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A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment and a necklace of golden bead-like beads pours water from a large engraved silver vessel over their own head, as liquid splashes around them. A second person in white clothing stands behind on the left. Beside the figure on the right is a tall golden-brown linga-shaped stone or pillar. A dark background and a carved stone element at upper left complete the scene.

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A photograph of a person in a wet orange garment with a long gold-beaded necklace, long dark wet hair falling forward, pouring water from an ornate embossed silver kalasha vessel with both hands over an unseen object. A white-clad figure stands partly visible at the left edge. Dark background. a person cues: long swept hair, orange clothing and gold mala, but the face is not clearly legible.2010-02-12A figure in an orange saffron garment with long, swept-back curly hair and a long strand of gold-tone beads around the neck raises one hand upward while holding a large embossed silver pot at the hip, apparently pouring or sprinkling liquid at a stone lingam. Liquid spray is visible in the air. A second person in white ordinary clothes stands behind, partly visible at left. Stone carvings line the top of the frame and a carved stone figure appears at lower left, in a temple-like setting with a dark background. Given the cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, the saffron-clothed figure is a probable Swamiji performing a linga abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the lingam.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.2010-02-12A man with long, voluminous curly dark hair and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron wrap and multiple gold ornate beaded necklaces, holds a large ornate silver kalasha vessel with both hands and pours water from it during an abhishekam. He looks downward in concentration. Behind him to the left, a younger man in a white garment with an orange sash and a red bindi stands in the dark background.2010-02-12A 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 figure in orange robes with long dark curly hair and a red tilak on the forehead pours milk from a brass pot over a dark black stone shivalingam, milk splashing outward. A gold-coloured ritual object is visible at right. Behind him another person in orange and a gold-coloured garland stands near the lingam. Two men in white and yellow shawls stand at lower left, one with hands pressed together. Flower garlands in yellow, purple and red decorate the right edge and a stone carved arch is above. Ritual abhishekam of a linga.2010-02-12A man in orange saffron robes with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours milk from a silver vessel over a white marble deity statue. He wears a gold bead mala around his neck and is smiling. Behind him, another man with long hair and a beard wears orange robes, and a further orange-clad person is partly visible at the right edge. A dark stone pedestal with lotus-petal carving sits at the right, and milk splashes across the scene. Several other people in orange robes appear in the background.2010-02-12A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold rudraksha-style mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a stone pedestal, as abhishekam, with liquid splashing and running down the base. A second man in orange with a similar mala stands to the right holding a silver pot, and a third figure in orange is partly visible at the left. A red tilak marks the forehead of the pouring man.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, pours green liquid from a silver pot over a dark linga-shaped abhishekam altar. Another orange-robed man with long curly hair and a beard stands at left, and a third orange-robed figure stands behind, partly visible at right. At right a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with flowers is visible, along with a brass oil lamp and a partial lamp stand. The scene is a night-time abhishekam. a person: the pouring man has long swept-back hair and a long beaded necklace over saffron clothing, and he is the one performing the abhishekam.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16 +1 copiesA man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange hood draped over his head pours milk from a silver vessel over a white linga-shaped abhishekam form. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and white sandalwood paste on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. The milk splashes in a bright white stream against a dark background, with a stone architectural element visible at the upper left. A figure in white is partly visible at the far left edge. The scene depicts an abhishekam ritual at a temple setting. a person appearance cues include the saffron robes, hood and gold ceremonial necklace, consistent with a sannyasi performing the abhishekam.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