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Photo of a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam on a tiered black stone peetha inside a stone temple pavilion. Water streams down the lingam and across the wet floor. Behind him a second orange-robed devotee stands with a hand raised toward the lingam, and to the right a brass oil lamp stands beside a person in teal and pink garments holding a brass pot. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual. Another devotee in orange sits at the lower right.

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February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shiva linga on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours water over the linga from a brass vessel, with water streaming down the stone. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes holds a brass kalasha, and a further figure stands behind the linga. A seated figure in white is partly visible at the left edge near brass vessels and a lamp, and a person in a colourful silk garment appears at the right edge. The floor is wet and reflective under a stone-pillared temple pavilion.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black stone yoni pedestal, performing abhishekam. A second person in orange robes stands behind, partly visible, and a pillar with carved stone stands at left. Water runs down the pedestal onto the wet stone floor, and a brass lamp and a corner of a colourful draped figure appear at right.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A temple abhishekam scene: a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth pours water from a brass pot over a tall dark stone shivalinga set on a layered stone peetha base, water streaming down its sides onto the wet floor. Behind him, a younger man in saffron clothes holds a brass kalasha, and other saffron-robed figures stand in the background. At the right edge, a large dark deity murti with red and teal silk drapery is partly visible. A wall-mounted lamp and a stone pillar frame the shot.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23