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A temple shrine with a black stone Shiva lingam on a yoni-pitha base in front of two seated deity murtis dressed in purple, green and red garments with red garlands, one holding a trident. A woman in an orange sari and two women in maroon blouses perform abhishekam, one pouring from a vessel near brass pots and kalasha on a wet floor. A small statue in green and orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits in an arched niche at right. Carved golden arches frame the shrine.

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June 23 20132013-06-23A woman in an orange sari with a tilak on her forehead pours water from a small brass vessel over a black stone shivalinga on a wet floor in a temple shrine. Behind the lingam, two painted deity murtis sit on a draped red cloth under a gold-framed arch, one holding a trident, a garland of white flowers around their shoulders. A boy in a maroon dhoti with a white marking on his forehead stands beside her near a steel pot. To the right, a smaller gilded niche holds a standing figure in orange with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a green cloth backdrop.2013-06-23A photograph inside a temple shrine of an abhishekam being performed before a black stone shivalinga on a raised black platform. A woman in an orange sari pours water from a metal vessel over the lingam, while two people in maroon robes stand behind a brass table with brass lamps and metal pots. Behind them is a golden arched frame with a red drape around a deity murti with raised hands and a trident. A small gilded figure of a standing man in orange and green robes stands in a separate niche at right, with brass oil lamps beside it and open glass doors and greenery beyond.2013-06-23A temple abhishekam scene. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him stand two painted deity murtis adorned with red garlands, one holding a trident, and a gilded figure in a green-draped niche to the right. A young girl in a maroon outfit stands at the left beside brass pots and a wooden table, with a small gilded yantra and deity figure in the foreground. Water flows over the stone and gleams on the wet floor.2013-06-22June 22 20132013-06-22Temple sanctum with a black stone shivalingam set in a dark basin on a golden-arched altar before gilded deity murtis of a male and female form in red, orange and green garments and white floral garlands. A shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and tilak, holds a brass vessel and pours over the lingam while a young girl in a maroon outfit kneels to the basin edge. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and a small silver figure sits on a stand before the basin. The scene is an abhishekam at a temple shrine.2013-06-22 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23June 22 20132013-06-22June 27 20132013-06-27June 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20132013-06-22 +1 copies