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Devotees crowd around a brass-rimmed linga altar inside a dim temple sanctum with a curved stainless steel railing. A central figure in a saffron-orange garment and a white flower garland kneels at the altar, pouring liquid from a brass pot over the linga, while marigold and rose petals lie scattered on the stone. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and orange and red saris, some with palms joined in prayer, and a young child in a colourful outfit stands among them. A man in a red-bordered white shawl stands to the right, and a figure in red sits in the foreground near a metal offering tray. Brass vessels and a metal donation box sit against the worn wall.

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Inside a dim stone temple sanctum, devotees perform abhishekam on a shivalinga set in a brass yoni-pitha base, with a brass kalasha pouring liquid over the linga. A man in a red garment kneels and bends close to the linga at center. Around the railing, people in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in an orange sari with gold border, and a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stand with hands folded; a child in orange sits at lower left. Flower petals scatter the brass base and a brass lamp sits at the right beside a donation box. A photographer holds a camera at the far right edge.2016-06-03Crowded interior of a dark stone shrine with a large brass-rimmed circular yoni-pitha base, a brass kalasha vessel and flower offerings at its centre. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near the centre, and a man in orange kurta with a red-trimmed white shawl stands behind the railing. A woman in a red and gold sari with folded hands stands among devotees, a seated figure in a red shirt with garlands sits by the railing, and an older man in beige kurta sits beside it. Around them devotees in orange, saffron and white garments press close against a steel railing, several with folded hands, while a brass vessel is set on the basin. Walls are weathered grey stone with patterned tiles along the left edge.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Photo inside a dim temple sanctum at a Shiva lingam shrine. A golden kalasha pot pours water over the lingam on a round brass yoni-peetha, with marigold and red flower offerings scattered on it. A bare-chested priest in red cloth sits at the right, and in the centre a man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha-style necklace, orange garments and a white floral garland with a forehead tilak. Around the metal railing, devotees in white dhotis, orange and red shawls and saffron saris stand with folded hands. Brass trident-like items and a small metal box are at the upper right.2016-06-03Devotees perform abhishekam at a shivalinga inside a temple sanctum enclosed by a circular brass railing. A man in white kurta and a white shawl with a yellow edge pours water from a brass kalasha over the linga, while a woman in a red and gold sari with garlands and gold bangles reaches toward it. A boy in orange robes stands at left, and a man in a checked shirt kneels at right with a hand on the linga. Other devotees in white, orange and red clothing stand behind the railing with hands folded. A bright lamp is held up at top right. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Devotees perform abhishekam at a shivalinga inside a temple sanctum. A brass kalasha pot pours water over the linga, with marigold and rose petals and leaves scattered on the brass base. A woman in a red sari kneels close to the linga with a garland of white flowers. Men in white dhotis and saffron clothing stand behind a curved steel railing, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt holds a brass vessel. A brass donation box stands on the right. Several people are visible and the scene appears to be a temple ritual.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Inside a dark temple sanctum at Omkareshwar, a man in a rust-red and orange dhoti with a long garland of white flowers kneels at a circular stone base beside a brass pot of water. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shawls and a woman in a bright orange sari stand behind a steel railing. A man in a white kurta holds a staff topped with a metal ornament, and a man in a cream checked shirt and blue-striped shawl stands at the rail. Brass kalasha vessels and marigold petals sit on the stone. This is a temple abhishekam scene.2016-06-03Photograph of devotees gathered around a brass circular yantra-shaped base at a temple lingam, with a metal pot being poured over it. A man in white dhoti and red shawl with a brass vessel in his hand, a man in yellow kurta holding a tray of flowers, and women in red and orange saris stand and kneel around the shrine. A standing man in a white shirt holds a phone and another in beige shirt reaches in from the right. Brass lamps with ornate fittings stand at the right against a tiled wall, with flower petals and offerings on the base. The setting suggests an abhishekam at a temple shrine.2016-06-03