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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a linga abhishekam. A man with long, curly dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel onto a black linga-shaped stone base. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and another figure in orange stand near the shrine, with a seated person in orange at the left edge. To the right, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk cloth and decorated with garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers. A brass oil lamp stands beside the linga, and a white stone figure sits at lower left on yellow-stained floor. Several seated devotees are partly visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the man pouring water has long, swept-back curly hair, an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's linked event.

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A temple abhishekam at night in a stone-pillared hall. A long-haired man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, pours water from a golden kalasha over a black stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped pedestal. Water cascades down the lingam. Behind the linga, a deity murti is dressed in red and gold silk with a rich garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes stands beside a figure in orange wrap, and a few devotees are seated in the background. Small white and golden figurines and brass oil lamps sit on the yellow-stained floor with scattered flower petals. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in orange pouring the abhishekam, identifiable by his swept-back hair and rudraksha mala.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam scene at night. A woman with long curly hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black stone yoni pedestal. 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The scene is lit warmly against a dark background.2010-02-12A long-haired person in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel over a black stone shivalinga on a tiered black stone peetha, performing abhishekam. A red-and-gold silk cloth and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers drape a large deity murti behind. Behind the central figure, a bearded man in orange robes stands beside another attendant in orange holding a small brass pot, and a white marble statue of a seated figure with raised hand is at lower left. The a person cues are a long swept-back hairstyle, saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style necklace, but appearance alone is not conclusive, so the label is probable.2010-02-12A temple sanctum scene during a linga abhishekam. A young man with long hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal, pouring liquid over it from a vessel. 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