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A man with long, voluminous curly hair and a red-and-white forehead mark stands in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold bead necklace, pressing white powder onto a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Behind him, a second man in an orange robe and gold bead necklace watches, and a third person in orange holds a silver plate with a floral pattern while white powder pours from it onto the lingam and the base. The white powder mounds around the stone.

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A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl and a gold-toned ornate necklace, his forehead marked with white paste, pouring or smearing white powder over a tall white-coated lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base during a ritual bathing. A second orange-robed man stands behind him, and a partly visible person in white is seen below near the base. A white statue stands at the left edge. The white paste covers the lingam and the pitha.2009-12-16A photograph of a man with long, curly dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace. He has a red dot on his forehead and white markings, and he is pressing white powder onto a dark stone Shiva linga, which is heavily coated in white powder, possibly a sacred powder offering, set on a dark wooden pedestal. Another person in orange robes stands partially visible at the right edge. The background is dark with a red stripe along the upper wall.2010-02-12A photograph of a Shivalinga abhishekam at night. A man with long, curly dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a gold-bead necklace, and pours from a silver vessel onto a large lingam covered in white powder. Two younger men in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces stand behind him, one holding a silver bowl. A lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base dominates the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the long curly hair, orange clothing and gold beaded necklace fit the page's description of Swamiji performing the abhishekam.2010-02-12A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a black stone shivalingam with a conical white powder or paste heap at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless orange top, with a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and layered gold beaded necklaces, presses white paste onto the lingam with both hands. His forehead bears white and red markings and his upper arm has a white bandage. Behind him, to the left, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands watching, and another robed figure in orange is partly visible at right, holding an object near the lingam. The background is dark. Two people in orange appear beside the lingam with partly visible figures.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange sleeveless top, orange drape and a long gold-beaded mala, pouring a fine white powder over a dark stone shivalingam on a black base. Behind him, a few other people in orange robes stand in the dim setting, partly visible. The scene depicts a Shiva lingam abhishekam ritual. Swamiji (probable) is the man pouring the powder, identified by his long hair, orange clothing and gold beaded mala.2010-02-12A man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours white powder from a round silver vessel over a black stone shivalingam set in a dark basin. A gold-embellished rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him, another orange-robed man with long hair and a gold necklace stands near the lingam, and a golden kalasha-style lamp stand appears at the right edge. Powder cascades over the stone, forming a white heap at its base, consistent with a linga abhishekam ritual.2010-02-12Temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a dark lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. A man in orange robes with a gold necklace and white vibhuti on his forehead pours white powder from a silver vessel over the lingam. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold mala holds a tray, and a young man in white with an orange shawl holds a plate. A white marble seated figure stands at left beside carved stone pillars.2009-12-16A man with long, swept-back curly dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top, an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long gold-beaded necklace, stands beside a large white-powdered linga, pressing both hands onto its powdered surface during a ritual. He has a red bindi and white tripundra markings on his forehead and is smiling downward at the linga. Behind him, another person in orange clothing is partly visible. The setting is dark with a bright light at the upper right. The linga is covered in white powder. The person's distinctive long hair, orange garments and gold beads are consistent with a Swamiji (probable) presentation, and the role shown is that of a man performing the ritual at the linga.2010-02-12A man with long, curly, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours white powder from a silver plate onto a black stone Shivalinga resting in a dark basin. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him, another saffron-clad man with long hair and a gold necklace holds a small silver vessel near the linga. Another orange-robed figure stands partly visible at left. The powder covers the linga and basin, indicating an abhishekam ritual.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16