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A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Several women in orange and rust-coloured garments and leopard-print skirts stand before a black stone shivalinga, pouring water over it from a flow. Behind the shivalinga stands a gold-coloured deity murti wearing an orange turban, a trident, a floral garland and ornate jewellery. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the right, beside a deity figure draped in orange and green silk. Yellow cloth and white-painted arms of the women are visible.

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A temple abhishekam scene in which a bearded man with a dark turban and bare torso, wearing a leopard-print cloth and maroon waist cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone Shivalinga on a round yoni-peetha base. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang on the deity, which is dressed in a colourful sari-like cloth. A trident stands at the left. Three to four attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand behind, one with a shaved head and one with a white-marked forehead. Flower petals scatter on the wet floor and a yellow cloth lies at right.2018-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine during an abhishekam. A bare-chested man with a turban and a leopard-print lower garment stands at center, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a black Shiva lingam set on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him a golden deity murti wears a garland of yellow and red flowers and a bejewelled crown. To the left, two men in saffron and orange dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings, watch and assist, and a turbaned woman in orange stands beside them. Flower petals lie on the wet floor, and a colourfully draped figure with garlands stands at right. Trident and rudraksha malas are visible.2018-02-13A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A bearded man with a tall dreadlock-style crown, bare-chested and wearing a leopard-print lower garment and rudraksha malas, pours or sprinkles water over a black stone shivalinga on a pedestal. Water sprays through the air. Behind him, several men in orange and saffron cloths with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand and watch. A deity murti with a red-and-gold turban, flower garlands and a trident stands beside the lingam. Colourful silk textiles and flower garlands hang at the right, and petals lie on the floor.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress: a bare-chested man in a leopard-print dhoti and a dark red cloth draped at the waist, with a tall dark turban and rudraksha-style beads, pours water from a silver vessel over a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. Water sprays across a dark stone peetha basin, with flower petals scattered on the floor. Around him stand several sannyasis in saffron and orange cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms, one holding a mala. A trident hangs on the wall behind, and a bare-backed attendant in saffron sits at the lower right beside colourful draped silk and garlands.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament and a rudraksha mala stands at center wearing a leopard-print wrap, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a sculpted deity murti. Behind him, a tall figure in an orange-red turban and red-brown garment stands beside the murti, which is draped in marigold garlands and red flowers. At left, another bare-chested person in orange cloth with rudraksha beads watches with hands clasped. A figure in orange cloth is seen at lower right. Water flows over a stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Colorful silk garments and a large garland hang at upper right.2018-02-13A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands. A bearded man with a tall dreadlocked headdress and a crescent ornament pours water from a silver vessel over the deity, which splashes into a steel basin. He wears a leopard-print lower garment, a rust-red top, and rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange-saffron cloth and a shaved-head priest in orange also stand. A figure in an orange-red cloth is partly visible at the lower right. Behind them is a golden deity murti in red and white garlands with a red turban, and red curtains.2018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a shrine. A bare-chested man in a brown sleeveless top and leopard-print lower garment pours liquid from a golden vessel over a white stone shivalinga set in a silver-toned basin. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands. On the left, a young man with a shaved-patterned hairstyle wears an orange cloth and rudraksha mala and bears ash markings on his chest. A partially visible person in orange cloth stands at right, and a red glow fills the foreground. Ash and sandal markings appear on the arms and chest of the central figure.2018-02-13Abhishekam at a temple shrine: a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, wearing a leopard-print cloth and maroon garment and a black head wrap, pours liquid from a golden vessel over a black shivalinga on a stone peetha. Behind him, a man in a red-and-maroon turban stands beside the linga. Orange-robed priests stand nearby, and a seated devotee in an orange shawl is at right. Large marigold and yellow garlands drape two large deity murti figures on the right, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a striped garment. Water runs down the linga base onto the floor.2018-02-13Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with long hair, a dark turban and a leopard-print sleeved garment pours water over a black Shiva lingam set on a tiered base, and a sacred trident stands nearby. Behind him a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala assists. A deity murti at right is draped in yellow and white marigold garlands and red-and-white flower strands. A devotee in white clothing and an orange-clad figure sit in the foreground, and a bright spotlight lights the stone pillars overhead.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13