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Two young men in saffron-orange robes pour water from golden kalasha pots during an abhishekam at a stone shrine. The man on the left tilts a brass pot over a small white deity murti in yellow-trimmed stand, water streaming down. The man on the right pours from a pot over a tall dark stone lingam set on a black stone peetha. Behind them a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands, a seated man in orange watches at lower left, and a deity figure in pink and green silk sari stands at the right edge. A black board with white lettering hangs on the left wall.

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January 03 20082008-01-03Two young men in saffron-orange robes pour water from golden pots over a dark stone abhishekam basin in a temple sanctum. Behind the basin a deity murti is draped in a pink and green silk cloth with gold border. A seated person in white and orange sits to the left near a small gold kalasha on a yellow stool, with flower petals scattered on the wet floor.2008-01-03A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha base. Two priests in saffron-orange robes pour water from brass and gold-coloured pots over the lingam; the water cascades down the stone. One priest on the left wears a white forehead marking and bends forward holding a pot. A second priest on the right holds a pot high and pours, with a red tilak on his forehead. Offerings of green leaves, a coconut, flowers and red and maroon cloth lie on the platform. A gold deity figure stands at the left edge and a person in a green and pink sari is partly visible at the right. Yellow marigold petals lie on the floor.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A temple abhishekam scene inside a shrine. A man in orange dhoti and orange upper cloth stoops and pours water from a brass vessel onto a dark stone linga-shaped base, with water streaming down its sides. Behind him, several men in orange and white ritual clothes stand and assist, one holding a small brass lamp. To the right, a large deity murti draped in pink and green silk with gold ornaments is seated. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor, and a brass kalasha stands on a yellow stool at left.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time abhishekam inside a temple hall. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at a dark stone basin, one pouring water from a golden pot while the other, in orange, steadies a tall stone lingam-like form with a golden cloth. A third figure in white stands beside them and a seated devotee in orange sits at left near a golden pedestal with a small brass lamp. Yellow marigold petals lie on the wet floor, and a pink and green silk-draped deity stands at right. A black signboard on the wall shows a printed schedule.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time temple abhishekam at a stone linga platform. Two men in orange sannyasi robes pour water over the linga from golden pots wrapped in woven netting; the man on the right has a bare upper body with a gold armlet and wrist bangles and a dark beard, while the man on the left in orange has a white tripundra on his forehead and bows over a copper-coloured deity murti. Red and green silk cloths, green leaves, flowers and an offering of food lie on the platform, and a copper-coloured deity stands at the right edge in red and green garments.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two large golden deity murtis, a seated male figure adorned with a crown, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron cloth, and a seated female figure in a pink and green silk sari with gold jewellery, sit behind a dark stone lingam-style base. A man in saffron robes with a white-marked forehead pours water from a brass vessel over the stone. Two other saffron-clad men stand alongside, a white-clothed attendant holds a brass pot at left, and a white marble seated figure with raised hand sits on the platform in front. Brass lamps and offerings are placed nearby, with a few seated devotees at the lower left.2008-01-03