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A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a rudraksha-bead headband pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black stone shivalinga in front of golden deity murtis. The murtis are dressed in red and pink garments and heavy gold necklaces, and a gold trident stands beside them. Behind them is a dense backdrop of flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and purple. A second attendant in a dark orange cloth stands nearby. The scene appears to be abhishekam. The page excerpt mentions Maha Shivaratri, but no festival is visibly confirmed in the image.

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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, purple, red and white. A dark cylindrical shivalinga stands in the foreground. Behind it, two gilded deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati are adorned with gold necklaces, a trident and a crown, with Parvati dressed in a magenta sari. On the left, a standing priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, bare-chested and wearing a maroon and gold cloth, pours or offers something from a small vessel onto the shivalinga, performing abhishekam.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A priest with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a lingam on a stone base, the liquid streaming down. Behind him rise a golden deity murti with a trident and a seated golden deity with an ornate crown, multiple golden necklaces and red silk drapery, framed by dense garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers.2015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA priest in a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a red-and-gold flower garland performs abhishekam on a dark black lingam set on a pedestal. He holds a silver vessel raised over the lingam with his right hand while his left arm extends, pouring over it. Behind him is a wall of garlands in red, purple, white, green and yellow, and two golden deity murtis wearing heavy gold necklaces and a pink-red draped garment are visible on the right. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual with flowers and gold ornaments.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam at a large golden shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha before a gilded deity murti with a red-and-gold sari and heavy gold jewellery. A man with bare upper body, red-and-gold dhoti and a red flower garland pours liquid from a silver vessel over the linga, while a second priest in a dark dhoti and a third person at left, all with gold bangles, assist. Marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow and purple frame the altar, and a brass lamp stands at right.2015-02-17A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a deity murti decorated with dense flower garlands in red, white, yellow and purple. A figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth with a shaved-head presentation and bare upper body stands at left, holding a silver vessel and pouring a liquid over a black Shivalingam on a pedestal. A rudraksha-style mala and beaded bracelets are worn, and a red-and-gold headpiece appears behind. Beside the lingam, a large golden murti with ornate gold jewellery, a trident and a red draped garment is visible. A second partially visible attendant stands at far left.2015-02-17 +1 copies