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A man in orange saffron garments with a sleeveless top and draped shawl leans over a dark stone shivalinga at night, one hand pressed against the lingam while the other arm reaches down. Wet black hair falls across his forehead and white ash marks his arm and forehead. He wears a heavy gold necklace of beads and ornaments. Beside the lingam sits a yellow object and green leaves on a stone platform dusted with white powder. A dark background surrounds the scene. a person is shown with long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, performing the abhishekam.

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December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a long dark-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment and orange wrap leaning forward at a dark stone Shivalinga on a square black peetha, his right hand pressed against the lingam's tall column. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant around his neck. A small orange offering sits at the base of the lingam, and a pale stone figure stands at the left edge. The background is dark. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, matching the page's note that Swamiji is present at this event.2009-12-16A man in saffron-orange draped cloth, his head covered by the draped cloth, wears a heavy gold necklace of bead and bell strands and has white sacred ash on his forehead and arms with a red dot between the brows. He leans forward with his right hand resting on a dark, wet stone lingam, which is being bathed in abhishekam. Behind him, another person in orange robes is partly visible. The setting is a dim temple space with a red-banded wall above.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A standing man in saffron-orange robes draped over his head and shoulders, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wears a long gold necklace of beaded ornaments. He touches the top of a dark green stone shivalinga with his right hand, while the lingam sits on a polished stone yoni-peetha base. Behind him a second robed figure in orange is partly visible, also at the shrine. The dark background and warm lighting frame an abhishekam ritual at a temple.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders performs abhishekam on a tall dark stone shivalingam set in a yoni-shaped base. He wears a heavy gold necklace of bead-like pendants and has white ash markings with a red bindi on his forehead, white arm bands on both forearms, and his hands pour liquid over the lingam. Behind him is a dark stage backdrop, a stone ceiling beam, and the edge of a brass oil lamp is visible at lower left.2009-12-16A photograph of a man in saffron-orange clothing performing abhishekam on a dark stone Shivalinga at night. He wears a sleeveless saffron top and a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, with a thick gold-coloured bead garland around his neck. His right hand rests on the lingam while he bends forward, and white ash or vibhuti marks his arm. The lingam stands on a black stone yoni-peetha basin with a green leaf and a yellow offering near its base, and water flows from the basin. A white marble statue of a seated figure with a turban stands at left.2009-12-16A photograph of a man with long, curly dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless garment draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace of rudraksha-style beads. He has a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and he is applying white powder or paste to a tall white linga-shaped form with his right hand, looking down in concentration. A bright light and dark background are behind him. The scene suggests a linga abhishekam ritual.2010-02-12