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A photograph of an annaabhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a large black stone lingam on a lotus-shaped base, heaped with white cooked rice. The man in the center, bare-chested with a gold necklace, pours or offers rice onto the lingam with both hands. Behind him stands a golden deity murti of a dancing figure with a garland and ornate crown, and to the right a decorated deity murti in a pink and gold garment with a crown and necklaces. Garlands of red, white and green flowers drape the deities and pillars. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a gold arched frame and a gold palanquin-like shrine are visible on the left. The second robed attendant on the left holds a metal bowl aloft.

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A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing eyeglasses and a gold chain, pours white rice-like offerings from a brass vessel onto a dark stone Shivalinga set in a black lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. Heaps of white grains cover the base and surrounding floor. Behind, a golden deity murti with multiple arms stands before a gilded arch, and another golden murti in a pink and purple garment is decorated with a red, white and green flower garland and gold jewelry. A brass lamp with a swan-shaped top stands at right, and a small golden kalasha sits in front. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual offering.2007-11-22A figure in orange ochre robes with long dark flowing hair stands at a raised grey-tiled platform, reaching toward a black stone lingam set on a black yoni-type base in a temple shrine. Behind it a gilded deity murti in crown and garland is framed by a gold arch of marigold and green-yellow garlands. 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A brass oil lamp stands on the right, and a small framed picture sits at the left edge. The white-clad platform and the arranged garlands suggest an abhishekam-style offering.2008-05-02A priest in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp with his right arm toward a shrine. Behind a large black lingam on a dark stone yoni base, heaped with white and orange offerings of fruit and sweets, stands a golden Nataraja-style deity murti dancing within a gilded arch, adorned with a white and red floral garland and red-and-white bead necklaces. To the right, a goddess murti in a pink-and-green garland and ornate jewellery stands before a gilded halo. Colourful painted pillars with floral and elephant motifs frame the shrine against a dark backdrop. A small framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure sits on a side table. The scene depicts abhishekam-style worship with aarti. 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The man's head is shaved and he wears a gold necklace and orange shawl; the pedestal is wet from the ritual water.2007-11-22A woman in an orange sari with long dark curly hair stands at a black stone Shivalingam on a tiled plinth, pouring or touching it with her hands, with white ash markings on her arm. Behind her, a second person in orange and a figure in orange stand near a golden deity murti of a dancing form with a flower garland and a red-and-white garland draped on the arch. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, bowls and flowers sit on the altar, marking abhishekam worship in a temple shrine. Brass lamp bases stand at the left and right edges.2007-11-09