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Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine: a man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a Shiva lingam set before a pair of large stone-and-gold deity murtis draped in garlands. Two attendants stand nearby: one in orange robes holding a brass dish, another in pink-white dhoti holding a yellow-white flower garland. A brass lamp stands at right on a wet granite floor, with the deity murtis wearing crowns and red-and-white garments.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine at night. A priest in orange ochre robes and long hair pours water over a black stone lingam on a base, while the water flows from a bronze kalasha. Behind is a pair of metal deity murtis in silver and gold crowns, wearing red and green garments and garlands of yellow and red flowers. A second man in orange robes bends at the lower right beside a brass pot, and another figure in pale clothes stands at the left holding a silver vessel. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph taken at night of a temple abhishekam. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange cloth, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam set before two decorated deity murti figures, one of which wears a red and white sari-like garment and yellow-and-red marigold garlands. Around the lingam is a yellow turmeric-stained base. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, a man in a cream dhoti with a gold chain and red-striped cloth stands next to him holding a red cloth, and another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2007-02-16A temple interior at night with a dark stone Shiva lingam on a tiered black pedestal being bathed with water. A shaven-headed or long-haired devotee in an orange-red dhoti and shawl leans over the lingam, pouring from a vessel. Behind stands a large two-figure deity murti, a male figure in white dhoti and a female figure in red and green, both with crowns, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and silver necklaces. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and a tray of marigold flowers sits on the wet floor. Another person in orange robes stands at the left edge, and incense smoke hangs in the air. This is an abhishekam at a Shivaratri observance.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16