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A photograph of a devotee in an orange cloth bowing with his forehead resting against a large white-clad figure, a deity murti decorated with white and red paste markings. The bowing man is bare-chested with an orange wrap over his shoulder and white paste smeared on his arm and face. Behind him stand a deity murti adorned with jewelled necklaces and a golden pendant, red and yellow flower garlands, and a red cloth. The scene suggests abhishekam or worship at a temple, with a bowed devotee in reverent posture. One visible person.

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A bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders leans forward with his head bowed and his right hand pressed against a white, powder-covered stone or pillar marked with a red painted design. White paste or powder is smeared on his arm and forehead. Behind him, a white-clad figure and ornate jewelled decorations on a deity murti are visible, with red floral garlands at the edge. Plain bodily reverence at the sacred stone.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A close photograph of a man bowing forward with his head resting against a white-painted stone pillar or deity form, his right hand pressed on its top. He wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti with an orange border. Dusty white powder covers his bare arm and shoulder, and the pillar bears a red painted floral motif. Gold ornamented fabric and garlands appear in the background.2009-06-09July 26 20102010-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange clothing bending forward with eyes closed, forehead pressed against a white-coated linga. The figure wears a sleeveless orange top and a necklace of large gold beads, and one hand is smeared with white powder while resting on the linga. Behind, another person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a gold object shows at the far right. The white linga has a small red mark near its base, and the background is dark. The presentation shows several cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, consistent with a person candidate performing linga abhishekam or puja, though the face is not clearly visible and the appearance is not fully certain.2010-02-12A photograph of a person with long, unkempt dark hair bowing forward in an orange garment, pressing their forehead and one hand against a grey stone lingam decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-yellow kumkum-marked base. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti with a jewelled crown and a heavy jewelled necklace against a deep red velvet backdrop, surrounded by a dense arrangement of orange, yellow and red flower garlands. The person wears a saffron orange cloth with a gold border and a gold bangle on the wrist, indicating abhishekam worship and devotion at a temple. Only one physical person is visible.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long, unbound, wavy brown hair leans forward and presses his forehead against a tall white-coated shivalinga, his right hand resting on the stone. Ash or white powder covers the lingam and his arm, and a red mark sits on the lingam's side. Multiple rudraksha beads and gold-toned beads hang around his neck. Other orange-robed figures are partly visible in the dark background, with a small golden lamp at the right edge. The setting suggests a night-time linga abhishekam or puja. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala are present, and he is performing the ritual at the lingam.2010-02-12July 26 20102010-07-26A 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.2009-12-16A photograph of a man in orange-red ritual clothing bowing with his forehead pressed against a deity murti heavily adorned with white jasmine garlands, red roses and purple globe-amaranth strands. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra, and a white cloth and a small silver object are visible among the flowers. Sacred white markings appear on his forehead and upper arm. Another devotee is faintly visible at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a darshan or abhishekam moment before the deity.2010-07-21December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a shaved-headed? no: a man with long dark hair tied back, bare-chested and draped in a saffron-orange cloth, bends forward and dusts white powder from his raised hand onto his forehead beside a richly adorned deity murti. The murti wears layered gold and jewelled necklaces, rudraksha mala strands, a red-stone pendant and a flower garland, and a pink rose lies on the platform at right. Floral garlands in red, yellow and white frame the scene, with a golden rod in the foreground. The visible figure is a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and gold ornaments, with a gold armband and neck ornament, performing a ritual vibhuti or kumkum application before the murti.2009-06-09