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Outdoor 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.

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A temple courtyard with a stone pillar and a carved stone pedestal. A man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment pours water from a brass vessel over a stone lingam-like pedestal, water splashing onto a prostrate figure in white clothes lying on the wet stone floor. Behind him stand two or three monks in orange-saffron robes, one holding a brass vessel. A white statue of a seated figure with a garland is at left, a red cloth hangs from the roof and brass ceremonial objects are at right. The scene looks like an abhishekam or ritual bathing rite.2008-01-17A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stone shivalinga-style lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water pouring over it from brass pots. A woman with long curly dark hair in an orange-red sari stands at upper right pouring water from a brass pot; beside her a younger person in orange robes holds another brass pot. At left a man in white clothes holds a small brass bell and lamp. In the foreground a man lies prostrate on the wet ground in white with an orange shawl, while several others in white and orange-saffron garments kneel or stand behind him. Water sprays across the scene under a stone-pillared canopy with a corrugated roof behind.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A 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.2008-01-17A 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.2008-01-17Outdoor 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.2008-01-17Outdoor 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.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a yoni-style peetha. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Beside him, a younger man in orange holds a brass pot and another man in orange stands at the right, all with malas. A person in white lies prostrate on the wet ground in front of the linga, and devotees in white and orange gather behind. A carved stone pillar, a red cloth and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2008-01-17January 17 20082008-01-17A 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.2008-01-17