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A photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed in an abhishekam ritual inside a stone temple pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a red border stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel over a tall dark stone lingam set in a lotus-carved yoni pedestal, water running down onto the wet floor. Behind him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass pot, and a third attendant in orange stands beside the lingam. At right a large painted deity figure with gold ornaments and a teal and red garment is partly visible. A pedestal-mounted light and wires are visible on the stone wall. Only the priest's appearance is clearly visible, and nothing in the image establishes him as a person, so the identity is left as unsure.

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February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesPhoto of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes, with his head and shoulders draped in orange cloth and a gold necklace, pours a golden-yellow liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a black stone pedestal. Marigold petals lie scattered on the floor and base. Behind him, another figure in orange stands near the shrine, and a tall brass lamp stand with a lit lamp and garlands rises on the right. A partially visible white stone figure sits at the lower left. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing; the pourer is described by role as a priest or devotee.2010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23Photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base inside a temple pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours liquid from a brass bowl over the lingam while another man in an orange cloth stands beside him holding a brass vessel. A standing deity murti with a red and green silk garment is visible at right. Water and milky offerings run down the lingam into the basin, with brass pots and a stone floor. a person: the long-haired bare-chested figure pouring the abhishekam, with distinctive long hair and saffron attire.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shiva linga on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours water over the linga from a brass vessel, with water streaming down the stone. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes holds a brass kalasha, and a further figure stands behind the linga. A seated figure in white is partly visible at the left edge near brass vessels and a lamp, and a person in a colourful silk garment appears at the right edge. The floor is wet and reflective under a stone-pillared temple pavilion.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga on a tiered stone pedestal. A long-haired man with a swept-back mane, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange dress cloth, pours liquid over the lingam with his right hand. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a brass plate. Another orange-robed attendant stands at left, and a figure in white dhoti with a green shawl stands to the right beside a metal deity image. The floor is wet and reddened with the offering. a person: the bare-chested long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth performing the pouring is a candidate by appearance.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23