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May 10 20172017-05-10July 09 20092009-07-09December 27 20092009-12-27A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with a gold border stands at left, holding a green leaf over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. A golden linga with a silver-and-gold trident emblem and a tall gold umbrella-shaped top is draped with red and white flower garlands. Behind it stand large golden deity murti with raised hands, a golden staff, and yellow silk cloth on a platform. Red and white garlands frame the scene.2013-04-14A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A person seated on the left, wearing a deep red-brown dhoti with gold border, bare-armed with gold and red bangles and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel with a spout over a clear crystal spatika linga. The linga sits on a base draped in white and pink-red flowers and garlands. Behind it stands a deity murti in white and gold garments with a gold-and-white garland, against a yellow silk cloth. A silver lamp with a lit wick stands at right, and a silver pot sits at lower left near a second attendant in orange clothing. Several people are partially visible; the seated officiant is the central figure.2014-06-30A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A brass vessel is tilted high, pouring a cascade of water over a dark stone linga or murti. Water splashes in bright droplets around the stone. A person in an orange saffron garment, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the wrist area, holds the pot; only the arm and torso are visible, face not shown. Coconut palm fronds stand in the background under bright daylight.2008-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12A photograph of an abhishekam at night. A figure in a rust-red and gold garment with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and a rudraksha headband pours water from a silver-gold vessel over a tall white Shiva linga. Water sprays off the stone. Behind, a second person in a gold-embroidered garment and a shaved head assists, and a garland of orange, yellow and pink flowers decorates the altar at right. The figure's features are not clearly visible enough to establish identity, so no a person identification is made.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in progress. In the centre, a person in orange robes and a saffron shawl, with a white and red flower garland and long dark hair, reaches out with one hand to touch a large gleaming golden kalasha or pot adorned with yellow, purple and white marigold and jasmine garlands. A second person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace at left holds a silver tray of offerings. Behind them, brass oil lamps stand near a railing, and a deity murti draped in teal and red silk is visible at right. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard with a white corrugated roof structure behind.2009-12-27Photo 11728715 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold border pours liquid from a silver vessel with a long spout over a clear crystal spatika linga on a yellow-draped altar. He wears layered rudraksha malas, gold armlets and bangles, and a white forehead mark. The linga is surrounded by white jasmine garlands and pink and red flowers, with a deity murti behind him in gold and white garments and a silver oil lamp at right. This is a rudrabhishekam ritual at a temple shrine.2014-06-30December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copies