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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace, pours milk from a white conch-shaped vessel over a dark stone shivalingam on a stone yoni pedestal, performing abhishekam at night. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a younger attendant in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together, and another orange-clad figure stands at left. Stone temple architecture with a carved cornice is visible above.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, pours liquid from a white conch shell over a dark stone shivalinga. A red bindi marks his forehead, and his hands are raised high above the linga. Two younger men in matching orange robes and gold necklaces stand behind him; one holds a small cup and the other holds a copper vessel at the left edge. Wet grains and offerings cover the linga and its stone yoni-pitha base. The setting is dark and plain, with a stone ceiling above. Several long-haired men are part of the ritual group.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.2009-12-16Night-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.2009-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at night. 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 long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe and a heavy gold-toned bead necklace pouring water over their head beside a large dark stone shivalinga on a black-stone yoni-pitha base, with water streaming down the base. A devotee in white clothes stands behind, and another man in orange with a marigold garland holds a metal vessel to the right. A white statue of a seated figure in a turban is in the lower-left corner. Probable Swamiji cues present: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate bead necklace, performing abhishekam on the linga.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16 +1 copiesA temple interior at night during a linga abhishekam. A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass pot over a black stone shivalinga set on a dark yoni-peetha base. Two young assistants in orange robes stand beside him, one holding a brass vessel, and a kneeling figure in orange and a white stone deity murti sit to the left. Red and orange silk draping and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers decorate the altar on the right, with a brass oil lamp nearby. Behind them is a stone-carved temple doorway. Visible people: about five.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-patterned yoni pedestal. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange robe and a gold bead mala, pouring white powder or milk from a silver vessel onto the linga, which is heaped with white material. Two more men in orange robes stand behind him, one holding a silver bowl. Gold and red flower garlands hang at the right edge, and a brass lamp stand is visible behind.2010-02-12A dim temple interior during a Shiva abhishekam: a long-haired man in orange robes pours water from a brass kalasha over a black linga-shaped stone. Beside him, a bearded man in orange stands to the left, and a younger man in orange with a gold beaded necklace and a red tilak holds a second brass pot. Another orange-clad attendant with a gold necklace stands at right beside a red-and-gold cloth hanging. Water streams down the dark stone base. Three figures in saffron robes are visible on the left and centre, with a fourth at right; none is clearly identified as a person.2010-02-12A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a large central pendant. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red dot, and white paste on his arms. He pours milk from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam in an abhishekam, the white liquid splashing down onto the stone base. Another person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at the left edge holding a silver plate. Dark background.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A temple abhishekam at dusk: a tall dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha is being bathed with liquid poured from a brass pot through a silver bowl. Two men in saffron-orange robes hold the bowl and pot above the linga, and a third saffron-robed man with long hair stands behind. At left, another saffron-clad man in an orange kurta watches. Right of centre, a golden seated deity murti with a white and red dhoti-draped cloth nearby, a tall brass oil lamp with a lotus-shaped base stands in the foreground, and marigold and rose garlands hang at the top right. Floral petals lie on the stone floor, and liquid streams down the peetha.2010-01-02 +1 copies