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A photo of an abhishekam being performed at an outdoor temple shrine in the evening. Two men in orange saffron robes stand at the centre. The taller man on the left has long dark hair swept back, a gold necklace hanging on his chest, and wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, watching the pouring. The shaved-headed man on the right wears glasses and an orange robe, pouring water from a brass pot into a silver bowl set on a pedestal. Water cascades down over a white-and-orange sculpted seated figure with raised hand, a red-draped deity murti stands at the right, and a small silver pyramid-shaped sri yantra sits on a stone base at lower left. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang on a pillar at the right edge. A seated devotee in yellow sits partly visible at the far left.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhoto of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. Two priests in orange-saffron robes stand at the centre. The taller man on the left, with long swept-back hair, a vermilion mark on his forehead and a long gold necklace over his robe, holds a brass pot and pours water over a white marble statue of a seated figure with raised right hand. The bald priest in the middle wears glasses and a gold necklace and holds a silver tray that catches the flowing water. A red-clad metal deity murti stands to the right beside marble pillars, yellow and red marigold garlands hang at the top right, and a small brass stupa-like object sits on a stand at lower left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in orange saffron robes with a sleeveless top and a gold-beaded mala necklace, pouring white liquid from a silver bowl over a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal. Behind him a second person in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a silver pot. The backdrop is a gold deity murti draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands and red silk cloth, with a white marble figure of a seated sage in the foreground. a person: the long swept hair and saffron clothing with a gold mala match the page's a person ceremony, and he is performing abhishekam on the linga.2010-02-12December 16 20092009-12-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a large dark stone Shiva lingam set in a black stone yoni pedestal. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and robes, with a red tilak on his forehead and a beaded mala necklace, pours liquid from a gold vessel over the lingam. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in red-orange robes and glasses holds a silver tray. Other orange-robed attendants stand behind, and a tall brass lamp stand with an oil lamp is in the foreground. Marigold and flower petals lie on the floor, and golden liquid runs down the pedestal. A golden deity murti decorated with garlands is at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04July 21 20102010-07-21A man in saffron-orange robes sits before a golden shrine and pours a stream of yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a golden shivalinga on a tiered base. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red-marked forehead. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a red headband sits cross-legged, and another seated figure is partly visible at left. Golden lamps, a golden kalasha, flower garlands in red, pink and white, and offering trays with flowers and fruit surround the altar, with draped red and gold fabrics behind. a person: the pourer wears a long rudraksha mala and an orange robe, consistent with the page's identification, but the face is not visible enough to confirm.2009-10-17