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A man in orange-saffron draped cloth with a bare shoulder and multiple strands of gold-beaded rudraksha-style malas performs abhishekam on a golden-coated shivalinga on a yellow-washed platform. He holds the lingam with his right hand while his left hand is extended outward. Behind him, another person in orange robes stands, and to the left a figure in white and orange holds a small brass vessel. The lingam is coated with yellow turmeric paste and the scene is lit against a dark background.

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A standing man in saffron-orange robes draped over his head and shoulders, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wears a long gold necklace of beaded ornaments. He touches the top of a dark green stone shivalinga with his right hand, while the lingam sits on a polished stone yoni-peetha base. Behind him a second robed figure in orange is partly visible, also at the shrine. The dark background and warm lighting frame an abhishekam ritual at a temple.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A man in saffron-orange draped cloth, his head covered by the draped cloth, wears a heavy gold necklace of bead and bell strands and has white sacred ash on his forehead and arms with a red dot between the brows. He leans forward with his right hand resting on a dark, wet stone lingam, which is being bathed in abhishekam. Behind him, another person in orange robes is partly visible. The setting is a dim temple space with a red-banded wall above.2009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders performs abhishekam on a tall dark stone shivalingam set in a yoni-shaped base. He wears a heavy gold necklace of bead-like pendants and has white ash markings with a red bindi on his forehead, white arm bands on both forearms, and his hands pour liquid over the lingam. Behind him is a dark stage backdrop, a stone ceiling beam, and the edge of a brass oil lamp is visible at lower left.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A man in orange saffron garments with a sleeveless top and draped shawl leans over a dark stone shivalinga at night, one hand pressed against the lingam while the other arm reaches down. Wet black hair falls across his forehead and white ash marks his arm and forehead. He wears a heavy gold necklace of beads and ornaments. Beside the lingam sits a yellow object and green leaves on a stone platform dusted with white powder. A dark background surrounds the scene. a person is shown with long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, performing the abhishekam.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A man with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching shawl with a rudraksha mala. He pours or applies yellow liquid over a tall yellow-coated shivalinga on a platform, with his hand on the lingam. To his left, a man with grey-streaked long hair and beard in saffron robes holds a silver plate of offerings. Behind them, other saffron-clad devotees stand near a brass lamp and a pillar draped in purple and yellow marigold garlands and red silk cloth.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with a gold and jewelled necklace and white sacred ash on his forehead, stands at the left with his right hand resting on the top of a dark stone shivalingam, which is wet and has flower petals and a garland on top. Behind him at the right, a second man in orange robes with a gold chain and his hands near the lingam looks down. Stone architecture with carved scrollwork frames the top of the image against a dark background.2009-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a large black stone shivalinga, which is being bathed in yellow liquid poured from a gold-patterned metal pot held by a man in orange robes with a white ash mark on his forehead and a red dot, wearing a gold-bead necklace. Behind him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a gold pendant necklace and dark curly hair, and to the left a young man in white clothing with an orange shawl and gold necklace holds a silver tray. The yellow liquid streams down the linga onto a base, and a stone pillar with a white ornament is visible at the upper left.2009-12-16A man in saffron-orange robes with a draped orange shawl and a heavy gold beaded necklace pours water over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black circular base during abhishekam. He has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and forearms, and is smiling. Behind him stands a golden deity murti adorned with a garland of white and orange flowers and a green and purple cloth. A gold-decorated temple pillar is visible on the right. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes, and ornate gold beads are visible, and the page indicates his presence, so he is described here as the officiant performing the abhishekam.2009-12-16A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga inside a temple. A man in orange saffron robes with a draped orange cloth over his head, wearing a long gold chain necklace, white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot, pours golden-yellow liquid from a silver vessel over the dark lingam. Beside him, a bearded man with long curly hair in orange robes and a gold chain touches the lingam with one hand. A third person in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind to the left, and a stone pillar with carved detail frames the left edge. The yellow liquid splashes and streams down over the platform.2009-12-16