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December 22 2009

December 22 2009

A woman in a teal and gold sari pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark stone Shivalingam set on a tiered lotus-shaped yoni base during abhishekam in a temple hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and yellow sash stands behind her with hands folded. A saffron-orange cloth hangs at right, and a brass kalasha sits on a table at left. A wall board reads Dhyanapeetam with donor names.

A woman in a white head covering and orange-yellow kurta performs abhishekam, pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shivalingam set in a black stone yoni-peetha. Petals and flower bits float on the wet stone. A brass lamp with a bird-shaped top stands to the right. Behind her, a man in an orange garment with glasses assists, and a rudraksha mala hangs from her neck with an identification card. Night-time setting.

A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a red beaded mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward beside a dark stone Shiva linga on a layered yoni-pitha base, which is wet and scattered with flower petals and garlands. A tall brass oil lamp topped with a bird finial stands to the right. A partly visible figure in orange robes is behind the linga, and a seated person in white is at the left edge near a wall board reading Nithyanandapeetam. The scene suggests abhishekam at a shrine.

December 22 2009

A woman in a cream silk sari with a red-and-gold border pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shivalingam set on a black lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, performing abhishekam. Flower petals and garlands cover the base, and a brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped top stands to the right. Behind her, a person in orange robes with a red forehead mark watches, and a dark signboard with white lettering is visible on the left wall.

A night-time temple scene of a shivalinga abhishekam. A woman in a white sari stands at a dark stone yoni-pitha basin, pouring water over a tall golden lingam, with a stream of water falling into the basin and flowers floating in the pool below. Beside her a figure in orange-saffron robes bends toward a large metal deity murti of Shiva with multiple arms, draped in red cloth and yellow-and-white garlands. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right on a white stone platform, and a few people are visible at the left edge in the shadows.

Temple abhishekam scene at a stone Shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-pitha base, with flower petals scattered in front. A young man in orange robes with a hood draped over his head and a gold bead garland stands at left with hands folded, a red bindi on his forehead. Behind the linga, another person in orange robes bends forward, while a figure in orange on the right raises a silver plate. A white marble statue of a seated figure stands at the lower left, and a tall brass lamp stand frames the right edge. The left man's appearance is uncertain, so the candidate is unconfirmed.

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A night-time temple ritual at a shrine containing a pair of painted deity murtis, one seated figure crowned and garlanded with marigolds, the other with a red and green garment. A man in white kurta and an orange-saffron dhoti bends forward, hands extended toward a black stone abhishekam platform with a brass kalasha-style vessel. A woman in a white sari stands beside him, a man in white shirt holds a brass pot at left, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. Flower petals and offerings are scattered on the wet floor, and oil lamps glow in the background.

A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white sari with gold border and white blouse, pours water from a brass vessel onto a tall dark stone Shiva lingam set on a layered stone yoni-peetha base within a pillared open hall, water flowing down over the base into a reflective wet floor. Behind her, monastic figures in orange and saffron robes stand by, one holding a brass pot, and a child in pink-orange clothing is partly visible. The scene depicts lingam abhishekam ritual bathing.

Inside a temple pavilion at night, women in white and a woman in a white-and-green striped sari pour liquid from a metal vessel over a black lingam on a stone base before a pair of metal deity murtis wrapped in garlands, one crowned and one in red. A devotee in saffron stands at the right with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and a white-clad older man stands behind the murtis. Brass pots, small oil lamps and scattered flower petals surround the abhishekam, on a wet stone floor.