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Night photograph of an abhishekam on a large green-tinted lingam with a gold-and-silver band and a garland of yellow, red, white and green flowers. A man in orange robes with a long-haired head and a rudraksha mala stands on a metal platform and pours a yellow liquid from a vessel onto the top of the lingam. Liquid splashes around the crown of the lingam. A second figure in orange stands partly visible at the left edge of the platform, and small lamps glow in the dark background.

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Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large green Shivalinga with silver and gold-patterned bands and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers around its rounded top. A man in orange robes and a long gold necklace stands on a metal railing platform, pouring yellow liquid from a silver vessel over the linga. Another orange-robed person stands partly visible at the left edge of the frame. Dark background with small lights in the distance.2011-10-12Night-time photograph of a large black lingam being bathed in abhishekam. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands on a metal platform with railings, tipping a silver vessel so liquid pours over the lingam. The lingam is wrapped with a garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers and has silver bands at its base. Marigold and jasmine garlands line the foot of the lingam. A second person in orange stands at the left edge of the frame. The man wears a gold necklace and has long dark hair; the figure is shown in appearance only, with no identification claimed.2011-10-12Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large black linga with gold-and-silver banded bands and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers wrapped around its base. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and a gold bracelet, stands on a metal scaffold stairway and pours thick golden liquid from a silver pot onto the top of the linga. A second figure in orange stands partly behind him, and another orange-clad person is visible at the left edge on the stairs. Dark background with a few distant lights.2011-10-12Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large dark green lingam decorated with a band of red, yellow, white and green flower garlands. A man in orange robes with a gold bead necklace stands on a metal platform and pours liquid from a silver vessel over the top of the lingam, which is banded with silver-and-gold ornamental plates. Behind him, another person in orange clothing stands on the platform, and a third person in orange is visible on the stairs at left. Lamps glow faintly in the background.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a large green-and-yellow anointed lingam, its surface streaked with yellow liquid and banded with silver ornamental plates, garlanded with a border of red, yellow, white and green flowers. On a metal platform at upper left, two men in orange and red robes hold silver vessels; the foreground figure in orange wears a gold beaded mala and a red tilak and holds a silver kalasha. Marigold and jasmine garlands line the base. Scene suggests abhishekam.2011-10-12Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large green-tinted Shiva lingam with a garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers around its base and rim. A man in orange robes and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the lingam, which is streaming yellow. Two more men in orange robes stand on a metal staircase beside it, one holding a brass pot. A fourth person in orange stands at the lower left edge. Small oil lamps glow in the dark background.2011-10-12Night-time abhishekam at a large black lingam decorated with a band of red, yellow, green and white flowers and gold-patterned bands at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a metal staircase and pours liquid from a golden pot over the lingam. Another saffron-robed figure with a shaved head stands beside him, and priests in white dhoti and shawl attend at left. Oil lamps glow in the dark background.2011-10-12Night-time abhishekam at a large green Shiva lingam decorated with a band of red, white and yellow flower garlands at its base. A figure in an orange robe stands on a metal staircase platform pouring liquid from a silver vessel over the lingam, which is glistening with wet yellow-green liquid. Two other people in orange robes and a person in white dhoti stand on the steps behind and to the left. Strings of warm fairy lights fill the background building and the scene is lit by evening lamps.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night-time abhishekam at a large lingam decorated with a red, yellow, green and white flower garland. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes stand on a metal staircase platform, pouring liquid from brass vessels onto the lingam, which runs with a yellow-green liquid. A man in white dhoti at left tends items on the platform. Strings of lights glow on the building behind. Watermarked archive photo.2011-10-12