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A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A woman in white clothes and gold-rimmed glasses holds a silver bowl and pours liquid over a tall clear lingam on a plinth. Behind her, a large deity murti is dressed in a green silk sari with gold border and wears heavy jeweled necklaces and earrings, with a red garment at right. A row of marigold and jasmine garlands in yellow, purple, orange and white hangs in the background. A man in a yellow shawl stands at the left edge. The lingam and murti are statues, not people.

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December 31 20082008-12-31A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a black pedestal, during abhishekam. Behind him stands a deity murti with pink and green silk draping, jewelled ornaments and marigold garlands with red flowers, against an orange cloth backdrop and gold-framed decorations. The priest is bent forward with a brass tube near his mouth. Water flows down over the lingam onto the pedestal.2010-01-24 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a bangle, pours water from a brass pot over a white marble figure seated at the base of a dark black Shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is dressed in a teal-green silk cloth with pink and gold borders, a gold crown, and a gold staff, with marigold and orange flower garlands hanging around it. A small golden deity figure stands in the foreground, a yellow flower rests on the lingam, and a gold ornamental arch frames the left side.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash stands bent forward at a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel. Behind him a large deity murti in pink and green silk drapery, adorned with gold jewellery, red and yellow marigold garlands, and a crown, sits before an orange and gold backdrop. A thin metal rod is held near the lingam as the abhishekam is performed. The ritual is being done in a temple shrine.2010-01-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor temple shrine under a tent canopy. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours liquid from a steel vessel over a tall dark stone lingam wrapped with a yellow and red flower garland. To the right, an older woman in white with a grey shawl and beaded necklace holds a steel pot. Behind them a man in orange-saffron robe with a flower garland, partly visible, sits among a large seated crowd of devotees in white. Stone pillars, red and orange decorated bunting and hanging tassels frame the scene.2006-12-31A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes pouring water from a golden vessel over a dark Shiva lingam during abhishekam. He wears a gold necklace and a bangle, and has white marks painted on his upper arm. Behind the lingam sits a deity murti dressed in green and gold silk with pearl and gold ornaments, framed by yellow and red flower garlands and a deep green cloth. The water flows in a steady stream over the black stone.2011-12-01Close photo of abhishekam at a temple: a silver vessel with embossed floral engraving is tilted at upper left, pouring a stream of milky white liquid over a dark rock-shaped lingam. A bare arm with rudraksha bracelets holds the vessel. Behind the stone, a deity murti is dressed in a red and green silk garment with a jewelled gold belt, surrounded by yellow and white flower garlands and striped cloth. Gold-coloured ornaments sit at lower left.2018-02-13Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A woman in a brown draped robe with gold borders pours water from a silver pot over a black lingam at the centre. Behind it stand gold and white deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati seated on a throne, decorated with garlands in yellow, white, red, green and purple. Another attendant in brown stands at the left edge.2016-03-07June 27 20132013-06-27March 07 20162016-03-07A close photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed with water poured from a silver-coloured pot with embossed floral engraving. A bare-armed person holds the pot, wearing rudraksha bead bracelets and white sacred markings on the arm. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is dressed in a green and red silk garment with gold border and a jeweled sash, surrounded by white and yellow flower garlands and colourful cloth. The scene suggests abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the lingam, with a leopard-print cloth visible at the lower left.2018-02-13