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Outdoor temple courtyard ritual: a large black stone lingam on a lotus-shaped pedestal is being bathed with a stream of water poured from a vessel by a standing figure in red-orange clothing. Beside them, several people in orange and saffron robes assist with the abhishekam, one holding a bowl. A person in white clothes with an orange cloth lies prostrate on the wet dark floor in front of the lingam. Behind, a group of devotees in white and orange stand watching under a stone pillared portico with red draped cloth. A white statue of a figure with a white turban and garland stands at left, and a gilded ornate deity figure appears at right.

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January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A photograph of a temple abhishekam. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment pours water from a golden vessel over a black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace stands beside a brass ritual lamp stand. In the foreground a man in white clothes lies prostrate on the wet floor, with orange-robed devotees and white-clad attendants gathered around. Water sprays across the scene, and a red curtain hangs at the left beside a carved stone pillar. a person: the long-haired man in saffron clothing is a candidate for the presiding figure pouring the abhishekam.2008-01-17Outdoor ritual bathing scene at a stone structure under a pavilion roof. A woman in an orange sari pours water from a brass vessel over a stone pillar-like fountain, spray flying. A man in orange robes bends over a low basin while a figure in white lies prone in the shallow water. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees stand watching, one with a shaved head wearing a beaded necklace, and a deity murti in gold and red garlands is at right. Brass lamps sit on the basin edge.2008-01-17Outdoor temple courtyard with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. A woman in an orange-red sari pours water from a golden vessel over a black stone lingam set in a basin of a shrine. Nearby, a monk in orange robes stands with a pot, and a person in white lies prone on the wet stone floor. A group of onlookers in white and orange clothing watches from the left, and a red curtain hangs from the pillar.2008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style pillar on a black stone basin, with water splashing up. A figure with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-red garment and a beaded necklace, leans over the basin holding a brass vessel. Beside them a younger figure in an orange robe holds a brass pot. In the foreground, several people in white robes with orange shawls lie prostrate on the wet floor, and another man in white with an orange shawl stands by a yellow door. A golden deity murti and brass ritual items are at the right edge. Corrugated roof and pillared stone arch frame the scene.2008-01-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a dark stone shivalingam on a black stone yoni-style pedestal being bathed in water spraying upward. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a golden vessel over the lingam; a person figure with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala fits this description. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a gold-colored chain necklace stands with hands folded. A devotee in white garments lies prostrate on the wet stone floor at the base, and other figures in white and orange stand behind a carved stone pillar and red cloth canopy. White walls and a corrugated roof form the background.2008-01-17A temple courtyard with a black stone shivalinga-style abhishekam basin. A long-haired man in orange robes pours water from a small brass vessel over the stone lingam while a prostrate devotee in white and red-bordered cloth lies in the water-filled pit below. To the right, two saffron-robed monks hold a brass pot and a ceremonial vessel beside the basin, with garlands and draped red cloth overhead. Stone pillars, a corrugated roof and white-clad attendants fill the background. The long-haired man in orange with swept-back hair and orange robes is a person candidate, though his face and features cannot be confirmed.2008-01-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a large black stone lingam on a yoni-shaped pedestal, with water pouring over it during abhishekam. A man with long dark hair and an orange garment bends forward with folded hands beside the lingam. Behind him a young woman in orange holds a brass vessel, and an orange-robed sadhu with shaved head stands at right with a kalasha-like brass pot. A prostrate devotee in white lies on the wet stone floor in front, with a few other people in orange and white watching nearby. A dark wall board with white lettering and a red curtain hang behind the pillars. Long dark hair and the orange robes are visible, though no identification is made from appearance.2008-01-17A photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual under a covered pavilion with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. A long-haired man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass pot over a dark stone lingam-like pedestal, with water splashing outward. Beside him, a younger man in orange holds another brass vessel, and a bald man in orange with a beaded mala stands at the right. A person lies prone in white clothing on the wet floor in the foreground, and a figure in orange and white stands at the left near a yellow door. Several people in white garments are visible in the background.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A stone temple courtyard with a carved granite pillar and a large black stone basin of water. A man in white clothes lies prostrate face-down on the wet stone floor at the lower left. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands bent over at the basin's edge, with a bearded man in orange and rudraksha beads beside him. On the right, a bald priest in orange holds a brass vessel, and a standing stone pillar rises from the basin. Corrugated roofing and a few onlookers in orange and white are visible behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or ritual bathing.2008-01-17