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Two men in saffron-orange robes stand before a stone shrine at an outdoor temple pavilion. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange cloth, looks down toward the shrine. The man on the right, shaved-headed with a ponytail, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga-style column on a lotus-shaped stone base. Behind them stand two decorated deity murti with gold-painted faces, jeweled crowns, layered garlands and necklaces, one holding a trident. Water spills across the wet stone floor.

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A photograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a Shiva linga on a dark stone pedestal, the water splashing onto the platform. Behind the linga stand gilded deity murtis of a male figure with a trident and a female figure in a green and red sari with jewelled crowns and necklaces. In the foreground a devotee in orange lies prone on the wet stone. A small gold shrine-like object sits at right, and a second robed attendant stands at left. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate by long swept hair and saffron robes, so this is an in-person scene with the caveat that identity is uncertain.2007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple abhishekam. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel onto a man lying prostrate in orange cloth on a stone platform. A second man in orange dhoti stands behind at left. Behind the water stream stand two deity murti, one male with a crown and trident-like staff and one female in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments, on a stone pedestal. In the foreground sits a small silver shrine with a deity figure and a golden shri yantra or kalasha-like object. Water splashes across the platform and the scene is set in a stone pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a temple ritual under a stone pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth with a red-bordered wrap, pours water from a brass vessel over a man lying prone on the stone floor, also in orange robes. Two other men in orange cloths stand to the left, one with a shaved head. Behind them is a black stone shivalingam on a yoni pedestal, with a white-and-gold deity figure with a crown and a female figure in a green and red sari with gold border as statues. Brass pots and a gold miniature shrine sit at the right and lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam-style water rite for a devotee in orange robes.2007-02-23A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl as he pours water from a golden vessel onto a black stone abhishekam platform. Behind him, gold-faced deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a seated goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments receive the water, which cascades down the tiered stone base. A second man in orange robes stands at left holding a metal pot, and a gold kalasha sits at lower right in an open-air pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a pair of large deity murtis in an open-sided stone shrine. A bare-backed man in a saffron-orange dhoti pours water over the base of the murti group from a vessel, while a second man in orange clothing stands at left holding a brass pot. Water streams over the platform and a silver-coloured utsava murti with a crown sits in front. A third person in orange appears at far right. The main murtis wear crowns, jewelled necklaces and green-and-red silk garments. A brass kalasha or lamp stand and a silver shrine stand on the platform. The people are standing close to the deities.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A 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 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 20072007-02-23