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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple altar. A bearded man with long grey hair and a long white beard, wearing an orange-red robe, stands on the left holding a silver kalasha pot suspended above a large black Shiva lingam decorated with white tripundra markings and an om symbol. A white-clad devotee sits in front of the lingam with gold necklaces, and other people with orange clothing are partly visible at the edges. Behind the altar, a deity murti group with a golden crown and red garments is seated under a green and gold arch, next to a gilded figure and a multicoloured tassel hanging decoration. A small seated murti in red and gold sits on a red platform with brass lamps. Lights and a red-draped stage frame the scene.

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A photograph inside a decorated temple-style hall with a white canopy and hanging orange, red and multicolored tassels. In the foreground a large black Shivalingam with white tripundra markings and an Om symbol is draped with white cloth, gold and floral garlands. An elderly bearded sadhu in orange-red robes with long grey hair holds a silver kalasha pot above the lingam, pouring abhishekam. A second robed attendant in orange stands at left and another person in orange is partly visible. At the back, a shrine holds a deity murti with a green halo and gold ornaments, and a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a dark crown-like headpiece and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a red-draped platform near a brass lamp. The scene is a Shiva abhishekam ritual.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph inside a decorated tent temple at a Shiva abhishekam. A large black Shiva lingam wrapped in white cloth and a gold-and-brown bordered band, with a golden cobra hood behind it, sits in the foreground, and a silver kalasha hangs above it on a white cord. A bearded older man in a long rust-orange robe stands at centre, holding a small offering. To the left, a man with a short beard in an orange shawl holds pink flowers, and another man in an orange turban stands further left. Behind them, a gold-clad deity murti with a crown and a seated figure in red and gold stand on a red dais, with a small placard in front. Colourful striped garlands hang from the tent ceiling, and orange and pink lanterns decorate the scene.2016-05-04A photograph inside a decorated tent temple with white fabric canopy, hanging multicolored tassel garlands and orange and maroon drapes. In the foreground, a bearded elder in an orange-red robe stands beside a black shivalinga, holding flowers in his hands. A man in an orange shawl kneels at the lingam, cupping pink flowers and offering them, while a turbaned sadhu in orange presses his palms together nearby. Other robed sadhus in orange stand behind, one holding a lit oil lamp, and devotees watch from the left. Gold ornamental fittings, a silver pot on the lingam, and marigold garlands fill the shrine area.2016-05-04 +1 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04Photograph of a ritual inside a decorated tent-temple. A bearded elder in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp with a flame over a large dark black Shiva lingam draped with white cloth, garlanded with flowers and marked with three horizontal white lines. Behind him, several young men in saffron and orange dhotis and orange shawls stand with folded hands or hold plates, and a man in an orange turban and orange clothing at left gestures toward the lamp. A silver kalasha-style vessel hangs above the lingam. At right, gilded deity murti in red and orange garments sit on an altar with colourful garlands and a large cobra hood canopy. A small seated figure in a red cloth with a beaded garland is also visible on the altar. Marigold and multicoloured garlands decorate the tent poles.2016-05-04An elderly bearded man with long grey hair and a tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe, holding pink and orange flower petals in his cupped hands above a large black lingam. A silver pot hangs above the lingam on chains, and a golden hooded naga canopy rises behind it. Behind him a second person in white holds a lit oil lamp, and a garlanded temple setting with colourful tassels and gold pillars surrounds the scene. The lingam shows white horizontal striping and a red-marked ring. Appearance cues for the central figure, such as saffron robe and beard, are not distinctive enough to identify him, so his role is described as a priest performing an abhishekam-style offering.2016-05-04