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A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a shaved-forehead tilak, wearing a brown wrap with a leopard-print lower garment and rudraksha malas, pours water from a silver vessel over a large black lingam on a pedestal. Beside him a woman with long braided hair and an orange-red garment stands near a second man in a rust-red cloth. Behind them a golden deity murti with a crescent moon and a red-and-gold headdress sits, and a flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms hangs on a pillar to the right. The setting is a dim temple hall with red drapery. a person: the bearded man with dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and a brown wrap pouring the abhishekam, appearing in person.

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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A woman in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a dark red-and-gold garment, pours water from a vessel over the murti, which is dressed with a red cloth. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver vessel beside her, and a second shaved-headed man in white stands at the left edge. Water streams down onto the stone base as the flower-draped deity glows in warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rudraksha band, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a leopard-print cloth around his waist pours liquid from a golden kalasha over a dark black lingam decorated with flower garlands. Behind him, a second person in orange and a third in rust-brown cloth assist, and a garland of yellow and red flowers hangs in the background. The man is in a brown sleeveless top and has white marks on his shoulders and arms.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress at night. A person in a red-maroon dhoti and draped cloth stands bare-shouldered, wearing a rudraksha mala across the chest, a rudraksha headband, gold armlets, bangles and a gold pendant. They pour white powder or milk from a metal vessel onto a dark black shivalinga resting on a stone base, with flower garlands in red, pink, yellow and orange draped on a deity structure to the right. Another man with partly visible hair stands at left in a white garment, and a bald partially visible figure appears at the far left edge. The setting appears to be a temple hall with an ornate carved pillar.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple sanctum scene during worship at a Shiva lingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban, a rose garland over his shoulder and gold bangles stands at center, placing his hand on the golden lingam. Two younger men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him, one with long hair. Behind the lingam is a gilded deity murti in a red-and-gold garment with a crown, and floral garlands in yellow, red and white fill the frame. Brass and silver kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground. The pillared stone ceiling and warm lamplight complete the setting.2016-12-14February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13June 07 20162016-06-07