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July 01 20082008-07-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the side of a temple sanctum, hands folded in his lap and eyes lowered. He wears long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a gold chain. Beside him stands a black Shivalinga on a black stone yoni pedestal, and behind it a deity murti is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, gold jewelry and a red-and-gold garment. A brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves sits on the floor in front, and a colourful painted banner with dove motifs hangs in the background. The scene suggests a pranapratishta consecration at a Hindu temple.2009-03-29June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, leans forward and pours water over the linga with his hand. Behind him stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and beard, and a third person in orange holds a brass lamp. A seated white marble figure and a small golden statue sit at the lower left. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk garment and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Several seated devotees in orange and white are visible at the lower left edge.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a shrine. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, stands with both hands on a black stone Shiva linga set in a dark lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water pouring over it. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a copper tray, and a seated man in orange on the left holds a lit oil lamp with a brass bell. A white marble figure and a small gilded deity murti stand at the lower left. The deity behind is draped in red and gold silk and garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. The scene is a linga abhishekam.2010-02-12November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped at the waist, leans forward and touches a dark stone shivalingam with his right hand. Behind him stand several men in orange robes, one with a shaved head and one with long hair and a beard. Strings of yellow, red and purple marigold garlands hang on the right, and a brass lamp stand with a bell-shaped top sits near the lingam. a person appearance uncertain; described by role only.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and white markings on his arms stands at a black stone lingam, pouring or applying liquid over it with his hands. Behind him a younger person in an orange robe with a tilak stands near a decorated altar. Beside them a deity murti is garlanded with yellow, white and red flower garlands, and a brass oil lamp and yellow marigold flowers sit on the black pedestal. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate bead necklace.2007-11-09A photo inside a marble-walled shrine showing a black Shivalingam with a copper cobra hood, draped with white and orange marigold garlands and flower petals on a white stone base. A bearded man in a red-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in prayer beside a brass kalasha pot being held by a second man in red-orange robes with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and folded hands. A framed image hangs on the wall behind them, and a trident and a flower-garlanded rod are on the right. A partly visible shaved-headed man in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. a person: the bearded man in the red-orange robe with a red forehead mark is a candidate by appearance, though cues are limited, so the identification is uncertain.2014-03-16November 15 20072007-11-15June 07 20162016-06-07July 26 20102010-07-26