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A man with long, swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, pours green liquid from a silver pot over a dark linga-shaped abhishekam altar. Another orange-robed man with long curly hair and a beard stands at left, and a third orange-robed figure stands behind, partly visible at right. At right a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with flowers is visible, along with a brass oil lamp and a partial lamp stand. The scene is a night-time abhishekam. a person: the pouring man has long swept-back hair and a long beaded necklace over saffron clothing, and he is the one performing the abhishekam.

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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold bead necklace, pours a yellow-green liquid from a silver pot onto a stone linga below. A second saffron-robed man with a full beard and long hair stands at left with eyes lowered, and another saffron-clad figure with a gold necklace is partly visible at right. A brass lamp stand with a lotus-shaped top is at the right edge, and a bright red-and-gold cloth hangs at the far right. Dark background above with a white decorative carved cornice.2010-02-12A photograph of a man in orange ochre robes and a long strand of gold-beaded necklaces pouring a thick, greenish liquid from a silver vessel over a dark lingam-shaped stone, a Shiva linga abhishekam. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi and wears a crown-free, bare-shouldered orange garment. To the left, a bearded man with long hair in orange robes stands watching. To the right, a brass oil lamp and a figure in a red-and-gold sari-draped garment stand beside a garland of yellow and purple flowers hung on a pillar. The background is dark, lit at night.2010-02-12A night-time photo of a linga abhishekam at an outdoor temple shrine. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace stands centre, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga. A bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and another long-haired man in orange with a gold necklace and bangle stands behind the linga. A brass lamp stand and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at right. Three people are visible.2010-02-12A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga inside a temple. A man in orange saffron robes with a draped orange cloth over his head, wearing a long gold chain necklace, white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot, pours golden-yellow liquid from a silver vessel over the dark lingam. Beside him, a bearded man with long curly hair in orange robes and a gold chain touches the lingam with one hand. A third person in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind to the left, and a stone pillar with carved detail frames the left edge. The yellow liquid splashes and streams down over the platform.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A temple abhishekam in progress. A man with long, swept-back curly hair and a red tilak wears an orange sleeveless top, an orange wrap draped over his shoulder, and a rudraksha mala, and pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a Shiva linga. Golden liquid splashes over the base. Behind him, other devotees in orange robes and beaded malas assist. To the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow, purple and white flower garlands and draped in red and gold silk. 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A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wearing an orange saffron garment and a gold bead necklace, pours milk from a silver vessel over a white marble deity murti. Splashing liquid runs down the white statue. A second man in orange robes with a beard stands behind him, and other orange-clad devotees are partly visible at the right and left edges. A dark stone basin or pedestal is in the foreground right.2010-02-12A photograph of a linga abhishekam at night. A man with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak wears orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace, pouring liquid from a silver kalasha pot over a dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni peetha. Liquid streams down the linga and off the peetha. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a gold bead garland and red tilak holds a silver vessel. A third orange-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. Corrugated roofing and a white wall form the background.2010-02-12A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold rudraksha-style mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a stone pedestal, as abhishekam, with liquid splashing and running down the base. A second man in orange with a similar mala stands to the right holding a silver pot, and a third figure in orange is partly visible at the left. A red tilak marks the forehead of the pouring man.2010-02-12Night-time temple abhishekam at a large black stone Shivalingam on a yoni-peetha base. A man in orange robes with an orange shawl draped over his head pours yellow liquid from a silver plate over the lingam, which streams down over the base. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him a second orange-robed priest stands with hands folded in reverence, and a third figure in orange with a long beard stands at the left edge. A white marble statue is partially visible at the far left, and fresh flower garlands in yellow, pink and red hang on the right beside a metal deity murti foot. Water spray and liquid splash around the lingam.2009-12-16