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A person in an orange sannyasi-style garment pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a grey stone lingam on a pedestal before a gilded deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a white and gold cloth, a glittering necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A second gilded deity figure with a jewelled crown and a green silk sari stands beside it. The pouring suggests an abhishekam. A small figure in pink appears at the lower right corner. The pouring figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

December 31 2006

A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe pours water from a golden kalasha over a white stone linga on a dark granite base during an abhishekam. Behind him a deity murti in white and green silk, with red and white garlands and a jeweled necklace, stands before a golden prabhavali. A golden lamp and a small brass figure sit at the lower right. Parts of another person in white and orange appear at the left edge. The setting is a temple shrine with red drapes. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style cues), performing the abhishekam.

A woman in an orange saffron garment and a long gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands at a stone abhishekam basin, pouring milk from a golden vessel over a tall white lingam-shaped form. Behind her, a golden deity murti in white silk and red garlands stands on a gold pedestal, and gilded arches and a golden lamp frame the shrine. A second figure in white kneels at the basin's base, and another deity figure in red with a gold crown stands to the left.

December 14 2010

A figure in a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone lingam during an abhishekam. Behind it stands a gold deity murti draped in white and green cloth, adorned with silver-white necklaces and a red and white flower garland. A gold lamp stand and a silver vessel sit in the foreground against dark drapery.

A night-time temple abhishekam at a pair of gilded metal deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal. A bare-chested priest with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders pours white milk from a round silver vessel over the figures. The murtis wear crowns, white garments, red and yellow garlands, and silver jewellery. Behind them stone pillars and dark foliage frame the shrine.

A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a purple-and-white flower garland, stands at left leaning toward a large metal deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a white cloth draped over its shoulders, layered silver necklaces and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Its right hand is raised in a blessing gesture with ornate jewelled decoration. In front, a white-cloth-wrapped object with a gold-bordered red shawl and a sacred white-and-red marking sits beneath a yellow-and-red garland. The person's right hand rests near the base of the murti in a devotional gesture. A teal and gold draped figure appears at right edge.

A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A person in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair and a flower garland stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel onto a pair of seated deity murti. The seated figures wear gold crowns, ornate jewellery, and one wears a green and gold sari; both are decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine, with a red curtain at right and a grey lingam-like abhishekam pedestal before the figures. A small pink cloth offering lies at the base. The scene appears to show abhishekam being performed.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth and pours water from a silver vessel over a Shiva lingam set on a golden yoni-pitha base, water splashing around it. To the right, a large seated deity murti with a crown, a trident, and a red-and-green silk garment is garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. Two attendants in orange cloth stand at left, one holding a silver plate, and a third figure is partly visible. The stone pavilion ceiling and pillars are dimly lit. a person candidate: the long-haired man in saffron cloth pouring the abhishekam has cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A person in orange robes with long curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala pours water from a metal vessel over a dark stone linga on a black pedestal. Behind the linga, a deity murti in gold and red silk is decorated with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. To the left, a man in orange robes with long dark hair stands with hands folded, and a seated devotee in orange with folded hands sits near a white stone figure. Two or three further people in white and yellow sit in the background. Brass lamps and a flower-strewn floor surround the scene.

A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with a long gold-bead mala and long curly hair pours milk from a silver vessel over a black lingam set on a dark stone base, an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Behind him stands an attendant in orange robes and gold necklace holding a silver pot. A white marble statue of a seated guru with raised hand, wearing a white turban and shawl, sits in front of the base. Behind the lingam are gold deity murtis draped in red silk and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers.