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January 17 2010

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November 28 20142014-11-28September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19February 23 20072007-02-23January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesPriests perform abhishekam at a shivalinga in a temple shrine with golden arch framing a deity murti pair of a male and female figure in red and pink garments with gold necklaces and yellow marigold garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold borders pours water from a brass kalasha over the black lingam on a dark yoni pitha. Two more white-clad priests stand behind, one holding a brass vessel, another in red tilak touching the lingam. On the right a seated sage statue wears gold ornaments, rudraksha and a marigold garland. Red cloth and brass vessels surround the scene.2014-11-06A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black lingam set on a stone yoni base, water streaming down its sides. Behind him, another priest in an orange-red garment stands near a gilded deity murti, while a third figure in white dhoti stands on a wooden stool at left. Brass kalasha pots sit on small wooden tables, and red and gold railings and orange cloth hangings frame the scene.2010-07-05A temple abhishekam scene at a black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped peetha, with water streaming down over it and pooling in a stone channel in the foreground. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tag pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Another man in a white shirt and yellow shawl, wearing glasses, holds a brass pot beside it. A woman in a blue sari stands behind the linga. Tall brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand at left, and an orange cloth hangs at the right edge.2010-01-17Night photo at a temple shrine. A devotee in orange and white robes bends forward with hands pressed to a dark stone Shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Behind it stands a large golden deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers. Another orange-robed attendant stands at left and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala at right. Marigold petals and a brass pot with a flowing stream of water sit on the wet stone floor, and a gold-banded ritual vessel rests at the base.2007-02-16January 17 20102010-01-17September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19