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Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam being honoured with a ritual abhishekam amid a crowd of devotees in white. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron robe with long dark hair reaches toward the black stone lingam set in a red-painted yoni base, while a woman in a white sari with a blue head covering and a white flower garland pours from a silver vessel. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris lift pots and brass kalasha vessels overhead. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the left side of the frame and a flower-decorated structure stands behind, under leafy trees.

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January 01 20052005-01-01Outdoor temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni-peetha base set on a red-tinted platform under shady trees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, pour liquid and tend the linga. Women in white saris with rudraksha malas and a girl in white stand bending over the offering, and men in white shirts stand behind with hands folded. In the foreground a figure wearing a large orange turban and grey-bearded profile is seen from behind. Red kumkum-marked offerings and flowers surround the base, and a copper vessel is held over the linga. No clearly identifiable a person with distinctive presentation cues is confirmed in the frame, so the a person field is unsure.2005-12-31A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual beneath large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a black Shiva lingam set in a black basin, with a peacock feather laid beside it and a yellow-and-red ceremonial stave with flower garlands held nearby. Beside him a child in white holds the stave, and other people in white clothes gather at the left edge. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala stands behind, and women in white and pink saris watch from the background; one holds her hands in namaste. A photographer with a camera is at the right edge. Red flowers and a white-and-orange garland hang around the figure's neck, and the lingam is wet from abhishekam.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a temple site showing a Shivalinga on a stone base being bathed in an abhishekam. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders kneels at the left, pouring from a small vessel onto the black lingam. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels and holds a metal pot to pour water over the lingam. Nearby, devotees in saffron robes, white kurtas and white clothes stand around, including a girl in a white dress with a red-orange shawl and a boy in white with a rudraksha mala. A man at the right wears a white kurta and a lanyard. In the right foreground, a person in an orange head wrap with a white flower garland is seen from behind. The scene conveys a ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam with offerings.2005-12-31Outdoor photo at a shrine under a broad leafy tree. A shaved-headed young priest in orange robes, seen from behind at left, tends a black stone shivalingam set on a round black pedestal with a copper vessel beside it. Another orange-robed priest stands beside the lingam, and a woman in white sari kneels at the base pouring from a small vessel. Around them devotees in white and pale clothes stand or kneel; a man in a white shirt with glasses and an ID badge stands at right. Pink-edged white saris and a woman with flowers in her hair also appear, and the base is strewn with small round stones and red offerings.2005-12-31December 27 20062006-12-27A photograph of a barefoot outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath leafy trees, with fallen dry leaves on the ground. Several devotees carry metal vessels and kalasha-style pots on their heads or raised in their hands, some with flower garlands. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap walks forward with his arms relaxed, his face turned to the side. Around him, men and women in white ritual clothing walk barefoot, a woman on the right in a white sari with a flower garland, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white garment and carrying a vessel on her head. Spectators in casual clothes stand at the edges. The scene reads as a devotional procession.2005-01-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor ritual scene under a leafy tree. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, holding a bell and a tall golden multi-tier lamp (aarti), faces a golden-decorated deity murti at left draped in garlands of pink, purple and yellow flowers. A crowd of devotees stands in front with hands folded in prayer; women wear white saris and cream dhotis, and a man at right wears a white dhoti with a red-gold shawl. A red flag on a pole rises at centre. Dappled sunlight falls on the scene. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person cue, but identity remains uncertain.2005-07-21A woman in white clothes with a white shawl draped over her shoulders pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set in a yoni-shaped base during an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. Milk and water flow over the lingam into a steel bucket below. Nearby stands a large black stone deity murti with a trident behind it, and red kumkum and flower petals lie around the base. A coconut and a green leaf sit as offerings on the ground. Several people in white and saffron garments stand and sit in the background under trees, watching the ritual.2005-12-31Outdoors at dusk under a cloudy sky, a man with long dark hair stands at the centre wearing a saffron-orange robe and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a thick garland of yellow and orange flowers. Around him, many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel and pour water from brass vessels over rows of black Shiva lingams set on stone bases, a lingam abhishekam in progress. A string of lights and a floodlight are visible at the right. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial garland, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2008-08-01December 25 20082008-12-25