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A person in an orange sannyasi-style garment pours liquid from a small silver vessel over a grey stone lingam on a pedestal before a gilded deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a white and gold cloth, a glittering necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A second gilded deity figure with a jewelled crown and a green silk sari stands beside it. The pouring suggests an abhishekam. A small figure in pink appears at the lower right corner. The pouring figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a decorated platform, one holding a staff-like scepter. Water pours over a tiered stone sculpture in front of them. A man with a large black turban-style hair bun and bare shoulders wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, and is pouring liquid from a vessel with his right hand. A second figure in rust-brown robes stands at the left edge, with more attendants partly visible. The murtis are framed by garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. Small gold figurines sit in the lower left corner. a person cues include the voluminous black hair and bare-shouldered rust-brown ritual attire with gold borders, while the figure's appearance is distinctive but uncertain.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A figure in a brown-orange ochre sannyasi wrap with a bare shoulder and a large black turban-like head covering pours water from a silver vessel over a black linga. Behind it stand gilded deity murtis with crowns and red and white garments, flanked by bright marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and green. A second person in saffron-toned robes and rudraksha mala stands at the left edge. Water splashes over the linga into a stone basin.2016-03-07A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, stands with his back to the camera and pours or smears white material over a white Shivalinga on a dark stone pitha. Behind him, two gilded deity murtis of a male and female couple sit in a pavilion, the male holding a trident and staff and both adorned with heavy jewelled necklaces and crowns; the female wears a green and red silk sari. Carved stone pillars and trees frame the open shrine. Gold kalasha-style objects and a silver ornament appear at the lower right. The man's presentation shows long hair and saffron clothing, but his face is not visible and his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role as a devotee performing abhishekam.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange cloth wrap stands at left, long dark hair falling down his back, pouring water over a dark stone lingam set before a pair of gilded deity murtis. The central murti wears a crown and jewelled necklaces and holds a golden trident; the right figure wears a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A silver arch frames a small silver figure at lower right, and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits in the foreground. Water splashes around the black stone pedestal and yellow tiled floor. Only the priest is a physical person; the other figures are statues. No appearance-based a person identification is made from the priest, who is shown from behind.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A priest in orange and red cloth stands at the left, pouring milk or water over a black stone lingam on a lotus-shaped pedestal. Behind it stand two painted deity murti figures with crowns, garlands of red and yellow flowers, and red and white garments. Two more devotees in orange cloth kneel at the lower right, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. A plate of marigold flowers sits at the lower left. Incense smoke fills the stone shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-16A photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A bare-backed man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone lingam in front of the murtis. Silver ornamental shrine pieces and a gold pyramid-shaped object sit in the foreground.2007-02-23A photograph of a person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a purple-and-white garland performing a ritual at a grey stone shivalingam on a stone yoni-pitha base. Behind the lingam, two golden deity statues sit adorned with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, silver crowns and jewelry; one is in green and gold, the other in white. A small pink-saried figurine stands to the right. Brass lamps, a metal kalasha and flower offerings sit in the foreground. The page labels this a Vilakku Pooja, but the visible scene shows a lingam ritual with lamps.2006-12-31A night-time temple scene at a stone-pillared shrine. Two large painted deity murtis sit on a raised golden pedestal, one with a red-and-white headband and crown, the other with a tall jewelled crown, both garlanded in yellow and red flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, pours liquid over a black shivalinga-style lingam with a gold base, a ritual abhishekam. A devotee in white stands partially visible at left. Ritual oil lamps and offerings lie on the stone platform.2007-02-16December 31 20062006-12-31