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Photo of a temple abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga-style base inside a shrine. A bearded man in orange-saffron robes and a long grey-streaked hair pours water from a golden kalasha pot over the black stone, which is decorated with flowers and leaves. Beside him, another man in orange robes holds a golden pot and pours water in a jet, and a third man in orange clothing holds an offering tray. A white marble figure stands on a yellow-draped stand at left, and a pink silk cloth with green-gold border hangs at the right edge. Water runs down the base onto the floor, with yellow flower petals scattered.

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Two young men in saffron-orange robes pour water from golden pots over a dark stone abhishekam basin in a temple sanctum. Behind the basin a deity murti is draped in a pink and green silk cloth with gold border. A seated person in white and orange sits to the left near a small gold kalasha on a yellow stool, with flower petals scattered on the wet floor.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a linga abhishekam at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard, wearing a saffron-orange robe and gold beaded necklace, pours water from a gold kalasha pot over a tall dark stone linga set in a stone yoni basin. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and two younger men in orange robes with gold beaded necklaces stand at right, one holding a gold pot. A red and gold silk cloth and a garland of flowers appear at the right edge. Water splashes around the stone.2010-02-12A temple abhishekam scene inside a shrine. A man in orange dhoti and orange upper cloth stoops and pours water from a brass vessel onto a dark stone linga-shaped base, with water streaming down its sides. Behind him, several men in orange and white ritual clothes stand and assist, one holding a small brass lamp. To the right, a large deity murti draped in pink and green silk with gold ornaments is seated. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor, and a brass kalasha stands on a yellow stool at left.2008-01-03A night-time linga abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha base. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace in orange robes pours water from a gold kalasha pot over the linga, water splashing around it. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a second gold pot, and another man in orange robes stands behind. On the left a bearded man in orange robes watches. At right a red and gold-bordered cloth hangs. A dark stone wall with partly visible inscriptions is behind them.2010-02-12January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha base. Two priests in saffron-orange robes pour water from brass and gold-coloured pots over the lingam; the water cascades down the stone. One priest on the left wears a white forehead marking and bends forward holding a pot. A second priest on the right holds a pot high and pours, with a red tilak on his forehead. Offerings of green leaves, a coconut, flowers and red and maroon cloth lie on the platform. A gold deity figure stands at the left edge and a person in a green and pink sari is partly visible at the right. Yellow marigold petals lie on the floor.2008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in an orange shawl and orange robes pours liquid from a silver-rimmed bowl over a dark stone shivalinga on a black pedestal, while a second man in red-orange robes holds a silver bowl above the lingam. A third man in orange robes stands behind holding a small brass pot, and a fourth person in orange kurta stands at the left edge. Golden lamp stands and marigold petals surround the lingam, and the liquid runs down the pedestal.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A night-time photograph inside a stone temple hall of an abhishekam being performed on a large Shiva lingam. A priest in an orange-yellow dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band and red mark, pours water from a brass vessel over the tall stone lingam set on a carved yoni-peetha basin, which holds orange-tinted water. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange sash holds a brass kalasha. A third man in white stands at right beside a purple silk cloth with gold border, and brass vessels sit on the stone floor. Carved granite pillars frame the scene.2007-10-25January 03 20082008-01-03