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A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange upper cloth, pours water from a golden vessel over a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar. Behind him stands another person in orange clothing with his back turned. A red and gold draped deity murti with gold necklaces and bangles is visible beside the lingam. In front, a white marble seated figure with a red tilak and raised palm sits on a stone base, with a small gold deity figure to the right, flowers and leaves scattered on the platform, and water running over the stone.

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January 03 20082008-01-03Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a bearded man in orange robes pouring water from a golden vessel over a large deity murti dressed in pink and green silk with gold ornaments and an orange headdress. Another man in orange and a figure in white stand nearby, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a small golden shrine model sit on yellow-topped stands in the foreground. Flower petals and leaves lie on the dark stone base.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, pours yellow liquid from a gold pot over a copper-coloured standing deity murti, with splashes flying onto a white marble seated figure with raised hand and a black stone pedestal beneath. Two other men in orange robes stand behind him, one with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a gold pyramid-shaped object sits at left. The scene appears to be an abhishekam in a temple-like setting with a glossy wet floor. Swamiji (probable): the central pourer has long swept-back hair, a full beard, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, matching several appearance cues.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03December 16 20092009-12-16A priest in an orange saffron robe with gold border pours liquid from a golden vessel over a black stone lingam in a temple shrine, an abhishekam. Behind it stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery and a red-and-green silk garment, decorated with marigold garlands and orange drapery. A golden trident stands at the right. In front, a white marble statue of a seated figure in a turban with raised hand sits on a pedestal beside a small silver kalasha-shaped vessel.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA figure in a flowing orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold bead mala pours water from a brass pot over a black Shiva lingam in a temple shrine. Long gold beaded necklaces and a red-tipped forehead mark are visible. Beside him a second person in orange with a gold mala stands and watches, and a partially visible person in orange appears at the left edge. Behind the lingam, a gilded deity murti is decked with yellow and orange flower garlands and red silk draping. A small white marble seated figure with folded hands sits in the foreground near the base. Water runs across the stone floor. Long swept-back hair, orange robes and mala cues match the probable Swamiji profile, and the pot-pouring figure appears to be the central celebrant.2010-02-12A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style basin in a temple. A man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass kalasha over the stone, with water spilling down its sides. Behind him, another person in orange clothing and a gold chain stands near the basin holding a brass vessel with flowers and garlands. A small white stone figure and a copper-coloured standing deity murti stand on a raised platform at left, and yellow flower petals lie on the wet floor. A second robed figure at the right edge wears a green and red garment. The scene is wet and dim, with orange-red tones throughout.2008-01-03