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A priest in a dark head wrap and leopard-print lower garment, with a rudraksha mala and a brown sash, stands beside a deity murti wearing a crescent-moon crown and a red-and-maroon turban. The murti is draped in flower garlands in yellow, white, red and green and wears an ornate silver necklace. The priest pours liquid from a white vessel over a stone shivalinga-style abhishekam basin, and water streams down the stone. A red-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge, and a dark blurred foreground frames the scene.

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A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament and a rudraksha mala stands at center wearing a leopard-print wrap, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a sculpted deity murti. Behind him, a tall figure in an orange-red turban and red-brown garment stands beside the murti, which is draped in marigold garlands and red flowers. At left, another bare-chested person in orange cloth with rudraksha beads watches with hands clasped. A figure in orange cloth is seen at lower right. Water flows over a stone lingam on a dark pedestal. Colorful silk garments and a large garland hang at upper right.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands. A bearded man with a tall dreadlocked headdress and a crescent ornament pours water from a silver vessel over the deity, which splashes into a steel basin. He wears a leopard-print lower garment, a rust-red top, and rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange-saffron cloth and a shaved-head priest in orange also stand. A figure in an orange-red cloth is partly visible at the lower right. Behind them is a golden deity murti in red and white garlands with a red turban, and red curtains.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene in which a bearded man with a dark turban and bare torso, wearing a leopard-print cloth and maroon waist cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone Shivalinga on a round yoni-peetha base. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang on the deity, which is dressed in a colourful sari-like cloth. A trident stands at the left. Three to four attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand behind, one with a shaved head and one with a white-marked forehead. Flower petals scatter on the wet floor and a yellow cloth lies at right.2018-02-13A temple abhishekam scene. A man in a brown sleeveless top and leopard-print lower garment, wearing a dark turban with a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha beads and sacred ash on his arms, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam in a basin. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang behind him, and a golden trident stands at left. A younger attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha stands at the left edge. a person performs the ritual bathing of the deity murti.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. A bare-chested man with long braided dark hair and a beard, wearing a leopard-print loincloth and a rust-coloured wrap, pours water from a white vessel over the lingam. Beside him, a shirtless young attendant in orange-red cloth with rudraksha beads stands at the left, and another ritual participant in orange garments and a red turban stands behind. Water streams down the lingam, and a deity murti draped in colourful cloth and garlands appears at the right.2018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Several women in orange and rust-coloured garments and leopard-print skirts stand before a black stone shivalinga, pouring water over it from a flow. Behind the shivalinga stands a gold-coloured deity murti wearing an orange turban, a trident, a floral garland and ornate jewellery. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the right, beside a deity figure draped in orange and green silk. Yellow cloth and white-painted arms of the women are visible.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13