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Photograph of an abhishekam at dusk. Two figures in orange-saffron cloth pour water over a dark stone lingam set on a round stone yoni-peetha base, water streaming down its sides. The figure on the left, bare-shouldered with dark hair tied back, lifts a golden vessel high above his head with both hands. The figure on the right, with a shaved head and a wooden bead mala hanging at his chest, holds a silver-rimmed perforated bowl above the lingam and pours water through it. A third orange-clad figure stands partly visible behind. Warm lamp light and a pale evening sky show through an arched canopy at the top of the frame.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A photograph of an abhishekam at a shivalinga. A man with swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered orange-saffron wrap pours water from a brass pot held high over a silver bowl with a perforated base. Water streams down onto a dark stone shivalinga on a round stone peetha. Beside him, a second man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala holds the silver bowl, water dripping from it. Warm evening light falls on the scene under a stone overhang.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. A man in a saffron-orange wrap with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and upper arm pours water from a shiny brass kalasha over the linga, which sprays in arcs. Behind him, another man in orange with a gold-beaded mala watches. A white statue is partly visible at the lower left. The water and orange cloth dominate the scene.2009-12-16A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red mark on his forehead, pours a liquid from a large silver kalasha vessel over a golden-yellow stone linga and peetha at a temple abhishekam. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes with a bead mala holding another silver pot, and at the left edge a partly visible figure in orange. A golden-yellow sculpture of a seated figure in a turban is coated with the flowing liquid, and a small bronze deity murti stands in the foreground. Offerings and flower petals lie on the wet floor.2010-02-12A photograph of a linga abhishekam at a temple. A woman with long curly dark hair in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold bead necklace pours water over a black stone shivalinga set in a black basin, while holding a clear glass vessel. Behind her, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala pours from a glass jar, another orange-robed man stands at right, and a man in white dhoti bends in the background. A white marble statue stands at left beside a small wooden stand with flowers on the floor.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga set in a black yoni-pitha basin, with water running off it. A central figure in a flowing orange robe with long curly dark hair and a gold bead mala stands pouring water from cupped hands over the linga, sprays of water visible. To the left a bearded man in orange stands beside a bent-over figure in white, and to the right a man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala holds a silver vessel. A white stone figure sits at the lower left edge. Dark background with a red-trimmed ledge above.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam at dusk: a tall dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha is being bathed with liquid poured from a brass pot through a silver bowl. Two men in saffron-orange robes hold the bowl and pot above the linga, and a third saffron-robed man with long hair stands behind. At left, another saffron-clad man in an orange kurta watches. Right of centre, a golden seated deity murti with a white and red dhoti-draped cloth nearby, a tall brass oil lamp with a lotus-shaped base stands in the foreground, and marigold and rose garlands hang at the top right. Floral petals lie on the stone floor, and liquid streams down the peetha.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a temple. A standing man in an orange saffron garment with an orange head cover and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms pours water from a gold kalasha onto a dark black stone lingam, sending water spraying. A gold chain hangs over his chest. Behind him, a second person in orange holds a gold pot and pours water, and a bearded person in orange with a gold necklace stands at left. A white stone statue of a seated figure is in the lower left foreground, and a carved stone makara-style bracket is at upper right.2009-12-16A dim temple interior during a Shiva abhishekam: a long-haired man in orange robes pours water from a brass kalasha over a black linga-shaped stone. Beside him, a bearded man in orange stands to the left, and a younger man in orange with a gold beaded necklace and a red tilak holds a second brass pot. Another orange-clad attendant with a gold necklace stands at right beside a red-and-gold cloth hanging. Water streams down the dark stone base. Three figures in saffron robes are visible on the left and centre, with a fourth at right; none is clearly identified as a person.2010-02-12