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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple-like space. A central man with a long dark braided topknot and a rudraksha mala wears a brown upper cloth and a leopard-print skirt, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a deity murti; a golden trident and flower garlands are visible behind. Nearby, saffron-robed men with long braided hair and white forehead markings stand assisting, one holding a cloth. A devotee in orange with a shoulder bag is seen from behind at right, and water splashes in the foreground.

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February 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.2018-02-13Temple ritual scene with a shaved-headed devotee in a leopard-print lower garment and brown upper cloth, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and rudraksha beads, holding a brass tray of offerings in front of a carved deity murti. Behind him stand two men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, one with a trident-shaped brass object and one holding a lit lamp. On the right a figure in a red-brown turban and ceremonial gold ornaments with a crescent moon emblem stands beside a large white-powdered shivalinga surrounded by flower garlands. The shivalinga is covered in white ash, with flowers at its base. Offering plates and a small cup sit on the tray, and a golden trident hangs in the background.2018-02-13A 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 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.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-brown wrap stands at a shrine beside a gilded trident and a deity murti draped in flower garlands, with a white ash-covered lingam on a silver base in front. He wears a leopard-print lower garment and has white ash on his arms and chest, with his palms pressed together in worship. Several attendants in orange robes stand nearby, one bending forward, with white ash on their skin, in what appears to be a puja or abhishekam setting.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of an abhishekam at a shrine. A bare-chested man in a brown sleeveless top and leopard-print lower garment pours liquid from a golden vessel over a white stone shivalinga set in a silver-toned basin. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands. On the left, a young man with a shaved-patterned hairstyle wears an orange cloth and rudraksha mala and bears ash markings on his chest. A partially visible person in orange cloth stands at right, and a red glow fills the foreground. Ash and sandal markings appear on the arms and chest of the central figure.2018-02-13A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A smiling bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament at his crown, rudraksha beads on his arms and neck, and a leopard-print lower garment over a rust-brown wrap, pours or applies liquid from a small vessel onto a white sculpted shivalinga on a stone base, with a silver-and-brass trident and garlanded deity murti behind him. Around him, several other men in orange and rust-coloured wraps, some bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their arms and chests, stand by holding rudraksha malas and ritual items; one wears a red turban and another has a long braid. Swamiji (probable): the central man has long dreadlocks, a crown-like crescent ornament, rudraksha adornments and ritual leopard-print dress, matching the page's account of a Prana Pratishtha abhishekam.2018-02-13A temple abhishekam in progress: a bare-chested man in a leopard-print dhoti and a dark red cloth draped at the waist, with a tall dark turban and rudraksha-style beads, pours water from a silver vessel over a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. Water sprays across a dark stone peetha basin, with flower petals scattered on the floor. Around him stand several sannyasis in saffron and orange cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms, one holding a mala. A trident hangs on the wall behind, and a bare-backed attendant in saffron sits at the lower right beside colourful draped silk and garlands.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13