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A man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a golden pot with a mesh strainer over a large black stone lingam on a black pedestal base. He wears a gold chain necklace, a pendant, bangles and glasses, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a crown, draped in red and orange cloth and adorned with jewelled necklaces. A smaller golden figure in a blue sari stands to the right. Garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers frame the shrine. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Shiva lingam. The man's appearance with shaved head, saffron robes and gold ornaments is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, wearing a gold chain with a pendant, gold bangles, and round glasses. He stands with his hands raised holding a folded white cloth above a large dark stone Shivalingam on a black lotus-patterned pedestal, with water running down its surface, a common abhishekam scene. Behind the lingam, a golden deity murti in an orange headcloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and adorned with garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers, stands near a red curtain and gold-framed ornaments.A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-beaded necklace stands barefoot on a stone floor, holding a small silver ritual vessel toward a shrine. Behind him a gilded arched shrine holds two large deity murtis with red and gold garments, garlands of yellow and purple flowers, and a gold kalasha-like pedestal. A small orange-robed seated figure sits before the central image. At the lower right, golden deity murtis of a four-armed standing deity flanked by two attendants stand on a carved wooden base with a small animal figure. The man appears to be performing puja or aarti in a temple setting.2010-11-12A photograph of an abhishekam at a golden-arched shrine. A young priest with a shaved head, orange garment and white sacred markings stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel over a black stone Shivalingam set on a dark stone yoni pedestal. Behind it sits a pair of deity murtis on a red and orange draped backdrop: a figure in a red turban and gold-toned ornaments holding a trident, and a figure in a green and red sari with red garlands and white beaded jewellery. A small golden temple-tower model and a small golden standing figure rest on a wooden tray in front. Water splashes across the floor.2013-06-22June 13 20132013-06-13A temple abhishekam scene at dusk under a stone colonnade. A young man in orange saffron robes, with a saffron cloth wrapped over his head and shoulders, pours liquid from a silver pot onto a dark stone shivalingam set on a black stone base. A second person in orange robes, with bangles and a beaded cord, also holds a silver vessel and pours. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape a golden deity murti at right. A white stone figure of a seated sage with raised hand stands at lower left, and a brass lamp is visible near the lingam. Liquid streams down the lingam, which is coated in yellow.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a linga abhishekam. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange garment, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a dark stone shivalinga set in a black stone yoni pedestal, which sits in a shallow pool of yellowish liquid scattered with flower petals. Behind him on the left, a bearded man in orange robes holds a silver plate. Other orange-robed attendants stand in the background, and a white marble figure and a gilded standing figure sit at the left edge. On the right, a large golden deity murti in a red and gold silk sari-like garment is decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, under a gold arch.2010-02-12A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl pours water from a white vessel over a gilded murti group in a temple shrine, with water streaming over the figures. The central deity stands holding a trident-like staff, flanked by smaller attendant figures, all in gold tones beneath an ornate golden arch. Brass kalashas with green leaves and a coconut sit on a shelf behind, with a grey granite wall and red curtain at left. The scene shows abhishekam being performed to a deity murti in a temple setting.2011-11-01A priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours milk from a golden vessel over a white shivalingam on a wooden pedestal inside a temple shrine. Gold-framed niches, a red and gold cloth and a garland of white and pink flowers stand behind him. Brass puja items, a bell, a silver bowl catching the runoff, and fruit and flowers lie on the altar in the foreground. A second robed figure is partly visible at the left edge.2009-10-17June 22 20132013-06-22A shaved-headed priest in orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel over a metal deity murti. The bronze deity wears an orange cloth, a tall crown, and holds a staff and an arrow-like object; two smaller bronze attendant figures in orange cloth flank it on a red and gold pedestal. The priest wears a tilak on his forehead and gold bangles. Behind him are orange and red walls, a copper vessel, and a carved stone shrine edge on the right. The liquid appears to be abhishekam.2011-10-07A photograph inside a temple shrine of a man in a saffron-orange robe bending forward at a dark stone lingam-style basin, pouring water from a woven brass vessel while water streams down over the stone. Behind him stand gold deity murti: a multi-armed figure on the left with a crown and layered necklaces, and a figure in a pink sari with gold jewellery and a crown on the right, framed by a golden arch. Both are decorated with garlands in red, white, green and yellow. Colourful pillars with painted patterns rise behind. A brass-tipped rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest. Abhishekam ritual is visible.2007-11-22A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-threaded sacred thread stands at left, raising a long brass ritual lamp or arati vessel with his right arm toward a shrine. Behind him a white-robed attendant is partly visible at the left edge. The shrine holds large gold-crowned deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, and a seated white figure in orange robe and orange turban sits in front of them. Carved grey stone pillars, gold railings and a red cloth frame the shrine, with golden figures of deities in the foreground.2010-11-12