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December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a temple shrine with gilded deity murti behind a red drapery. A standing gold statue of a male figure with raised hand, in a gilded arch frame, stands in front. A person in orange ochre robes with a sash, shaven-haired with white ash markings on the arms, reaches up to touch the golden arch above the statue, performing a ritual gesture. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang on the frame, with petals scattered at the base.2013-12-20March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesApril 09 20082008-04-09Two young priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine arch framing a deity murti with a red-and-orange crown, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red curtain behind. The priest on the left, bare-chested with tilak, holds a bell while the priest on the right, with a bare back and an orange cloth tied at the waist, performs a ritual near a small golden standing figure, adorned with white and red flower garlands. A steel vessel and offering plates sit on the stone floor. Visible actions suggest puja or abhishekam; the second priest appears to offer or anoint at the golden figure.2013-12-20December 22 20132013-12-22February 09 20122012-02-09A temple abhishekam scene. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, pouring white powder or milk from a silver tray into a water flow over a black stone shivalinga. Behind, large gilded metal deity murtis of a male and female form sit on a pedestal, the female figure draped in orange cloth. A small white marble seated sage statue with a red tilak sits in front of the black stone base, with a small gilded deity figure and a gilded temple model at left. A green parrot perches on the upper right near the deities.2011-12-28April 09 20082008-04-09November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a gilded shrine. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala pours liquid over a small bronze figure of a standing child deity on a pedestal. Behind it stand gold-toned metal statues of a multi-armed deity and a female deity draped in white with a red-striped cloth. Wet, polished surfaces reflect the light. One person is visible, shown from behind. Caption reads: Vinayar, Chandikeshwara & SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17