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A temple abhishekam scene at a deity shrine. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wearing a leopard-print lower garment and a red-brown shawl stands at a dark stone Shivalinga on a black stone pedestal, pouring liquid while people nearby watch. Behind him stand two people, one in a red-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala, and a figure in a red-orange garment holding a brass plate and wearing a rudraksha mala. A figure in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the far left holds hands in anjali. A golden deity murti in a crown and ornaments stands on the right beside garlanded figures in green and pink saris, with yellow and red flower garlands and pink flowers below. Four people are visible in the scene, with a mostly bare-armed bearded figure in red-orange cloth in the centre-left.

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A temple abhishekam scene. A bare-chested man in a leopard-print cloth and maroon wrap stands at a large dark stone shivalinga on a black peetha, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over it while a sheet of water flows down the stone. Around him, shirtless devotees in saffron and maroon cloths wear white sandalwood markings and beaded bracelets. Behind them, a gilded deity murti in green and red silk is decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands and a crown. Flower petals and marigold garlands cover the floor.2018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress beside a dark stone shivalinga on a green-black yoni-pitha base, with water and a conch-shaped vessel being poured over it. Several men and a woman in saffron-orange and rust-brown ritual cloths stand around, one with a leopard-print wrap and rudraksha malas, another holding a conch. Behind them a deity murti in a tall ornate crown, gold jewellery and a red-green-gold silk sari is adorned with yellow and red-white garlands. Pink flower garlands hang in the foreground.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photo of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a dark stone pedestal, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A bare-chested man in a leopard-print cloth and a rust-brown shawl pours from a brass vessel over the linga. Beside him stand several shaved-headed or long-haired men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls with ash-marked bodies, along with a standing gold-and-white ornamented deity murti wearing a tall red-and-white turban with a crescent, holding a trident, decorated with a rudraksha-style garland. A small golden deity figure sits on a pink-garlanded altar at the front, and a tall flower-garlanded red-and-white pillar stands behind. Red curtains frame the right edge.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a Shiva lingam ritual inside a temple. A figure in a leopard-print skirt and a rust-brown wrap pours yellow liquid over a dark black stone lingam set in a round basin, while another figure in red-orange robes stands to the left with bare arms and tilak markings. A man in a brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest stands nearby, and another person in a dark wrap stands at the left edge. Large garlands of yellow, red and white flowers hang behind the lingam, along with a brass trident and a gold deity murti visible at the back. A small gold deity murti sits on a stand in the foreground with pink and yellow flower garlands, and petals are scattered on the floor. This shows abhishekam being performed on the lingam.2018-02-13Inside a temple shrine, a group of shaven-headed and turbaned men in orange, red and brown dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white sacred markings on their arms and torsos attend a ritual. A central figure in a red and gold turban, ornate white-and-gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala stands before a black stone shivalinga on a pedestal, as an assistant in a leopard-print garment beside him tends the linga. Another devotee in a rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra. Dense garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers hang on an ornate pillar, a brass trident-topped ornament stands at right, and a small gilded deity murti sits in an arch below. Red curtain at right.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A temple abhishekam being performed on a large black stone yoni-peetha pedestal, with milky liquid pouring over the stone. A bare-chested man in a maroon wrap and leopard-print dhoti pours from a silver vessel, his arms marked with white sandal paste and rudraksha bands. Several attendants in orange and saffron cloth stand behind, one holding a plate, another in a red wrap with rudraksha mala. Behind them, deity murti are adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, red and white bands, and bright multicoloured silk garments. Pink flower garlands and a brass prabhavali frame sit in the foreground.2018-02-13