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A temple abhishekam scene where a woman in a purple and blue sari with a pink shawl and glasses pours liquid from a small steel bowl over a small copper-toned kalasha-style shrine model on a pink stone base. Beside a large black Shiva lingam, white milk flows over its base. A woman in white garments holds a metal vessel behind her, and a man in a cream kurta with a yellow dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at the right near the lingam. Red-and-white painted walls, flowers and wet floor surround them.

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October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A temple interior where a woman in a dark blue-and-white patterned sari with a white shawl pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a large black Shiva linga set in a round stone yoni basin, while a second woman in a dark patterned top stands behind her holding a small vessel. A man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands at right beside a red-and-gold deity figure draped with yellow marigold garlands, and a brass oil lamp stands at left. A small white kalasha-shaped vessel sits on a yellow base in front. The floor is wet, consistent with abhishekam.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set in a black stone yoni-peetham. A man in a light striped shirt with a lanyard leans forward pouring liquid from a brass pot over the lingam, which is glistening wet. A young girl in white and gold stands beside him holding a white cloth, and a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands behind, near a garlanded deity dressed in red and teal silks. Brass kalashas sit on the floor, and a small golden shrine model rests on a yellow stand in the foreground. Several other people watch from the left side of the frame.2008-10-19December 31 20082008-12-31A woman in a maroon sari and a brown patterned shawl pours water from a small silver vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set in a round white basin, as part of an abhishekam. Behind her a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands with a metal pot, and a priest in white and yellow stands nearby. Beside the lingam, a large gilded deity murti wears a teal and magenta skirt, layered gold and silver necklaces, a red headdress and a long garland of yellow and red flowers. The setting is a temple doorway open to trees outside.2008-10-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base, with milky liquid pouring over it. A woman with shoulder-length curly dark hair, dressed in a white top and white shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, pours from a steel vessel. Behind her, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel pots and vessels. To the right stands a deity murti dressed in a teal and red sari with gold ornaments, jewelled crown and marigold garlands. Blue curtains and a tiled roof with a water tank are visible in the background.2008-10-19December 31 20082008-12-31