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Night photo of a temple shrine during abhishekam at a linga. A standing man in a tall black ceremonial headdress and a dark embroidered brown and gold garment holds a white cloth near a black linga pedestal that water pours over. Behind him a woman in a red sari stands in an archway, and a seated man in a red and gold garment sits beside the linga. To the right, a large deity murti is decorated with a multicoloured floral garland and gold ornaments, wearing a red skirt. Marigold petals lie scattered on the wet stone floor, lit by a single bright lamp.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07 +1 copiesA dim temple interior during an abhishekam ritual. A young man in a dark maroon dhoti and a black head turban pours liquid from a small vessel over a black stone linga set on a platform. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white shawl and a man in orange clothing attend the ritual. To the right, a large deity murti is adorned with a crown, layered flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple, and a red skirt. Flower petals scatter across the wet floor, and a single bright light illuminates the scene from the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine with a dark stone lingam pedestal filled with golden-orange liquid. A man in a tall black turban, gold necklaces and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands in a gold-embroidered garment, holding a conch-shaped vessel, probable Swamiji, appearance-based label. Around him, three attendants in red-orange saris and garments hold vessels and stand near the lingam, and a flower-garlanded deity murti stands at the right edge. Marigold petals float on the water, and an oil lamp glows at the upper left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night-time temple ritual photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed with water. A man with a tall black turban-style headwear, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold chain and a reddish-brown cloth wrap, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam on a round yoni base. Garlands in green, red and yellow decorate a large deity murti to the right, dressed in red and white garments with gold armlets. Two or three other attendants in orange and saffron clothes stand in the background near the sanctum, one holding a small vessel. Dim lighting and stone pillars frame the scene, consistent with a Mahashivaratri abhishekam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A priest in a tall black turban and rust-orange dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, pouring water from a vessel onto a dark stone linga-shaped pedestal. Beside him, a second man in orange-brown garments and a rudraksha mala kneels near the base, and two women in red-orange sarees stand further left. On the right, a large deity murti with a gold crown and gold armlets sits in front of a backdrop of garlands in yellow, white, purple and green. Warm ritual lighting and flowing water dominate the scene.2016-03-07Photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shiva linga in a dim temple interior. A central man with a tall, voluminous dark hairstyle wears a brown-red ochre garment, a gold necklace and layered rudraksha malas, and pours liquid from a silver vessel over the linga, with water flowing across the floor. Two other people in rust-orange and red-brown dress stand nearby, one woman on the left and a man on the right also pouring from a vessel. Garlands of yellow, white and orange flowers hang at the right, and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2016-03-07A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine showing a devotee in a black turban and rust-red dhoti pouring a golden-yellow liquid from a vessel over a green stone lingam-style base in front of a seated deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, white dhoti and gold armlets, and is adorned with garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. Other devotees in orange and red garments stand behind, and a standing figure in red appears at the left under a stone arch. The floor is wet with the yellow liquid, indicating an abhishekam being performed.2016-03-07