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A five-panel collage of photographs showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes performing Shiva lingam abhishekam. In the main panel he pours white liquid over a dark stone lingam set in a black bowl-shaped base. In the other panels he pours yellow liquid from a metal vessel onto the lingam, pours from a silver vessel beside a red-draped deity murti decorated with garlands, and bends to press his face against the white-covered lingam. Several people in orange garments and rudraksha malas stand behind him. Other panels show a red-draped murti with marigold and flower garlands.

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2010 - Photo Album2010 - Photo Album +1 copies2010 - Photo Album +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual photograph. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-embellished shawl and a multi-strand gold necklace pours a white liquid. Gold bangles adorn the pourer's arms and a red tilak marks the forehead. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees sit on the ground, one bald man in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a figure in white stands at right. Strings of lights and orange banners appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) pours the abhishekam, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace as cues.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A central figure with long, curly, swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads wears a saffron-orange robe and pours white liquid over a dark stone Shivalinga resting on a black yoni-peetha base. Behind him, a woman in orange robes stands to the left, and a few other figures in orange and white are partly visible. To the right, a large deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari is adorned with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. Scattered flower petals and a white milky substance cover the floor, and white stone carvings of figures stand at the lower left.2010-02-12A man with long, voluminous dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace while pouring milk from a silver pot onto a dark stone Shiva linga on a tiered black pedestal. Liquid splashes around the linga. Behind him stands a figure in orange robes beside a brass lamp stand, and to the right a large deity murti is draped in red-gold silk and decorated with bright yellow, red and purple flower garlands. At left lower edge, a seated devotee in a yellow garment is partly visible. The setting is a temple interior at night with a carved stone cornice overhead. This is an abhishekam ritual of a linga.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A man with long, swept-back curly hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange sleeveless shawl and a gold bead necklace, smiles while pouring milk from a silver vessel over a dark stone linga. A second man with a beard and long hair in orange robes stands behind him, and a third person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. A white marble deity murti and a small golden statue sit in the foreground, with milk splashing across the floor and a marble platform. Seated devotees in orange appear at the left.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam scene at a dark stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-pitha base, with milk or water flowing over it and white offerings on top. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a beaded necklace stands at the linga pouring or touching it. Beside her, a bearded man in saffron robes holds a silver plate. At left, a shaved-headed man in orange garments holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other. Behind the linga, a large deity figure is draped in red and gold brocade and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A white and gold statue of a seated figure sits on the wet floor, with scattered petals and a small brass lamp nearby.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a night-time linga abhishekam in a temple sanctum. A large dark stone shivalinga sits on a black lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, with white flower petals and offerings scattered around its base and on the wet floor. In the centre a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland touches the linga with his hand. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes holds a silver plate. At left a shaved-headed man in orange holds a flaming oil lamp. Behind them a figure in orange stands near a brass lamp, and a large deity murti draped in red and gold silk with garlands stands at right. White marble figurines sit on the ledge at lower left. Several devotees are visible in the background.2010-02-122010 - Photo Album +1 copies