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A temple interior shows a shivalinga on a black stone yoni pedestal being bathed with milk during abhishekam. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto the linga. Beside him a younger man in white shirt, yellow dhoti and beaded mala looks on. A woman in a grey patterned salwar with a white shawl holds a small brass vessel at left, and another person in dark clothing stands at the far left edge. Behind the linga a deity murti in red and teal silk, adorned with gold jewellery and marigold garlands, is displayed in a shrine with gold-coloured decorative pillars. A corrugated roof and a water tank are visible outdoors through an open side.

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Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours liquid from a metal vessel over a dark black Shivalingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha, with milky liquid flowing across the basin. Beside him a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands watching. To the right, a deity murti in red and teal silk garments is adorned with gold jewelry, a crown and yellow-orange marigold garlands. Brass vessels sit on the floor and a few people stand in the background under a corrugated roof.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man in white clothes and a white shawl pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga on a white base. Beside him a man in white holds a bundle of white cloth, and another man in orange and yellow stands behind. To the right a golden deity murti in a red cloth and heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, wearing a teal blouse and a red and gold sari, is garlanded with yellow and red flower strings. An archway with gold trim frames the scene.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base, with milky liquid pouring over it. A woman with shoulder-length curly dark hair, dressed in a white top and white shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, pours from a steel vessel. Behind her, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel pots and vessels. To the right stands a deity murti dressed in a teal and red sari with gold ornaments, jewelled crown and marigold garlands. Blue curtains and a tiled roof with a water tank are visible in the background.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19A woman in a pale lavender-and-white salwar kameez pours liquid from a silver vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam set in a shallow yoni-peetha basin. Behind her a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands nearby, and another woman in white is partly visible at the lower left. The lingam is decorated with a red-brown streak. To the right stands a golden-faced deity murti draped in a teal blouse and magenta-pink skirt with a fringed cloth, adorned with gold jewellery, bangles and yellow marigold garlands with red flower strands. A white-walled structure and greenery show through the open doorway. This appears to be an abhishekam offering at a temple shrine.2008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19October 19 20082008-10-19