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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a dark stone fountain-basin and water flowing from its top. A man in long dark wavy hair and an orange garment leans over the basin, hands on its rim. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt lies prostrate, face down on the wet stone floor, a red cloth draped over his back, with a gold bangle on one wrist. Around them stand several devotees in white with orange shawls, one holding a golden kalasha pot, another a small brass bowl, plus a shaved-headed man in orange and white. Carved stone pillars and a corrugated roof frame the scene, and a dark memorial board with names hangs on the wall.

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January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor temple-style courtyard with a dark stone lingam-style abhishekam fountain over which water pours. A devotee lies prone in white clothes with a red cloth across the lower body on the wet stone floor, while a long-haired person in red-orange robes bends over the fountain pouring water. Other people in white and orange-saffron garments stand behind, one holding a brass vessel, and a stone pillar with carvings and a red cloth stands at left beside a corrugated roof.2008-01-17Outdoor temple courtyard photo at a Shiva lingam with a black stone yoni-pitha base and a tall stone lingam. A bare-chested figure in orange clothing with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at the lingam, leaning forward and pouring from or tending it. Beside him a tonsured man in orange wears a gold-bead garland and holds a clear pot of offerings, and a woman in orange stands nearby. Another figure lies prone in white clothes on the wet stone floor before the lingam, while white-clad devotees and a man in white with a shaved head and orange shawl watch from behind. Carved stone pillars, a white wall and a corrugated metal roof frame the abhishekam scene.2008-01-17A man lies prostrate face-down in shallow water on a stone-paved courtyard, wearing white clothes with an orange cloth draped over his back, while a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes bends over him beside a black stone fountain pillar where water spills down. Several other men in white and orange stand watching under a tiled roof, a carved stone pillar stands behind, and a red curtain hangs on the left. The orange-clad figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, with distinctive ornate adornment, which is a person cue; the prostrate man appears to be a devotee receiving a ritual bath, possibly abhishekam or poornabhisheka vratha. Other people wear white dhotis and orange shawls, and a yellow door and white walls frame the setting.2008-01-17A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shawl kneels and bows his head beneath a black stone fountain-style abhishekam basin where water pours over him. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala leans over the basin to pour, while another orange-robed attendant bends to assist. A woman and other onlookers stand by a stone pillar draped in a red cloth, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl stands at left beside a yellow door. A kalasha vessel is held in a netted sling by an orange-robed man at right. The scene is a poornabhisheka-style abhishekam ritual.2008-01-17A photograph of a ritual at a stone temple courtyard. A man in white ritual cloth lies prostrate on a wet dark stone platform in front of a tall black stone lingam-shaped pillar with a water flow. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with a sash stands beside the platform, with a pale stone pillar carved with reliefs behind him. Men in orange robes with orange shawls stand at the right holding a brass kalasha pot, and more people in white and orange stand behind, with a few onlookers at the back. Corrugated roofing and white walls frame the scene. The setting suggests a ritual bathing ceremony.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A stone temple courtyard with a carved granite pillar and a large black stone basin of water. A man in white clothes lies prostrate face-down on the wet stone floor at the lower left. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands bent over at the basin's edge, with a bearded man in orange and rudraksha beads beside him. On the right, a bald priest in orange holds a brass vessel, and a standing stone pillar rises from the basin. Corrugated roofing and a few onlookers in orange and white are visible behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or ritual bathing.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a large black stone lingam on a yoni-shaped pedestal, with water pouring over it during abhishekam. A man with long dark hair and an orange garment bends forward with folded hands beside the lingam. Behind him a young woman in orange holds a brass vessel, and an orange-robed sadhu with shaved head stands at right with a kalasha-like brass pot. A prostrate devotee in white lies on the wet stone floor in front, with a few other people in orange and white watching nearby. A dark wall board with white lettering and a red curtain hang behind the pillars. Long dark hair and the orange robes are visible, though no identification is made from appearance.2008-01-17