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A 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.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a silver vessel over a golden linga on a lotus-shaped peetha. A second orange-robed attendant stands behind him holding a silver kalasha, and a partially visible figure with a rudraksha mala is nearby. Beside the linga sit a golden seated statue wearing a turban and a small bronze deity murti. Liquid streams down over the golden stone and offerings lie on the floor.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark green stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. He wears orange ochre robes and a gold bead necklace, and looks down with a faint smile. Behind him, another orange-robed man with a gold bead necklace and red bindi stands near a silver pot, and a third orange-clad figure with long hair stands at right beside a gold lamp stand and a red-gold draped cloth. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang at the upper right. The scene is an abhishekam of a Shiva linga.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva linga abhishekam being performed at night in a temple setting. A central figure with long, curly, swept-back hair and a red bindi wears an orange sleeveless garment, an orange shawl, and a strand of gold-beaded necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, and pours water while his hands rest on the black stone linga set on a dark circular yoni peetha. Behind him a bearded man with curly hair in orange robes stands at left, and another younger man in orange with long hair pours from a metal vessel near the linga, while a fourth man in orange bends forward at right. Dark background, stone ceiling beam overhead, a partially visible bald man at lower left edge. Sprinkled water glistens on the linga.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.2010-02-12Night-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.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red mark on his forehead, pours a liquid from a large silver kalasha vessel over a golden-yellow stone linga and peetha at a temple abhishekam. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes with a bead mala holding another silver pot, and at the left edge a partly visible figure in orange. A golden-yellow sculpture of a seated figure in a turban is coated with the flowing liquid, and a small bronze deity murti stands in the foreground. Offerings and flower petals lie on the wet floor.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.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a large black stone shivalinga, which is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from a gold-patterned metal pot held by a man in orange robes with a white ash mark on his forehead and a red dot, wearing a gold-bead necklace. Behind him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a gold pendant necklace and dark curly hair, and to the left a young man in white clothing with an orange shawl and gold necklace holds a silver tray. The yellow liquid streams down the linga onto a base, and a stone pillar with a white ornament is visible at the upper left.2009-12-16A 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.2010-02-12