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June 07 20162016-06-07June 07 20162016-06-07Photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine during an abhishekam. A man with a tall, voluminous black turban and bare upper body, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a black Shiva linga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him, a second man in orange-red clothes holds a white bowl. A woman in orange-red stands at left, and another person in orange at far left edge. To the right, a large golden deity murti with a crown wears a white and red garment and is adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. Flower offerings lie on the pedestal.2016-03-07A 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.2010-02-12February 13 20182018-02-13June 07 20162016-06-07March 07 20162016-03-07February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at center, arm extended toward a black stone shivalinga set on a dark stone peetha. Behind him, a bearded man in orange holds a silver tray. At left, a shaven-headed priest in orange sits and holds a lit oil lamp. A small white marble statue stands in the foreground. Beside the linga, a golden deity murti in red and gold silk is decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A small figure in orange stands at the back near a brass lamp.2010-02-12Night-time photo inside a temple shrine during abhishekam. A figure with a tall black turban and bare shoulders, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a gold necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black Shivalinga on a dark stone platform. Behind, a man in an orange-brown dhoti holds a silver vessel and another person in orange stands at left. Garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers hang around a gilded deity murti in white and red silk, with gold ornaments.2016-03-07February 13 20182018-02-13