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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga on a tiered stone pedestal. A long-haired man with a swept-back mane, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange dress cloth, pours liquid over the lingam with his right hand. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a brass plate. Another orange-robed attendant stands at left, and a figure in white dhoti with a green shawl stands to the right beside a metal deity image. The floor is wet and reddened with the offering. a person: the bare-chested long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth performing the pouring is a candidate by appearance.

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February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a stone shivalingam set on a dark granite yoni-peetha base in an open-air temple courtyard, being bathed with water and white paste. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing a flowing saffron-orange cloth, leans over the lingam pouring and smearing the white substance with his hands. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth and a third shaven-headed man in orange robes stand by, and a golden foot of a large deity statue appears at the right edge. Water pools across the stone floor and reflects the scene. a person is the bare-chested man with long hair, saffron cloth and a tilak, performing the abhishekam.2007-02-23Outdoor photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed on a dark stone yoni-peetha base under a canopy. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a wet saffron wrap stands at left, one hand raised to his head. Beside the lingam, a bald man in an orange robe holds a metal vessel, and white powder is heaped at the base. Water pools on the floor. A blue water tank and a brick wall are in the background. Partly visible devotees appear at the edges. Abhishekam is visible.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a stone Shivalingam being bathed with water at an outdoor temple-style shrine. A man with curly dark hair in an orange-saffron robe and draped cloth pours water from a brass pot over the lingam, which sits on a dark granite yoni-peetha base. Behind him, a second person in orange-red robes with a red bindi stands close, and a third man in a red-orange garment bends over at the right. Stone pillars with carved patterns frame the scene, and water pools on the granite floor. This is a lingam abhishekam being performed by devotees.2007-02-23Photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base inside a temple pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours liquid from a brass bowl over the lingam while another man in an orange cloth stands beside him holding a brass vessel. A standing deity murti with a red and green silk garment is visible at right. Water and milky offerings run down the lingam into the basin, with brass pots and a stone floor. a person: the long-haired bare-chested figure pouring the abhishekam, with distinctive long hair and saffron attire.2007-02-23A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands bare-chested in an orange dhoti with an orange shawl, pouring water from a golden vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a lotus-carved peetha. Water splashes around the linga in an abhishekam. Four young men in orange robes with white tilak stand behind and beside him, one holding a brass lamp stand nearby. The pavilion has a stone ceiling and a floodlight, with a brass lamp and an offering on the base. Wet stone floor reflects the water.2007-02-23Two men in saffron-orange robes pour water from a brass pot over a tall stone shivalinga set on a grey stone yoni-pitha basin, as water streams down the stone. The man in front, with short hair and a tilak, holds the pot high with one arm; the man behind, with longer dark hair and a bracelet, steadies the pot with his other hand. Behind them stand other devotees in orange robes, one holding a brass vessel, under a stone pavilion roof with scaffolding visible. This appears to be a Shiva abhishekam ritual at a temple.2007-02-23