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A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum at a Shiva lingam. A figure with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wrapped in an orange-red cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a lingam carved with a hooded cobra, set on a silver-edged base with scattered green leaves, marigolds and coconut shells. Beside him stands a smiling man in a light blue kurta, yellow patterned shawl and white dhoti, with a red wrist thread, holding flowers. Oil lamps burn on a stone ledge and a niche to the right, and a metal rail runs in the foreground. This appears to be abhishekam at a temple shrine.

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Photograph inside a dim temple sanctum of a lingam shrine. A long-haired figure with bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder and an orange dhoti, pours water from a silver vessel over the shivalingam, with a silver cobra-hood ornament visible at its base. Behind him stands a man in a light blue kurta and white dhoti with a yellow and red patterned shawl around his neck, looking on. A lit oil lamp sits on a ledge beside flower offerings, and an ornate silver-framed niche is on the right.2006-01-05Inside a dim temple sanctum, a shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron cloth pours water from a steel pot over a Shiva linga in a silver yoni-peetha base. Beside him a man in a pale blue kurta, dhoti and yellow-orange patterned shawl stands barefoot, smiling, with a red thread on his wrist. An oil lamp burns in the background alongside flowers and a coconut on the silver-edged platform. Marigolds and leaves are scattered on the metal tray, indicating abhishekam worship at the shrine.2006-01-05January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph inside a temple shrine at a Shiva linga with a silver cobra hood canopy. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a shawl sits on the left, leaning forward and holding a flame or lamp over the linga. Two men in white dhotis stand behind a steel railing, one holding a metal vessel. Marigold and other flower offerings lie on the linga, with a lit oil lamp on a shelf and a coconut at right. Silver railings frame the scene.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Inside a dim temple sanctum, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange cloth, kneels at a silver railing beside a shivalinga. a person by appearance: long hair, saffron clothing and adjacent ritual activity. Behind the railing, two men in white dhoti and white kurta-style clothing stand, one holding a brass bell and another holding a trident-topped staff. A small oil lamp burns on the altar, and a silver cobra hood rises behind the lingam among marigold and rose petals, kumkum and yellow turmeric. Silver decorative railings frame the scene, with flowers and offerings on a shelf to the right. The scene reads as shivalinga puja at an altar.2006-01-06January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph inside a temple sanctum at a Shiva lingam. A long-haired, bare-backed sannyasi in orange cloth kneels at the silver-rimmed yoni-pitha, bending over the lingam, which is decorated with flowers and bilva leaves. A man in white kurta with a yellow tilak on his forehead reaches in to offer kumkum or an offering, and a second person in orange robes sits at the right edge. Behind the sanctum, a deity murti is draped in turquoise silk and garlanded with yellow, white and red flowers, with coconuts and marigold petals on the floor. A brass oil lamp burns on a tray with ritual vessels at the left, indicating abhishekam and puja.2006-01-05A photograph inside a dimly lit temple sanctum showing a shaved-headed man with long dark hair at the back, seated on the left in an orange-saffron cloth, leaning over a metal railing and pouring or offering from a small vessel onto a silver-toned Shiva lingam with a silver cobra hood above it. Flower garlands and orange-yellow petals lie on the lingam and around the base. Behind the railing, figures in white dhoti and light tunic stand near a small oil lamp lit with a flame, with brass pots and fresh flowers on a shelf. Ornate silver carving frames the niche on the right. Only the seated man and the standing legs and lower bodies of two or three figures are visible.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06