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February 18 2004

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A night-time photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, pouring water from a metal vessel over a black lingam set in a stone base and a stone yoni-peetha. Beside the lingam, a black stone deity murti wears an orange cloth, white and pink flower garlands and a flower on its head, and stands within a gold-framed arch. A second man in white clothes stands at far left with hands folded. Metal pots, a pink basket, fruit and offerings sit on the ground.2004-02-18February 18 20042004-02-18Night photo of a Shiva lingam ritual outdoors. A man with long dark hair and a beard, dressed in a white kurta, bends forward and works with his hands on a tall stone lingam set in a black yoni-shaped base on a blue-grey platform, with white powder being applied to the lingam and a white bowl of powder beside it. Behind him a standing man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala around his neck watches with hands clasped. Other people in white and a man in a brown vest stand at the left edge near a boombox. Brass oil lamps stand at the left and right, and reddish rock formations surround the shrine. Three to four people are visible.2004-02-18March 08 20052005-03-08February 18 20042004-02-18A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain of heavy ornamental beads pours milk from a white ceramic vessel over a tall grey stone lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. White vibhuti marks cover his forehead with a red bindi. Behind him, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and gold necklace holds a silver tray. Liquid runs down the lingam and over the black base, and a stone pillar with carved detail is at the top left.2009-12-16Night-time photograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform, pouring liquid from a vessel over a dark, gold-adorned murti of a deity. Three people in white clothes with orange sashes stand to the left, one holding a small vessel near a black shivalinga. Large reddish stones form the base around the murti, and a white border curves at the bottom. Appearance is uncertain and no printed name is visible, so the saffron-robed figure is described by role only.2005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08September 19 20112011-09-19December 31 20032003-12-31Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam on red sandstone temple steps. Three shirtless men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams and pour water through brass cones. The foreground man on the left has a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right has a white tilak and a dark beard. A brass pot sits at the base of a lingam. Another shirtless man in the background wears an orange mala and holds a brass cone. The men's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity, so no one is named.2016-10-31Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace stands on a dark stone structure, raising a vessel with both arms to pour over a tall black deity murti. Beside him, figures in white kurtas with orange sashes tend a small black Shivalinga on a base. A mound of reddish-orange and white stones surrounds the shrine base, and a few small oil lamps glow in the darkness. a person is the orange-robed man performing abhishekam, given the saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads. Several other people in white stand at the edges. The scene is dim and nocturnal.2005-03-08