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A temple abhishekam at a lingam on a round gold-coloured platform inside a metal railing. A young person with long dark hair, bare-chested with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, leans forward with hands on the lingam. Around the lingam sit a golden kalasha pot, flower petals, a brass bowl of money and fruit, and marigold garlands. Other people in white dhotis, orange and red robes and yellow cloth crowd the railing and photograph the rite with phones.

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June 03 20162016-06-03Inside a temple sanctum, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and reddish-brown shawl with a rudraksha-style mala and white floral garland stands over a golden circular lingam platform. He pours water from a brass kalasha pot onto the central shivalinga, an abhishekam. Around the railing, devotees in white, yellow and orange-trimmed clothes press close, some holding brass vessels and a steel tray of currency notes. Marigold petals and leaves rest on the platform.2016-06-03Devotees gather around a circular brass railing at a shrine, where a golden kalasha pot hangs above a dark lingam-shaped stone base on a gold-coloured platform. A woman in a red sari with a flower garland and gold bangles bends forward, pouring liquid, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside her. Men in saffron and orange robes, a man in a white shirt with a tilak, and people with folded hands surround the shrine. A brass vessel holds currency notes and coconuts sit nearby, with flowers and a red thread scattered at the base. Several people hold up mobile phones to photograph the ritual.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photo inside a temple shrine centred on a golden circular platform holding a dark stone lingam with a red-and-gold thread wrapped around it and a golden kalasha pot pouring water over it, with marigold and rose petals scattered nearby. A seated man in a brown-and-maroon robe with a long flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold chains pours water while a sannyasi in saffron sits to the left. Several people in white dhotis, saffron robes and tilak marks crowd around a silver railing, and a man in a checked shirt holds a steel bowl. A child in orange clothing stands at left, and a coin-filled steel bowl sits at the bottom edge. Abhishekam rite at a lingam shrine.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone-and-gold lingam sanctum behind a silver railing. A young boy in saffron/orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala kneels at the lingam, pouring water from a brass kalasha, with a bare-chested priest in red and orange cloth beside him. Devotees in white dhotis, orange and yellow sarees, and a man in a cream shawl stand and crouch around, some with folded hands. Marigold and rose petals, a small bowl of coins and a coconut sit at the base, and a phone is raised by one onlooker. No clear appearance-based a person candidate is visible.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph inside a temple of devotees performing abhishekam on a black Shivalinga set on a golden circular base. A large brass kalasha pot hangs over the linga while a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the rail, and a woman in red sari with a gold garland kneels to the side. Around the metal railing, people in saffron and orange clothing, and men in white with yellow and red shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer. Marigold petals, a brass bowl and a coconut lie on the base.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03