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A priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body stands at right, holding a clay pot wrapped with white thread up toward a tall white temple dome. The dome is carved with floral and geometric relief patterns and topped with a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth wrap. Overcast grey sky fills the background. Wrist and arm bracelets and a red-brown rudraksha mala are visible on the priest, who is performing a kumbabhishekam rite on the shrine's finial.

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A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body stands on a white, carved temple dome, raising a small brass pot or kalasha wrapped in white cloth above a silver-tipped finial decorated with marigold garlands. His arms are adorned with rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, and his shaved head is visible from behind. The dome has carved relief patterns and a grey overcast sky fills the background. A second person is partly visible at the lower edge. This appears to be a kumbhabhishekam or temple consecration ritual on a shrine's top.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01October 09 20082008-10-09May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01Outdoor photo of a newly whitewashed temple shrine with a carved white dome and a silver kalasha finial decorated with marigold garlands, beside a tall wooden pole. Several men stand at the right in saffron-orange robes and a red turban, with marigold and rudraksha garlands; one bare-chested man in orange and a man in a grey t-shirt watch the shrine, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near them, with a man in a white shirt partly visible behind the shrine. The sky is overcast.2015-05-01A photograph of a priest climbing a bamboo scaffold to reach the white tower of a temple, performing the kalasha installation during a kumbhabhishekam. He wears a yellow dhoti with a dark border and a red-orange shawl over one shoulder, and his shaved head is visible. He reaches up with both arms to place a green leafy sprig atop a copper kalasha decorated with a garland of orange and yellow flowers. Another priest in white clothing stands behind him, also reaching upward, and a red-orange flag pole rises beside them against a pale sky.2008-10-09October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA kumbhabhishekam at a white temple tower, with a priest in a yellow dhoti and bare chest raising a kalasha pot filled with water and green leaves up to the gold-coloured finial. A second person in white clothes stands beside him on a bamboo scaffold, also holding the pot. The copper-coloured kalasha is decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flowers, and the white stone tower has carved, lobed ornamentation. The sky is pale grey and overhead wires cross the frame.2008-10-09A large grey-white linga is being bathed with milk outdoors under an overcast sky, with construction scaffolding and cranes visible behind it. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and upper wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala, leans over a metal staircase platform and pours liquid from a golden vessel onto the top of the linga while milk streams down its sides. Beside him on the steps, another man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a sacred thread stands holding a hand near his chest, with brass pots set on the platform. A carved decorative base sits at the foot of the linga. The scene shows abhishekam on a large outdoor Shiva linga.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large polished silver-grey linga being bathed with water during abhishekam. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bare upper torso pours liquid from a golden vessel onto the top of the linga, his arms extended. Below, the linga rests on a silver-patterned yoni-peetha base. On the left, a second man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands on a metal staircase, holding a golden pot and a small vessel. Behind them, a building under construction with scaffolding and bamboo poles, and a worker standing on a higher level under a grey sky.2010-10-22 +1 copies