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A young shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and white tilak on forehead and arms, pours or touches a yellow offering over a black stone shivalinga on a circular black pedestal. Behind him a second priest in maroon attire looks on. To the right, a large bronze deity murti in purple and gold silk drapery and gold feet stands within a stone shrine, and a brass kalasha sits on the floor. The setting is a temple interior with a corrugated roof and a red wall.

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June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20072007-02-23A temple abhishekam in progress. A young shaven-headed priest in orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with white vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a yellow-smeared black shivalinga on a stone yoni-pitha. Beside him a young girl in a maroon top with gold necklace watches. Behind the lingam, a large deity murti is adorned with colourful silk garments in green, purple and red and a garland of white flowers. Brass vessels sit at the lower left, and a red-and-white painted wall with a metal grille is behind.2013-06-22June 07 20162016-06-07February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A temple ritual scene beside a stone shivalinga on a raised platform. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes kneels at the left, hands pressed together and head bowed toward a tall-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a red tilak on the forehead, who stands with one hand raised over the kneeling man's head. The standing figure has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and appears to be a sannyasi or ritual officiant, a person by appearance cues. Behind them a second orange-robed attendant and a white-clad figure tend the shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Brass vessels sit on the floor, a red cloth hangs at left, a grey water tank stands above, and ornate green and gold drapery and a metal pedestal appear at right.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, leans forward and pours water over the linga with his hand. Behind him stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and beard, and a third person in orange holds a brass lamp. A seated white marble figure and a small golden statue sit at the lower left. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk garment and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Several seated devotees in orange and white are visible at the lower left edge.2010-02-12Two devotees in saffron-orange robes pour water from a brass pot over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a tiered stone peetha during abhishekam. A third robed figure kneels at left beside brass vessels, a bowl, a small bell and a pestle-like puja implement. Behind them a green-and-gold sari-draped deity murti with ornaments stands at right, and a white water tank and grey block wall rise in the background.2007-02-23July 29 20132013-07-29February 23 20072007-02-23A temple scene at a stone shivalinga-style abhishekam station beside a deity murti. A standing man with long dark swept hair wears an orange-saffron robe and stands above a older man in an orange-and-yellow striped shawl who bends forward with hands pressed to the stone basin, pouring or offering at the linga-yoni base. Behind them a younger man in orange robes stands, and two more men in saffron cloth sit near the base. A water tank and gilded deity figure with green and red silk drapery appear at right, with a bare-stone temple wall behind.2007-02-23