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A photograph taken at night showing a white shivalinga being bathed or anointed, appearing rotated sideways in the frame. A figure with long dark hair and a flower behind the ear, wearing a saffron-orange garment with a gold-edged sash, leans over the lingam with one hand on it. Behind, a second person in saffron-orange with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white tilak markings sits or kneels near the base. A wooden railing and red draped cloth form the backdrop. The page identifies this as a Maha Shivaratri ritual, but the figure's appearance is not clearly enough to confirm identity, so the role is described as a devotee performing abhishekam. Photo credit overlay in the corner.

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March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl and a gold-toned ornate necklace, his forehead marked with white paste, pouring or smearing white powder over a tall white-coated lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base during a ritual bathing. A second orange-robed man stands behind him, and a partly visible person in white is seen below near the base. A white statue stands at the left edge. The white paste covers the lingam and the pitha.2009-12-16March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl pouring white liquid over a large white Shiva lingam set in a dark stone yoni-peetha, a pink flower and green leaf resting on top. Around him, four men in matching orange-red robes and gold-beaded garlands stand in a temple-like setting; one holds a brass vessel and another a flame-lit lamp. A small white deity murti sits at the lower left. The scene reads as an abhishekam, with the lingam bathed in milk. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, and the page names him as present at this event.2013-03-10A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a black stone shivalingam with a conical white powder or paste heap at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless orange top, with a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and layered gold beaded necklaces, presses white paste onto the lingam with both hands. His forehead bears white and red markings and his upper arm has a white bandage. Behind him, to the left, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands watching, and another robed figure in orange is partly visible at right, holding an object near the lingam. The background is dark. Two people in orange appear beside the lingam with partly visible figures.2009-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple. A man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron shawl, a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a white sacred mark on his forehead stands at a tall white-powdered Shiva lingam, pouring or applying offerings with a silver-toned vessel held in his hand. Another man in orange with a long curly beard stands at left, and a third person in orange with a dark bindi is partly visible behind. At right, a deity murti with marigold and yellow garlands and gold ornaments is visible, with a golden temple pillar carving above. The white powder covering the lingam and the platform suggests a vibhuti or sandal-paste anointing.2009-12-16Photograph of a night abhishekam at a Shivalinga. The image is rotated sideways. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a gold-bordered blouse leans over the stone lingam, pouring liquid from a white bowl so it splashes across the dark stone. Another person in orange clothing kneels at the upper edge of the frame. Brass or gold ritual objects and marigold-style flower offerings lie at the bottom.2013-03-10A photograph of an outdoor night ritual at a large green stone Shiva lingam topped with white flowers and a heap of offerings. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-beaded necklace, reaches toward the lingam, performing abhishekam. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a brass plate of offerings. Wooden pillars and a dark night background frame the scene, with a partly visible figure at the far left edge.2013-03-10A man with long, voluminous curly hair and a red-and-white forehead mark stands in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold bead necklace, pressing white powder onto a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Behind him, a second man in an orange robe and gold bead necklace watches, and a third person in orange holds a silver plate with a floral pattern while white powder pours from it onto the lingam and the base. The white powder mounds around the stone.2010-02-12