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A crystal Shivalinga stands on a grey stone yoni peetha inside a covered temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala touches the crystal lingam. Beside him, a man in an orange and red robe with rudraksha malas and a wristband stands with a hand raised over the lingam. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a person in a red garment is at the right edge with a hand on the peetha. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja to a crystal lingam.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06Photograph rotated sideways inside a temple shrine at night. A large dark stone Shivalinga with a yoni-shaped base stands in the foreground, decorated with white flowers, red petals and a small silver plate. A standing figure in a long reddish-orange robe with gold borders and an orange rudraksha-style beaded necklace pours liquid from a silver vessel over the linga. Behind him, a second bald man in orange and gold-trimmed cloth and a beaded necklace stands near a golden ornamental shrine piece. At the lower right edge, a third person in orange clothing and beads kneels or bends beside the linga. Abhishekam appears to be underway.2013-03-10September 19 20152015-09-19July 24 20052005-07-24A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a stone shrine. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a long tuft of hair at the back, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam set on a stone yoni-pitha. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby: one on the left with a red-bordered orange cloth, one on the right holding a brass pot. A third orange-robed figure stands at the back. A green and gold draped deity murti with a gold crown and hand raised is on the right, and a blue water tank is visible behind the wall.2007-02-23May 18 20122012-05-18May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in a white kurta and white dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over a large stone Shivalingam set on a tiered stone base, performing abhishekam outdoors. A man in orange-saffron robes stands beside the lingam with his head bowed, and orange-robed figures sit on the wet floor in the background near brass pots, bowls and a small lamp. Behind them are a carved stone pillar, a red cloth hanging, a water tank and a cinder-block wall. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in green and red silk with gold ornaments. The white-clad man is a priest performing the ritual; the identity of any a person is not established by appearance.2007-02-23January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph inside a temple hall with polished stone walls and a lit shrine niche at the upper right. On the left, a young man in orange robes with a red-and-gold headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a gilded throne with red cushion. Beside him, a bald elderly man in orange cloth with rudraksha beads sits on the same throne. A bald man in orange robes and beaded necklace stands bending over, pouring liquid from a small vessel onto the throne's base, while another man in white shirt and dhoti assists nearby. Other men in white and orange stand behind, and a seated man in white is partly visible in the lower foreground.2012-05-09February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies