar, and another wears a small garland. The floor is wet from abhishekam, and white carved stone pillars frame the scene at left.

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February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at a stone shrine in front of a large black stone statue of Shiva and Parvati, seated together and garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Three priests stand on a wet stone floor: two in saffron-orange dhotis with bare upper bodies, one in a peach-orange cloth holding a silver vessel and wearing a gold-bead necklace. A small brass lamp stands at right, and a small silver deity figure sits on a platform in front. The scene is a shrine ritual; no one is identified.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga base. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrap and gold beaded ornaments, bends over the stone yoni-pitha and pours liquid over the linga. Beside him a second man in a peach-orange dhoti and shawl leans in holding a metal bowl of white flowers. Behind them a carved stone temple shrine holds a deity murti draped in a red and green cloth with a yellow-orange garland and metal crown-like ornaments. Flower petals are scattered on the wet stone floor, and a third person in red stands at the left edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with a large white stone pavilion. A bare-chested man in orange cloth pours offerings over a black lingam on a silver-clad pedestal before a pair of large deity murtis adorned with garlands, a crown and a red-and-gold sari. To the left, two standing attendants in orange and saffron cloth; one holds a silver vessel. A brass oil lamp stands at right and a small brass kalasha sits at the front. Whether the man pouring is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the role is given as priest performing the abhishekam.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine under a stone pavilion. Two deity murti figures, one with a crown and red-and-white cloth and the other with a tall crown, wear garlands and red and green garments. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand and kneel on a wet floor. One man in a pale peach dhoti with a maroon border bends forward and pours liquid from a golden vessel onto the shivalinga-style base, while another in orange pours or tends offerings nearby. Heaps of white material. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge.2007-02-16A temple shrine with a dark stone abhishekam base in front of a pair of metal-faced deity murtis, one with a crown and garlands of yellow marigolds. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one in an orange garment at the center holding a vessel, while a man at the right in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Brass pots, a kalasha, and an oil lamp sit on the floor, and red velvet curtains frame the pillared stone mandapam. A tray of yellow marigold flowers lies at the lower left. Individuals are visible; no appearance-based a person candidate is confidently present.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine: a large metal murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together on a dark stone peetha, garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strings, with a white ritual cloth draped over the lingam base. Priests in saffron/orange dhotis, one with bare back and long hair, pour liquid from a silver vessel and hold metal pots and offerings. A worshipper in orange crouches at lower right. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside white stone pillars.2007-02-16Night ritual abhishekam at a stone temple shrine with a pillared open hall. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti stands at left raising a hand, while a long-haired man with bare torso and orange dhoti pours liquid from a silver vessel held overhead over a black Shivalinga with a green leaf offering. Behind them stands a deity murti in white and red with a golden crown, garlanded with marigold and yellow flowers, flanked by a second figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the wet stone floor, and a small brass deity figure sits in front of the shrine.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16