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A man with long, voluminous curly dark hair and an orange saffron garment draped over one shoulder pours water from a polished brass kalasha pot over a dark stone linga during an abhishekam. He wears a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on his forehead. A second person in orange clothing, partly visible, stands behind the linga with hands near the base. Water streams down the black linga onto a golden yoni-peetha base, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. Warm lamp light fills the dim temple interior.

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A man with long, swept-back curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga during an abhishekam. He wears an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a gold bead necklace of large round beads. Water splashes over the stone linga. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes stands partly visible, and another orange-clad figure appears at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the man pouring water has long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a gold necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks, wearing an orange saffron shawl and sleeveless orange garment and a gold bead necklace, pours water from a brass kalasha over a dark stone linga during abhishekam. Water splashes over the linga and its peetha. Another saffron-robed man stands behind him, and a third person in orange stands at the right edge. Several orange-clad people are partly visible in the frame.2010-02-12Photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a long gold bead necklace pouring water from a brass kalasha over a dark stone shivalinga during abhishekam. He has a red bindi and tilak and is smiling with eyes lowered. Behind him to the left stands another orange-robed sadhu with long hair and a beard, and to the right a figure in orange with long dark hair is partly visible. Water streams down the stone linga onto a stone platform. Dark background with a carved stone cornice above.2010-02-12Night-time temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a shawl draped over his shoulder, pours water from a brass pot onto the linga, which is set on a dark yoni-peetha base. Water streams across yellow-dusted ground. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes stands watching, and a younger man in orange with a gold bead mala and a red tilak stands with palms joined. A white marble seated figure and a small gilded deity murti sit in the foreground, and a seated devotee in orange appears at the left edge. The appearance-based candidate matches Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron robes and gold bead necklace.2010-02-12A night-time linga abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha base. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace in orange robes pours water from a gold kalasha pot over the linga, water splashing around it. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a second gold pot, and another man in orange robes stands behind. On the left a bearded man in orange robes watches. At right a red and gold-bordered cloth hangs. A dark stone wall with partly visible inscriptions is behind them.2010-02-12A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical red mark on the forehead pours water from a brass kalasha over a dark stone Shiva lingam during abhishekam. He wears an orange saffron cloth, a white and red marigold garland, and a gold rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant, plus a gold bangle on the wrist. Mango leaves and marigold garlands decorate the black stone base, with a white jasmine garland hanging to the right. Water streams down the lingam in an outdoor temple setting under a stone roof, with a blue sky visible behind. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge.2007-01-01December 16 20092009-12-16A 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.2010-02-12A photograph of a linga abhishekam at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard, wearing a saffron-orange robe and gold beaded necklace, pours water from a gold kalasha pot over a tall dark stone linga set in a stone yoni basin. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and two younger men in orange robes with gold beaded necklaces stand at right, one holding a gold pot. A red and gold silk cloth and a garland of flowers appear at the right edge. Water splashes around the stone.2010-02-12A long-haired man in an orange-saffron silk garment with a gold-trimmed border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant pours water from a large engraved silver kalasha over a brass deity murti during abhishekam. A tilak is on his forehead and he wears beaded gold-toned bangles. Yellow and maroon flower garlands drape the brass figure. Behind him another man in orange and a figure in maroon stand near the ritual. Water streams down the murti in an outdoor evening setting. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace.2011-12-20A photo of a linga abhishekam at night. A man with long, voluminous curly hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at the centre, wearing saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace, and pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone linga on a black pedestal. Two more men in orange robes stand behind and beside him, one tending the linga. Water streams down the linga and pools on the base, and a lamp glints in the background. Dim light and a warm orange palette dominate the scene.2010-02-12A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a brass plate onto a dark stone linga on a black pedestal, in a temple-like setting with carved stone above. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, another man in orange with a gold necklace stands, and to the right a figure in orange robes and a golden ceremonial vessel are partly visible. A person's hands are visible at the far left edge. The liquid cascades down the linga, consistent with an abhishekam ritual.2010-02-12