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A figure with long, swept-back curly hair and a red forehead mark, wearing an orange saffron garment, a shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace, pours water from a brass pot over a black stone Shiva linga set on a dark yoni pedestal. Water cascades down over the pedestal. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in red and gold silk and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Another orange-clad person stands in the background, and a gold-toned figure is visible on the right side of the frame. This appears to be a linga abhishekam ritual. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long curly hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, matching the presentation cues, and is physically present performing the abhishekam.

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A photograph of a linga abhishekam in a temple. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange sleeveless garment and a gold bead necklace. He pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black yoni-pitha base. A second man in orange stands behind, holding a brass pot. Water splashes across the stone, and a tall brass oil lamp and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at the right beside a deity draped in red silk. Petals lie on the wet floor.2010-02-12A photograph of a linga abhishekam at a temple. A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange robe and a gold-beaded necklace, pours water from a brass pot over a dark stone shivalinga set in a stone yoni-peetha base. Water splashes around the linga. Behind him another person in orange robes holds a brass vessel, and a golden kalasha-like finial and a red-and-gold draped cloth appear at the right beside a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Yellow liquid runs down the side of the peetha.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone shivalingam set on a layered black stone yoni-pitha base. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a beard, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, leans forward and touches the lingam with both hands. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with long curly hair stands at the edge of the frame. Brass oil lamps stand beside the lingam, and the floor is covered in pale yellow liquid, scattered petals and rice-like offerings. To the right, a large deity figure is draped in red and gold silk and decorated with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A white marble figure and a small gilded statue stand at left. Several other seated devotees in white are partly visible in the background.2010-02-12A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace pours a liquid from a large brass vessel over a dark black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni-pitha base during abhishekam. Behind him, several men in orange robes stand, one with a bead mala and another with hands folded. At right, a deity murti is draped in red and gold cloth and adorned with a large garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. Liquid runs down the lingam and pools on the base, with a brass lamp visible in the background.2010-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark black stone shivalinga on a tiered base, during abhishekam. Water splashes across the base and wet floor scattered with flower petals. Two younger men in orange robes stand behind him, one holding a small brass pot. A golden deity murti in the background is draped with a red and gold silk cloth and garlanded with red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A white marble figure sits at left beside a small gold standing statue, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2010-02-12A 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.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam scene in which a man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard, dressed in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, leans over a dark polished stone shivalinga on a black lotus-shaped peetha and pours or applies a liquid over it. Another saffron-clad figure with a shaved head and glasses stands behind him, bent in devotion, and a third person is partly visible at left. A white marble seated figure and a small gold deity statue stand on the left, a brass oil lamp sits on the right, and a garlanded deity draped in red and gold silk fills the background. Yellow liquid pools on the floor with scattered flower petals, marking a Linga Abhishekam.2010-02-12A photograph of a Shiva linga abhishekam at night in a temple setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace, pours liquid from a white conch shell over a dark grey stone linga on a stone yoni pedestal. The linga is coated with white and yellow grains. Behind him, another man in orange robes with a gold necklace and red tilak watches, and a third orange-robed figure stands further back. To the right, a large deity murti draped in red and gold silk is adorned with a tall garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A brass lamp stand is visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace match the presentation of the figure pouring the abhishekam, so this is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-02-12A man with long, voluminous dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace while pouring milk from a silver pot onto a dark stone Shiva linga on a tiered black pedestal. Liquid splashes around the linga. Behind him stands a figure in orange robes beside a brass lamp stand, and to the right a large deity murti is draped in red-gold silk and decorated with bright yellow, red and purple flower garlands. At left lower edge, a seated devotee in a yellow garment is partly visible. The setting is a temple interior at night with a carved stone cornice overhead. This is an abhishekam ritual of a linga.2010-02-12January 03 20082008-01-03A 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 man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top, orange dhoti-style drape and a dark rudraksha-style mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over a large golden-yellow Shiva linga on a lotus-petal peetha, during an abhishekam. Two orange-robed attendants stand behind him, one holding a silver pot and both wearing orange flower garlands. Behind the linga is a seated golden figure, and a small deity murti stands at left. A stone-carved ceiling corner is at top right.2010-02-12