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Two saffron-robed men perform an annadan-style food offering over a large black stone Shivalingam on a pedestal yoni base. The lingam is heaped with white rice and decorated with sliced vegetables, green beans, red chillies, lemons and other fruit. The man on the left, with glasses and a gold necklace, pours or arranges food with his hands; the man on the right, bare-shouldered in an orange dhoti with maroon border, holds a steel bowl and adds food. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with an orange turban and raised hand, flanked by garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers and gold ornamental decorations.

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November 06 20142014-11-06February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNovember 15 20072007-11-15A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone Shivalinga on a black circular yoni-pitha base being bathed in an abhishekam. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand at the lingam: the left one wears glasses and a gold chain, while the right one leans in pouring liquid over the lingam. Behind them is a golden deity murti adorned with a multi-strand bead necklace, framed by a gold arch and colourful painted pillars decorated with flowers and elephants. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels at lower right, holding a small plate with white offerings. A small gold kalasha sits at the front left corner.A man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal, pouring or wiping it with a white cloth held in his right hand. He wears a gold pendant necklace, a gold bangle on his wrist, and wire-rimmed glasses. Behind him stand gilded deity figures draped with garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers, and a figure in an orange turban and robes. Crimson drapery hangs in the background, and a brass ritual object sits to the left of the lingam. The scene suggests a temple abhishekam setting.February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple at night showing a shivalinga abhishekam. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone shivalinga on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or offering white substances over it. Beside him another person in orange robes with a shaved head bends over, and a third person in orange stands further back. A large golden deity murti draped in a red and gold silk sari is decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, scattered flowers and a yellow-tinted wet floor surround the lingam. Three people in view, all in orange, with a few seated devotees in white partly visible at the left edge.2010-02-12November 09 20072007-11-09February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a linga abhishekam in progress. A person in an orange saffron garment and long, swept-back dark hair pours a golden-brown liquid from a silver plate onto a black linga. Behind the linga stands a gold-decorated deity murti draped in red silk and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. To the left, a second person in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace watches. The setting is an ornate shrine with fresh flower garlands on the walls.2010-02-12Two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls, with white ash markings on their arms and chests and gold beaded necklaces, perform a ritual at a black stone shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-peetha. The priest on the left holds a silver bowl while the priest in the center, who wears glasses, pours or places an offering onto the linga. Behind them a seated deity murti in red and gold garments, adorned with marigold and red rose garlands, sits on a throne. A white marble seated figure with a raised hand stands in front of the peetha. Orange and blue draped fabric and carved stone pillars form the backdrop.2011-09-13