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A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, bent forward with long dark hair, performs abhishekam on a dark stone lingam wrapped in pink cloth and set in a golden-framed shrine. Behind it sits a black murti dressed in an orange cloth with a white and red flower garland, under a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels. In the foreground stand an oil lamp, a brass plate with offerings and a small incense holder on a white floor, with a stone wall of reddish rocks beside the shrine.

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February 18 20042004-02-18February 18 20042004-02-18A night-time photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, pouring water from a metal vessel over a black lingam set in a stone base and a stone yoni-peetha. Beside the lingam, a black stone deity murti wears an orange cloth, white and pink flower garlands and a flower on its head, and stands within a gold-framed arch. A second man in white clothes stands at far left with hands folded. Metal pots, a pink basket, fruit and offerings sit on the ground.2004-02-18A night-time photograph of an outdoor shrine. A man with long dark hair and a beard, dressed in a white kurta and white dhoti with bare feet, stands at left holding a brass lamp stand with a lit flame toward the shrine. At centre, a black stone deity murti wearing an orange cloth and a white flower garland sits beneath a golden arch and a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella. In front, a rocky mound holds a pink-robed figure garlanded with red and white flowers. Brass pots and small oil lamps sit on the ground around a water-filled stone basin, and dark trees frame the scene.2004-02-18December 31 20032003-12-31February 18 20042004-02-18December 31 20032003-12-31December 31 20032003-12-31March 08 20052005-03-08February 18 20042004-02-18Night-time photograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform, pouring liquid from a vessel over a dark, gold-adorned murti of a deity. Three people in white clothes with orange sashes stand to the left, one holding a small vessel near a black shivalinga. Large reddish stones form the base around the murti, and a white border curves at the bottom. Appearance is uncertain and no printed name is visible, so the saffron-robed figure is described by role only.2005-03-08A photograph of a night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with white stone pillars. A devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands at left pouring liquid over a dark shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha base. Behind it sits a large metallic deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a pedestal, adorned with crowns, marigold and red flower garlands, and a red-and-white dhoti. Brass lamps and a second attendant in peach dhoti holding a metal vessel stand at the sides, with a lamp on the right. Overlay credits read 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ''2007-02-16