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A photograph of a bearded man in orange and maroon ochre robes applying yellow turmeric paste to a dark stone lingam at a temple shrine. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes with a tilak and gold necklace holds a brass pot. Behind them stands a large gilded deity murti in green and pink silk with ornate jewellery, and a red curtain hangs at the back. Offerings of fruit, green leaves and flowers sit at the base of the lingam.

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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a bearded man in orange robes pouring water from a golden vessel over a large deity murti dressed in pink and green silk with gold ornaments and an orange headdress. Another man in orange and a figure in white stand nearby, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a small golden shrine model sit on yellow-topped stands in the foreground. Flower petals and leaves lie on the dark stone base.2008-01-03A temple abhishekam scene in which a man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard, dressed in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, leans over a dark polished stone shivalinga on a black lotus-shaped peetha and pours or applies a liquid over it. Another saffron-clad figure with a shaved head and glasses stands behind him, bent in devotion, and a third person is partly visible at left. A white marble seated figure and a small gold deity statue stand on the left, a brass oil lamp sits on the right, and a garlanded deity draped in red and gold silk fills the background. Yellow liquid pools on the floor with scattered flower petals, marking a Linga Abhishekam.2010-02-12Night-time temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga base. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth wrap and gold beaded ornaments, bends over the stone yoni-pitha and pours liquid over the linga. Beside him a second man in a peach-orange dhoti and shawl leans in holding a metal bowl of white flowers. Behind them a carved stone temple shrine holds a deity murti draped in a red and green cloth with a yellow-orange garland and metal crown-like ornaments. Flower petals are scattered on the wet stone floor, and a third person in red stands at the left edge.2007-02-16A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar. Behind him stands another person in orange clothing with his back turned. A red and gold draped deity murti with gold necklaces and bangles is visible beside the lingam. In front, a white marble seated figure with a red tilak and raised palm sits on a stone base, with a small gold deity figure to the right, flowers and leaves scattered on the platform, and water running over the stone.2008-01-03March 04 20192019-03-04Night photo of a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and bare-chested, stands at centre holding a weathered stone lingam-like object on a black stone pedestal. Beside him, a saffron-robed attendant sits and a second man in white with an orange shawl looks upward. Behind the pedestal, a large pink and green sari draped over a deity figure, with a golden foot visible at right. Fruit, flowers and marigold garlands sit on the pedestal, and a white statue figure appears at lower left. Red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2008-01-03August 26 20182018-08-26