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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.

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November 15 20072007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15A 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.2007-11-22A man in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot at a dark stone Shiva lingam set in a black lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto it during abhishekam. Behind him are garlanded deity murti: a seated figure with white and red-green flower garlands at left, and a golden-crowned figure in a pink-and-green garland at center, with a gold arch and another garlanded figure at right. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges and a small framed portrait sits on a silver stand at left. The man's head is shaved and he wears a gold necklace and orange shawl; the pedestal is wet from the ritual water.2007-11-22November 15 20072007-11-15A priest in orange ochre robes and an orange head wrap bends forward to pour water over a dark black stone lingam on a black pedestal in a temple shrine. Behind him stand a bronze deity murti of Shiva in dance pose framed by a golden arch, and a second deity figure decked in flower garlands with red, white and green bands. A brass oil lamp stands at the front on a tiled ledge beside a small brass vessel.2008-05-02February 24 20172017-02-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl standing at the right, lifting his hands near a large brass plate or mirror behind a black Shivalingam coated with white paste. Milk or abhishekam liquid mist rises around the lingam on a dark stone pedestal. Behind it stands a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold ornaments, and a golden kalasha-like finial rises at right. On the left, a golden statue of a standing sage with hands folded in namaskar, and at lower right a white stone statue of a seated figure in a turban with hands folded, both flanking the shrine.2011-03-03November 15 20072007-11-15November 15 20072007-11-15June 09 20092009-06-09