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Inside a temple sanctum, people gather around a gold-rimmed circular platform holding a dark linga with flowers and a brass pot suspended above it. A central figure with long dark hair, a garland of white flowers, and a red-brown robe sits with hands folded, adorned with a gold necklace and tilak marks on the forehead. Around him, a saffron-clad young man wears rudraksha beads, a woman in pink and gold sari stands with palms joined, and men in white dhotis and red or yellow shawls stand behind a metal railing. A young child in orange clothing sits at the left edge. Flower petals lie at the base of the platform in an abhishekam setting.

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Inside a temple, a long-haired figure in a red and gold garland-adorned robe sits with hands folded before a black Shiva lingam set on a golden yoni-peetha, decorated with yellow flowers. A man in white kneels and pours water from a brass kalasha over the lingam, while others around the golden railing, including saffron-clad devotees and white-clad priests, stand or kneel with palms joined. A man in a checked shirt holds a small metal vessel.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Photograph of a crowded abhishekam at a shivalinga inside a temple sanctum. A dark stone lingam sits in a golden yoni-peetha base, with a brass kalasha pouring water over it. Devotees ring the sanctum behind a polished steel railing. A woman in a maroon sari and garlands kneels at the base, a man in white kurta and yellow shawl leans forward, a man in a yellow and cream checked shawl holds a metal bowl, and devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis with red shawls stand around. Some women wear orange and red sarees with gold borders. Marigold flowers are scattered on the golden base.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph inside a temple of devotees performing abhishekam on a black Shivalinga set on a golden circular base. A large brass kalasha pot hangs over the linga while a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the rail, and a woman in red sari with a gold garland kneels to the side. Around the metal railing, people in saffron and orange clothing, and men in white with yellow and red shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer. Marigold petals, a brass bowl and a coconut lie on the base.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A temple abhishekam at a gold-plated shivalinga platform inside a circular metal railing. A kalasha pot and flowers sit on the gold base. A man in a sandalwood-coloured robe with a flower garland and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in the centre, marked with tilak. Priests in white dhoti and an orange-robed attendant stand beside him, and a devotee in white holds a silver bowl. A child in orange clothes grips the railing at left, and phones are raised at right. Marigold and rose petals scatter the base, with a plate of offerings in the foreground.2016-06-03