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Inside a temple sanctum, devotees crowd around a large dark stone shivalingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands and flower petals. A shaved-headed priest in white with a sacred thread leans forward to touch the lingam, while another priest in a red-orange dhoti sits at the right corner beside a brass offering tray. A man in an orange shawl and white kurta stands among the devotees, with a woman in a white shawl and red trousers covering her face with her hands nearby. Women in red, pink and teal saris and headscarves gather, one holding a bowl of flower petals. A silver kalasha pot hangs above the lingam, and a trident stands at the upper right. Painted tilaks mark several foreheads, and a red-saffron cloth hangs in the background.2006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05Photo 11703803 +1 copiesPhoto 11703801Photograph inside a marble temple showing a black Shiva lingam draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands, set on a black yoni-pitha base with flowers scattered around it. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti, stands at left with one hand on the lingam, appearing to perform abhishekam. A man in white kurta and dhoti at right holds a small silver cup of offering toward the lingam. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left, and another man in a grey-green shawl stands behind. A silver hanging lamp is suspended above, a brass naga-shaped vessel sits on a wooden platform in front, and a Sanskrit Purusha Sukta inscription is carved on the wall. A small deity shrine with a garlanded figure is at right.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A temple abhishekam at a shiva linga in a stone sanctum. A seated man in a dark red-brown robe, with long dark hair, a red-and-orange forehead mark, a white flower garland and gold ornaments, sits with hands folded near a brass pot of water hanging above the linga. Brass vessels, marigold and red flower petals, green leaves and a coconut lie on the brass base. Behind him, a bald man in orange, a man in a white shirt and several devotees in white and orange stand along a metal railing. A woman in an orange sari and a young girl in green stand at left.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph inside a marble temple showing a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and robe reaching toward a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and scattered blossoms. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind him, another man in a white shirt and green lungi leans in holding a turquoise bowl of flowers, and a man in a yellow top stands with hands folded in prayer. A brass cobra-hood stand and a copper pot sit on a low wooden table in front, a silver kalasha hangs above, and a marble wall carries Sanskrit text with an om symbol. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl; he is performing lingam worship (abhishekam-style puja) as a devotee. The lingam and a deity murti in a side niche are part of the temple setting.2010-01-28Photo 11703802January 23 20142014-01-23