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Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A large dark stone Shivalinga is being bathed with a flowing stream of water poured from a silver vessel held by a person in an orange-red garment with gold trim. Behind, another person in orange-red clothing stands near a lamp. The Shivalinga sits on a silver-edged base, with rose petals scattered around it. In the foreground, a deity murti or ceremonial figure is adorned with a multicolored garland of red, yellow, green and purple flowers, and a gold-colored crown or headdress. A red cloth and a leopard-print cloth lie near the base. The image is rotated sideways.

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March 10 20132013-03-10February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam to a large dark green-grey stone lingam in a shrine. The image is rotated sideways. A person in an orange-saffron top with gold trim and a white dhoti stands at the upper left, leaning over the lingam and pouring from a silver vessel. Beside the lingam, a red silk cloth is spread on the floor, with a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow, green, purple and white, gold ritual objects and a gold-coloured sceptre laid out. Several other people are partially visible at the top edge, one in orange clothing.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a temple-style altar. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets pours water from a white vessel over a deity murti. Water cascades down a dark stone lingam-like form. Behind it stands a tall decorated backdrop of marigolds and purple, red and yellow flowers with gold ornaments and a red-and-gold turban-shaped crown. A second assistant in maroon garments stands beside him. Warm lamp lighting.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shivalinga abhishekam at night. A man in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces, wearing a rust-red dhoti and bare-chested, pours water from a silver conch-shaped vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base. Water sprays and streams down. Behind him a second man in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver vessel. To the right, a tall pillar of marigolds and roses in yellow, purple and red garlands stands beside a deity murti wrapped in an orange turban and garland. Gold-framed objects and a pink-clad figure appear at the right edge.2015-02-17March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam in a temple shrine. A large silver-grey lingam with a tall cylindrical shaft is being bathed, water pouring over it. Beside it lies a deity murti with gold face and limbs, draped in a green and gold sari with a leopard-print cloth and a garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a white sacred thread stands behind the lingam holding a conch-shaped vessel. A woman in a red-orange sari with a gold-bordered blouse leans over the lingam, pouring from a vessel. A man with white tripundra markings on his forehead stands at the upper left. Rose petals are scattered on the floor and the stone wall is visible.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph, rotated sideways, of an abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl with a gold bead necklace, pours liquid from a white vessel over a dark black lingam. A kumkum or vibhuti mark is on his forehead. Behind him, figures in orange-red robes stand near the altar. Flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white are arranged around the base. Gold ritual items, a golden deity murti and a brass lamp stand nearby. Probable Swamiji candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and gold necklace, performing the abhishekam.2013-03-10A photograph of an abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water pouring over the lingam. A person in a rudraksha headpiece and rudraksha necklace, with gold bangles and a gold ornament, wears red-orange and gold-bordered cloth and pours water from a silver vessel over the lingam. A second figure in orange clothing and rudraksha beads stands behind. To the right stand a tall garland of marigolds and purple flowers and a gold-and-red deity figure with a red-orange turban. Another person in pink and gold clothing is at the far right edge. The people in the scene are: one main officiant pouring water, one assistant, and a partially visible figure at the right and left edges.2015-02-17 +1 copies