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A photograph inside a marble-walled shrine where a black stone Shiva lingam, draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands, is being bathed. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in a saffron-orange robe pours from a small vessel held over the lingam, with a silver kalasha hanging above it. Beside him, two men in orange robes, one bald and one with dark hair, stand holding white and pink flowers. A man in a gold kurta and grey shawl stands behind them. Behind the lingam, a glass-fronted niche holds a garlanded deity murti, and a Sanskrit inscription is carved on the wall. A copper pot and a small cobra-hooded nandi-style base sit in the foreground. The long-haired man in saffron, with his distinctive hair and robe, is an appearance-based probable candidate for Swamiji performing abhishekam.

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January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A man with long, dark, swept-back hair wearing saffron-orange robes pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a black stone Shiva lingam in a marble temple shrine. The lingam is garlanded with pink, white and yellow flowers and sits in a black yoni-peetha base with scattered flower petals. Behind him a shaved-headed man in orange and another in mustard-yellow dhoti and grey shawl stand watching. A silver kalasha hangs above, a small copper pot and brass cup sit on a low wooden stand in front, and a wall panel with Sanskrit text and a framed deity image in red and gold appear behind. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual.2010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple shrine. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a draped orange shawl, stands at a black stone Shiva lingam, pouring or touching it with his hand while adorned with garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers. Beside him, two men in orange robes stand holding flower garlands and watching. A silver om-shaped hanging lamp, a copper kalasha pot, a coiled silver cobra and a coconut sit near the base. A framed om image and a small deity murti appear in a glass case on the right wall, with Sanskrit text carved on the wall behind.2010-01-28Photograph inside a marble-walled shrine where a black stone Shivalinga is adorned with pink roses, white flowers and yellow marigold garlands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at left center, his right hand resting on the flowers atop the linga; he appears to be performing abhishekam and puja. Beside him stands an older bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in prayer. Behind them a young man in a light shirt holds his hands in anjali. At lower right a kneeling elderly man in white clothes handles a bell and flowers. A silver kalasha hangs from the ceiling beneath an om emblem; a small deity murti decorated with garlands sits in a glass-doored niche, and a brass trident stands on the right. Sanskrit verses are carved on the wall at left.2010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple of a black stone Shiva linga adorned with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers. A man with long dark wavy hair and an orange saffron shawl and robe pours liquid over the linga from a copper vessel with his right hand. Behind him stand a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a younger man in a tan kurta with a grey shawl. A silver pot hangs above the linga, a metal snake-hood stands at its base, and fresh flowers and a coconut sit on the floor. Behind, a framed deity figure in floral garlands is set in a niche beneath an om symbol. Sanskrit verses are carved on the wall, and an Om image is mounted to the right.2010-01-28 +1 copiesInside a white marble shrine, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe pours liquid from a vessel over a dark black stone Shiva linga decorated with pink, white and yellow flower garlands and flowers on its base. Two other men in orange robes stand behind him holding flower garlands, one with a shaved head and glasses, and a figure in yellow dhoti stands further back. A silver om symbol hangs above a silver kalasha, and a copper pot and brass cobra-hood ornament sit at the base. A Sanskrit verse is carved in red on the marble wall, and a small deity image is visible in a niche to the right.2010-01-28A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone Shiva lingam with a seated figure decorated in garlands of pink, red and yellow flowers and white blossoms. A man in an orange-robed sannyasi outfit with long dark hair and a flower-covered lingam in front pours or offers something over it with both hands. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a second man in orange holds a flower garland. On the left a man in a grey striped shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind, a man in a golden-beige kurta stands near a shrine niche holding a silver kalasha-style vessel hanging above. Marble walls display Sanskrit verses, a lamp niche with a deity murti decorated with flowers, and a trident hangs at the right. Four physical people are visible.2010-01-28A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long, swept-back black hair pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a black stone Shiva lingam in a white marble shrine. The lingam is draped in pink, white and yellow flowers and marigold garlands and sits on a black yoni pedestal with flowers scattered around its base. A silver snake-shaped object, a copper pot, a coconut and a bowl of flowers sit on a wooden stand in front. Behind him a bald man in orange stands beside a man in a brown kurta and an older man in white. A silver hanging lamp hangs above, and a niche on the right holds a decorated deity murti. A Sanskrit inscription in Devanagari is carved on the marble wall. This depicts an abhishekam ritual performed in a Shiva temple.2010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple showing a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and robe reaching toward a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and scattered blossoms. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind him, another man in a white shirt and green lungi leans in holding a turquoise bowl of flowers, and a man in a yellow top stands with hands folded in prayer. A brass cobra-hood stand and a copper pot sit on a low wooden table in front, a silver kalasha hangs above, and a marble wall carries Sanskrit text with an om symbol. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl; he is performing lingam worship (abhishekam-style puja) as a devotee. The lingam and a deity murti in a side niche are part of the temple setting.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28