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Inside a white marble shrine room, saffron-robed figures perform worship before a large black Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base, garlanded with pink, white and yellow flowers. A tall man with long dark hair in a saffron dhoti and shawl pours or offers from a vessel toward the lingam, while a second saffron-robed attendant holds flowers and a shaved-headed priest in orange stands behind. A man in grey shirt and trousers raises a hand near an ornate carved wooden door. A silver hanging lamp with an Om symbol hangs above, a silver kalasha-style vessel sits to the side, and marble walls carry Sanskrit inscriptions. Offerings and brass items rest on a low wooden table in front. Candidate appearance for the tall saffron-robed figure with long hair and robes is consistent with a person, the figure performing abhishekam at the lingam.

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Inside a marble shrine, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands at a black Shiva lingam draped with pink, white and yellow flower garlands, placing a flower or offering on it. Two men in saffron-orange clothes stand behind, one holding a flower garland, and a third man in a grey shirt raises his hand at the left door. An elderly man in white stands at the right edge beside a carved wooden door. Behind the lingam are marble walls with Sanskrit inscriptions, a silver hanging lamp with an Om symbol, a small brass kalasha and a small deity murti in a niche. The scene shows a lingam puja or abhishekam in a Shiva temple.2010-01-28Inside a white marble shrine room, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands before a black stone Shiva lingam and offers a garland of pink and yellow flowers over it, as a Shiva-linga abhishekam-style puja is performed. Two other saffron-robed men stand beside him holding flower offerings, and a man in a grey shirt on the left presses his palms together in prayer. A silver hanging lamp with an Om symbol hangs above the lingam, and a small deity murti sits in a niche on the right. Marble wall panels carry inscriptions, and brass pots, flowers and a bowl of petals rest on the floor. Carved wooden doors frame the scene.2010-01-28 +1 copiesJanuary 28 20102010-01-28Inside a marble shrine room, a woman in an orange sari-style wrap places a flower garland on a black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark base. Behind her, a bald man in orange robes and a second man in orange stand with hands together, and a man in a grey shirt on the left holds his palms folded in namaskar. A small brass kalasha, coconut, a brass lamp, and a bowl of flowers and leaves sit on a wooden stool and the floor. A silver hanging lamp hangs above, with a framed deity image in a flower-decorated niche on the right and Sanskrit inscriptions on the walls.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A photo inside a marble-walled shrine where a black stone Shiva lingam sits on a dark circular yoni pedestal, decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and marigold strands. A man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands at the lingam, hands extended toward it; the appearance is consistent with a person, identified by long dark hair and saffron-orange clothing, and his role is performing a lingam abhishekam-style offering. Two other monks in orange robes stand beside him, one bald, while a man in a grey shirt raises his hands in namaste near the carved wooden door on the left. A white-clad elderly man stands on the right near the doorway. A silver Om-shaped hanging ornament and a small brass pot sit by the lingam, with devotional Sanskrit inscriptions on the marble walls and a small shrine with deity figures in the background. Five people are visible.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28Photo inside a temple shrine of a black stone Shiva lingam decorated with pink, white and yellow flower garlands and flower-strewn base. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange robe, with a shawl draped over his shoulder, pours or offers water over the lingam with his hands, performing abhishekam. Beside him stand two men in saffron-orange robes, one holding a flower garland, and a bald man in orange. On the left a man in a grey checked shirt and grey trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a man in a tan kurta holds a vessel. A silver kalasha hangs above, a trident stands at right, and a niche holds a decorated deity murti. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe and shawl, central role in the ritual.2010-01-28A photograph inside a marble shrine room with a black stone Shiva lingam on a yoni-shaped base, garlanded with pink, red and white flowers and yellow marigold. A long-haired man in orange robes bends forward with hands joined in prayer before the lingam. Behind him, several men in orange and saffron robes stand with joined hands, one holding a small brass or silver vessel, and a man in grey shirt stands at left with hands folded. A glass-fronted niche with a decorated deity murti and an OM symbol are visible on the wall, and a brass kalasha-type lamp hangs from the ceiling. a person is the long-haired man in orange, identifiable by long swept-back hair and orange robes, performing puja at the lingam. Devotees accompany him in orange clothing.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28 +1 copies