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A temple abhishekam scene: a bare-chested man in a brown cloth and leopard-print wrap pours liquid over a green-tinted shivalinga on a round peetha base. Garlands of yellow, white and red flowers drape a deity murti behind him. To the left, several men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls stand with pink and white garlands, one with long hair in a crown-like topknot. Brass lamps and a golden prabhavali frame the scene.

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February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a Shiva lingam ritual inside a temple. A figure in a leopard-print skirt and a rust-brown wrap pours yellow liquid over a dark black stone lingam set in a round basin, while another figure in red-orange robes stands to the left with bare arms and tilak markings. A man in a brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest stands nearby, and another person in a dark wrap stands at the left edge. Large garlands of yellow, red and white flowers hang behind the lingam, along with a brass trident and a gold deity murti visible at the back. A small gold deity murti sits on a stand in the foreground with pink and yellow flower garlands, and petals are scattered on the floor. This shows abhishekam being performed on the lingam.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress beside a dark stone shivalinga on a green-black yoni-pitha base, with water and a conch-shaped vessel being poured over it. Several men and a woman in saffron-orange and rust-brown ritual cloths stand around, one with a leopard-print wrap and rudraksha malas, another holding a conch. Behind them a deity murti in a tall ornate crown, gold jewellery and a red-green-gold silk sari is adorned with yellow and red-white garlands. Pink flower garlands hang in the foreground.2018-02-13A temple abhishekam scene. A bare-chested man in a leopard-print cloth and maroon wrap stands at a large dark stone shivalinga on a black peetha, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over it while a sheet of water flows down the stone. Around him, shirtless devotees in saffron and maroon cloths wear white sandalwood markings and beaded bracelets. Behind them, a gilded deity murti in green and red silk is decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands and a crown. Flower petals and marigold garlands cover the floor.2018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A large black stone linga-style base receives a yellow liquid poured from a vessel held by a bare-chested man with dark matted hair and a brown cloth wrap, wearing a leopard-print skirt and rudraksha beads. Beside him a woman in an orange dhoti with white ash markings on her arms stands with hands joined. Behind them a man in a brown wrap and rudraksha mala and a bare-chested man with a red turban stand near a tall garland of yellow, red and white flowers. Pink and yellow flower garlands decorate a small golden deity murti in the foreground, and the scene is framed by a yellow garland on the right.2018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress before a richly decorated deity murti. A bare-chested man in a leopard-print dhoti pours a golden vessel of yellow liquid over the murti, which stands on a green stone pedestal. Yellow and red garlands and a gilded arch frame the deity. Beside him, another man in an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body stands with his back partly turned, and further figures in orange and red attire stand at the left edge near pink flower garlands. A trident and a brass lamp stand are visible. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame, and the scene is a temple shrine interior.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A temple abhishekam being performed on a large black stone yoni-peetha pedestal, with milky liquid pouring over the stone. A bare-chested man in a maroon wrap and leopard-print dhoti pours from a silver vessel, his arms marked with white sandal paste and rudraksha bands. Several attendants in orange and saffron cloth stand behind, one holding a plate, another in a red wrap with rudraksha mala. Behind them, deity murti are adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, red and white bands, and bright multicoloured silk garments. Pink flower garlands and a brass prabhavali frame sit in the foreground.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13