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April 09 20132013-04-09A temple shrine with a black shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-peetha at centre, flanked by two gilded deity murti with a trident and ornate crowns, garlanded in red flowers. A priest in orange dhoti with shaved head and white markings pours liquid from a small vessel onto the linga, while a woman in a maroon sari stands at left beside a brass lamp and offering bowls. A smaller painted-gold figure in orange robe and rudraksha-style beads stands in a green-curtained niche at right. Red petals scatter the polished stone floor. a person attribution unclear: the priest's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm an identity.2013-06-22March 30 20132013-03-30A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest in the lower left corner, bald and wearing glasses, with a white cloth over his shoulder and a gold-bordered yellow cloth, his right arm extended toward the altar with a small vessel. The central altar holds a seated deity murti draped in white and gold with a gold crown, flanked by standing deity figures in pink and blue garments garlanded with white and red flower strands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a brass vessel of offerings sits at the front. Carved stone pillars and a gilded arch frame the shrine. The priest appears to be performing puja or abhishekam. He is the only physical person visible, so no a person candidate is present in the frame.2016-04-03A photograph of a temple shrine with a shaven-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward a deity murti in an ornate golden arch, draped in a red curtain, with garlands of white and orange flowers. Beside the shrine, a smaller figure in a decorated red and green garland setting is also offered flowers. A brass bowl and small vessels rest on the stone platform, and carved grey stone pillars frame the scene.2013-09-16March 14 20132013-03-14November 16 20152015-11-16November 11 20102010-11-11June 22 20132013-06-22April 03 20162016-04-03November 11 20102010-11-11A priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark shivalingam in a temple shrine. Behind him stand two gold-faced deity murtis, one wearing a tall crown and the other a red and green silk sari, decorated with rudraksha-style beads, garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and jewelry. A golden statue of a standing devotee stands at the left edge, and a gold trident-like staff rests against the shrine. The scene appears to be an abhishekam in progress.2011-03-03 +1 copies