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A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl leans over a large black stone Shiva lingam covered with white abhishekam milk or ash, pouring liquid from a brass bowl and pressing his hand on the yoni-peetha base. Behind him, a second man in white stands beside rows of smaller black lingams arranged outdoors on the ground, with a parked car and walking people in the background.

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Outdoor abhishekam at a field of many small black stone lingams on a wet paved courtyard. In the centre a tall black lingam, streaked with white, rises from a large black yoni-peetha basin. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a red-orange shawl stands at right, holding a brass plate of offerings and reaching toward the lingam. Yellow flowers lie on the ground, and a white aluminium vessel sits at lower right. Trees, white pillars and a few distant people in white clothes appear in the background. The priest's identity is not established by any visible cue, so he is described only by role.2011-11-10Outdoor photo of a Shiva linga abhishekam at a sunny open ground lined with many black stone lingas. A bald man in an orange saffron garment with a red-striped border leans forward, hand on the white-coated black linga, pouring water over it. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching. Other lingas, white pillars, trees, a parked car and a metal vessel of flowers surround them, with a few more people in white in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor photo at a temple site lined with rows of black stone lingams on pedestals. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with red bangles and a beaded necklace places a hand on a large dark lingam on a round yoni-peetha base, with white flowers and green leaves offered at its top and base. A second person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands behind to the left. White pillars, flowering shrubs and a colourful striped banner appear in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga on a yoni-shaped peetha. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass kalasha over the linga, water streaming down the stone. Behind him a second man in white stands near the linga. On the right, a large deity murti is draped in a gold-bordered red silk garment and garlanded with white and red flowers. A small brass or stone object sits on a low stand at left beside wet ground, and a wall with a printed sign is visible at left.2008-03-23