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A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a gold bead necklace with a pendant pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam on a carved stone yoni-peetha base. A brass oil lamp stands on the right, with a gilded deity figure and a red railing behind. The man has a shaved head and a tilak on his forehead. The setting is an open-air temple shrine with carved stone ceiling brackets.

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A close view of a milk abhishekam on a black stone shivalinga set on a dark stone yoni-peetha base. A person in a white garment pours milk from a white vessel over the linga while a stream of liquid falls onto a small brass figure and a tiered brass stand. Behind, a figure in a red and gold sari with yellow and green garments and garlands of yellow and purple flowers is seated near a blue cloth. The scene is a temple ritual.2009-12-28September 19 20112011-09-19A man in orange saffron robes and a draped orange cloth over his head pours white milk from a silver-rimmed ceremonial vessel over a tall white Shivalingam on a stone pedestal, as an abhishekam is performed. A gold bead necklace hangs on his chest, and white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Milk splashes and streams down the stone base. To the left, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver puja tray. The background is dark with a carved stone ceiling overhead.2009-12-16September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border stands at left, pouring milky liquid from a golden vessel over a white-coated standing deity murti. The murti is draped in gold cloth and stands in a golden-edged basin catching the flowing liquid. Behind, a shrine holds orange and gold drapery, marigold and yellow garlands, a seated figure, brass lamps and a small throne-like altar with a crowned figure. The scene shows abhishekam, a ritual bathing of an image.2010-12-14A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a dark black stone lingam on a pedestal. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him an orange wall and a blurred portrait-like figure appear, with a partial sculpted figure on the right. The scene suggests abhishekam ritual.2011-09-19A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a blue-edged cloth pours water from a gold kalasha over a dark stone Shivalingam set in a yoni peetha during abhishekam in a temple. Water streams down the lingam and across the stone base. A bronze bell hangs from the right, a gold kalasha sits on an orange table at left, and a carved granite pillar stands behind. A woman in a white and red sari is partly visible in the background.2010-01-17July 05 20102010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in a temple setting. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, pouring water from a large brass vessel with his right hand over a white marble statue of a seated sage with a turban and crossed hands. The marble figure rests on a wooden board on a wet stone floor. At right, a small gilded standing deity murti stands on a red pedestal. A black stone shivalinga-style column is at left, with red and white striped walls and brass lamps behind. No living person in saffron or ornate dress is visible.2010-07-05April 07 20082008-04-07