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Inside a small shrine with white marble walls, a figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a dark checkered mat, palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Before him a golden Shivalinga on a golden yoni-peetha holds a small pot of water. A standing devotee in an orange sweater and pink headcloth pours liquid from a copper vessel over the lingam. Behind them, two people in pale saffron and a man in a checked dhoti and dark jacket stand watching. Two white marble deity murtis, one elephant-headed and one seated on a pink lotus, sit in a glass cabinet with garlands. A brass plate of currency notes rests on the floor in the foreground, and the lingam is being bathed in abhishekam.

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January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph inside a small temple shrine where a man in a maroon-red robe with a gold-toned neck garland and a shawl pours water from a copper vessel over a Shivalinga on a gold-coloured peetha base. Two shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at the left, and a young boy in a beige vest stands beside them. A standing man in a red sweater and a man in a white shawl and checked lungi look on from behind. Two white marble deity murtis of Ganesha and a female deity sit in a glass-fronted niche at the top right, decorated with red flowers. Steel buckets and a tray of banknotes sit on the floor and table, and a camera is visible at the bottom right.2014-01-22A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with Ganesha and a seated goddess figure in glass cases behind. A man in a rust-orange and maroon robe with a long gold-beaded necklace pours liquid from a copper vessel into a golden yoni-shaped abhishekam basin around a black shivalingam. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald-headed young boy in a beige vest sit attentively. A man in an orange turban and red top kneels with a small brass cup, while an elderly man in orange sits at right near a tray of currency notes. Steel pots of water and rose petals sit on the floor, and a camera operator is visible at the bottom edge.2014-01-22A photo inside a temple shrine where three men perform abhishekam on a Shiva lingam set in a brass yoni-peetha, pouring liquid from metal vessels as rose petals lie on the base. Behind them, a glass-fronted niche holds white marble murtis of Ganesha in yellow and pink and a seated female deity in red and green. The man at left wears a white shawl and a checked lungi, the central man wears an orange turban and red top, and the man at right wears a pink head cloth and orange sweater. Marble walls with carved arches surround the scene.2014-01-22Four men perform abhishekam on a Shivalinga set on a brass yoni-peetha base within a small temple shrine. The man in the foreground, bare-chested with an orange-gold shawl, pours liquid over the linga with a small cup. Behind him a man in a red vest and orange cap pours from a copper vessel, while a man in a pink head cloth and red top bends over the base. A standing man in a grey jacket and plaid shawl watches with hands folded. Two painted marble deity murtis, Ganesha in yellow and a seated goddess in red and green, stand in a glass-fronted niche behind them, with garlands and a small brass lamp at their feet. Milk and flower petals cover the base.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 23 20142014-01-23January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph inside a small temple shrine with a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A man with a shaved head in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a low wooden-railed seat beside a large gold-coloured yoni-shaped abhishekam basin with a central lingam opening. Another man in an orange dhoti with a purple-and-gold patterned cloth and an orange shawl stands at left, and several standing devotees in white and checked dhotis and jackets watch from behind. Steel buckets of water and small brass vessels sit at right, a pink cloth is draped near the basin, and a painted deity murti appears in a glass case at top right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and a saffron-orange cloth, performing abhishekam-style ritual at the lingam.2014-01-22