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A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-framed shrines. In the centre, a woman in an orange-red top and orange wrap embraces a dark bronze deity murti standing in a gold arched niche with a blue drape. To the left, gilded deity figures are decorated with garlands, and a brass oil lamp stands on the floor. Two people in orange robes sit to the right beside a flower arrangement and a yellow-and-red textile. Two men in white clothes stand near the shrine, and a few seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. Brass bells hang on the right wall.

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Photo of a temple sanctum during an abhishekam ritual. A woman in orange sari stands at a stone yoni-shaped abhishekam basin pouring liquid over a black Shiva lingam beside a golden kirtimukha arch. Behind, a dark stone deity murti is garlanded with red flowers, and a white-clad figure at center sits near a golden lamp stand. A man in white dhoti holds a brass vessel at left, and a devotee in orange robes stands on a step ladder at right with hands folded in prayer near a black stone deity. A framed portrait hangs on a dark curtain above, with brass lamps and offering plates in the foreground.2009-10-17A photograph of an abhishekam being performed in a hall with black drapes, red curtains and gold arched frames. Several priests in saffron-orange robes pour water and milk over large dark stone and metal deity murtis on a raised platform; one stands on a step ladder at the right, another at the left. A gold halo-shaped backdrop frames a central deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. A framed portrait in saffron hangs high on the back wall. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and cream clothing, with a woman in orange and a man in red at the right edge. A photographer stands near the right platform. Gold lamps and a brass vessel sit in front of the platform.2009-10-17A temple shrine interior with a tiled raised platform holding a black stone abhishekam basin and brass oil lamps. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis with golden prabhavali arches, a garlanded figure in white and orange, and a red-and-black curtain backdrop with a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda". On the left a man in orange robes stands near the platform while another kneels; on the right a man in orange dhoti and shawl stands on a stepladder with hands folded in prayer beside a black stone deity, and a woman in white with a red border stands at the edge. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam with lamps and garlands.2009-10-17Photograph of a temple abhishekam inside a gold-framed shrine hall with dark backdrop and red drapes. Several saffron-robed swamis in orange stand around a central black stone shivalingam and deity murti adorned with white garlands and red flower garlands, while a woman in white sari with gold border stands at the platform. Brass lamps, kalasha and ritual vessels sit on the platform. A black stone figure stands in the right gold arch and another devotee in white dhoti stands at right. Roughly a dozen seated devotees in white clothes, some in white kurtas and saris, face the shrine from the foreground. A framed red-toned portrait hangs above on the backdrop.2009-10-17Photo of an abhishekam ritual in a hall with dark drapes and a framed portrait on the back wall. Several priests in orange robes stand at ornate gold-framed shrines and pour liquid over black stone deity murtis; one priest on a ladder works at the right shrine. A cameraman in white stands at the left with a video camera on a tripod. A central figure in orange robes with long hair stands before the altar, and a brass oil lamp burns on the platform. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white, saffron and colourful saris.2009-10-17Photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress inside a hall with red drapes and a black backdrop. A standing figure in long orange robes and loose hair pours or offers something over a black stone lingam on a raised tiled platform. Gold-framed arches frame a black stone murti of a standing deity to the left and gilded deity figures garlanded with flowers behind the platform. A man in orange on a stepladder stands at the left arch, and other people in orange, white dhotis and white clothing attend nearby, one kneeling with hands folded. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform edge, and a portrait in a wooden frame hangs above. Several attendants in white are present.2009-10-17Indoor temple abhishekam in progress before black stone deity murtis set within gold arched frames on a raised stage. Several priests in saffron-orange robes pour liquid over the murtis, one standing on a step ladder beside the left figure and another at right with a vessel raised. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl attend the central black stone lingam-style shrine with brass lamps and kalasha vessels, and a white-clad woman stands in the foreground. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothing watch from below. A framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop above, and a reclining black stone figure with flower garlands sits at the right edge. White flower garlands drape the deity figures. Ceiling spotlights light the hall.2009-10-17A temple hall with a stepped stone platform holding black stone deity murtis under gold arched frames and a gold prabhavali behind. Several priests in saffron/orange robes perform abhishekam: one on the left stands on a step ladder beside a dark deity figure, a central priest in orange pours from a vessel over a black linga-shaped object, and another orange-robed priest stands on a ladder at right by a black murti. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands nearby, and a woman in white sari stands beside the platform. Seated devotees in the foreground and background watch, many in grey, white and dark clothing. A framed red-toned portrait hangs on the black backdrop above, and garlands and brass vessels are on the platform.2009-10-17A temple shrine room during an abhishekam ritual. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands at a black stone shivalinga on a raised tiled platform, pouring or touching offerings, while another orange-robed figure kneels nearby and a bald priest in orange sits at the lower left. Behind them stand gilded metal deity murtis decorated with garlands and a white cloth, framed by a golden arched prabhavali. On the right, a standing orange-robed devotee with folded hands faces a black stone deity murti on a pedestal, flanked by a golden arch. Brass oil lamps stand in front, with a red curtain and a framed portrait on the back wall.2009-10-17A temple hall during an abhishekam ritual before a large seated audience. Several people in saffron/orange robes stand on a raised stone platform beside gilded arched frames and a central deity murti with a garland, while a devotee in white stands at the right pouring from a vessel. A brass kalasha and oil lamp sit on the dais, and a framed red-toned portrait hangs on the black backdrop. Men and women in white and coloured clothes sit on the floor in front, with a camera operator and tripod at the left edge.2009-10-17A temple hall during an abhishekam ceremony. Several priests in saffron-orange robes pour liquids over black stone murtis set within ornate gold arches. At the centre, a large black lingam sits on a black peetha, with a deity murti adorned with white and red garlands behind it, framed by a golden prabhavali. A framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop above, showing a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a red-draped stage. Brass lamps and kalasha vessels stand on the platform. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing watch from the front, and a woman in a white sari stands at the right. One priest in orange stands on a stepladder beside the right arch.2009-10-17A temple abhishekam in progress inside a hall with black drapes and red curtains. Central on a raised stone platform stands a black lingam-style deity flanked by gilded arches and a golden prabhavali halo, with a garland-adorned deity murti in white and red. Several figures in saffron-orange robes perform the ritual: one pours liquid from a vessel while another, in orange, stands behind the deity. A woman in white sari-style dress and a red-stoled attendant also tend the offering. Brass oil lamps and a copper pot sit at the platform's base. A framed portrait with a readable caption hangs above the shrine. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the altar.2009-10-17