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Inside a marble-walled Shiva temple, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl stands at a black Shivalingam heavily garlanded with white, yellow and pink flowers, holding flower offerings in his hands during worship. Beside him a bald monk in orange and another man in a white-green cloth stand near the lingam, and a man in white clothes holds a green basin at right. Behind the lingam, a small shrine niche contains a deity murti decorated with flowers, a trishul is mounted on the wall, and a hanging metal lamp is above. Sanskrit verses are carved on the marble walls.

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January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28Photo inside a temple sanctum of a black stone Shiva lingam draped in a thick garland of white and pink flowers with yellow marigold strands, set on a black peetha with a cobra hood at its base. A tall man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange robes, reaches to the lingam with his hands while a man in white ritual clothes pours from a teal bowl. Behind them, men in orange robes stand, one holding a bundle of flowers. A deity murti decorated with garlands and a brass kalasha sit in a niche on the wall, and white Sanskrit inscriptions cover the marble walls. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style offering. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron shawl and robes, shown in the act of making the offering.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a black stone Shiva lingam wrapped in a thick garland of white and yellow flowers with pink blooms. He reaches up to a hanging metal vessel above the lingam, apparently pouring or dripping water over it. A bald man in orange robes stands beside him, and to the left a man holds a bundle of pink and white flowers. On the right, a man in white clothes leans forward holding a green bowl. Behind them, marble walls carry Sanskrit inscriptions, and a small shrine niche holds a decorated deity murti with garlands. Flower petals are scattered at the base of the lingam.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple shrine where a black stone Shiva lingam is decorated with garlands of white, pink and red flowers and yellow marigold strands. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste before the lingam, and beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in orange robes. Other devotees in orange and in a white-and-gold shirt also stand with hands folded. Behind them, Sanskrit verses are carved on the marble walls, a small shrine with a garlanded deity murti is visible at right, and a brass trident and kalasha stand near the lingam. Offerings and a brass pot hang above. The scene suggests puja or abhishekam at a Shiva temple.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28