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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe pouring water from a brass pot over a Shivalinga-style stone lingam in an open-sided shrine. He has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand two decorated deity murtis with gold crowns and green and red garments, and a tall gold staff leans beside them. A second person in orange stands at the left edge, and a red cloth hangs at the top right. The water spray and bright light blur the image. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the scene is described by role: a priest performing abhishekam.

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February 23 20072007-02-23January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph taken at night of a temple abhishekam. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam set before two decorated deity murti figures, one of which wears a red and white sari-like garment and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. Around the lingam is a yellow turmeric-stained base. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, a man in a cream dhoti with a gold chain and red-striped cloth stands next to him holding a red cloth, and another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2007-02-16January 17 20082008-01-17February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a dark black stone Shivalingam set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha basin. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in a red and white dress with a crown and garlands, and a golden standing figure in orange cloth with red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground, and two men in white and orange clothes stand in the background near the altar, with one other person partly visible at lower right.2009-10-17February 23 20072007-02-23Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine: a man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a Shiva lingam set before a pair of large stone-and-gold deity murtis draped in garlands. Two attendants stand nearby: one in orange robes holding a brass dish, another in pink-white dhoti holding a yellow-white flower garland. A brass lamp stands at right on a wet granite floor, with the deity murtis wearing crowns and red-and-white garments.2007-02-16Outdoor temple pavilion with carved stone pillars during an abhishekam. A long-haired man in orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a seated or prostrate devotee lying on the floor below, with water splashing across the stone platform. Behind them stand a bald man in orange and several other robed devotees in orange and saffron, some with dark hair. On the altar, two golden-faced deity murti are adorned with marigold garlands, one wearing a red-and-gold garment and crown, the other with a turban and ornate necklaces, and a brass kalasha stands before them. A white marble statue of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala sits at the right corner. Green trees fill the background.2008-01-17A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. A man in a saffron-orange wrap with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and upper arm pours water from a shiny brass kalasha over the linga, which sprays in arcs. Behind him, another man in orange with a gold-beaded mala watches. A white statue is partly visible at the lower left. The water and orange cloth dominate the scene.2009-12-16January 17 20082008-01-17A temple abhishekam scene: a woman in an orange sari and gold necklace pours liquid from a golden vessel over a tall black lingam set in a dark stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. Behind her stand golden deity murtis draped in white and red garlands, and a dark red curtain hangs at the back. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits with hands in anjali beside a small brass lamp and altar items. A younger man in white clothing sits near the lingam, and another man in white stands further left beside a golden arch containing a dark deity murti. Gold ornaments and a red-trimmed altar frame the scene.2009-10-17