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A photograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine at dusk. A man in orange saffron robes with a hood-like drape and a gold flower garland pours liquid from a brass vessel over a white marble seated murti of a sage with a turban. Orange-robed attendants stand nearby; one holds a brass pot and another with a beard and long hair stands behind. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the stone floor, and a granite lingam-like pillar stands at right. Carved temple pillars and a tiled roof frame the scene, with string lights overhead.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A 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 in progress at night. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead pours liquid from a white vessel over a white marble statue of a seated figure with a raised hand, while a bearded attendant in orange holds a silver tray. To the left, an orange-robed priest with glasses holds a brass lamp with a flame and a bell. A third orange-robed devotee stands with palms joined on the right, and a woman in a red shawl watches from behind. Flower petals lie on the wet floor, and a dark stone basin holding offerings sits at the right edge. A short-haired man with a red tilak ...2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body pours water from a brass kalasha over a white marble seated deity murti during abhishekam at night. He wears multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. To his left, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tray of offerings, and another young man in white kurta with a yellow sash stands nearby. Water streams down onto the marble figure's raised hand, and a dark stone yoni-style base appears at right.2009-12-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16A 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 temple abhishekam scene at night. A woman with long curly hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black stone yoni pedestal. Behind her stands a bearded man with long curly hair in orange robes, and a kneeling man in orange with a shaved head and glasses sits at left, hands raised in offering. Water splashes over the linga and runs down the pedestal. A white marble figure and a small golden deity figure sit at the lower left. Behind the linga a red and gold silk drape and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers decorate the shrine, with a brass oil lamp beside it. Ornate stone carving frames the top left.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass kalasha over a black stone shivalinga on a stepped peetha inside a temple. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long necklace of rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, which marks him as a probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long hair, ornate gold and rudraksha adornment, saffron clothing). Water splashes over the linga, which is the abhishekam ritual. Behind him, other saffron-clad people stand near the linga, and a figure in a red sari sits at the right. Flower garlands in red, yellow and purple hang above, and a red-and-gold silk cloth drapes the deity area. At left, a man in orange bends forward beside a white marble statue and a brass lamp. Grey temple pillars with carved detail frame the scene.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam in progress: a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a long gold-bead mala pours water from a brass kalasha vessel over a white stone deity murti seated in a kneeling pose. Water splashes around the murti onto a wet stone floor. Two young men in white dhoti-style clothes stand behind; the left one holds a silver plate and wears an orange scarf and gold-bead garland, the other wears a yellow sash and gold-bead garland. Stone pillars frame the dark temple hall, with a black stone basin at the right edge.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16