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A photo of a smiling young man in white traditional clothes standing beside a carved stone pillar under a temple-style pavilion with a corrugated roof. A robed figure in saffron-orange garments with a beaded necklace raises one arm and pours or places something over his head, while another person in brown-orange robes holds a brass pot and smiles nearby. A stone lingam-like base stands in the foreground beside red drapes and green leaves.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with a stone shivalinga on a pedestal being bathed by water. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands beside the lingam, with an apparent rudraksha-style wrap; this appearance is consistent with a person. To his left, a kneeling man in white dhoti and white shirt with a shaved head and tilak holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, a white-clad priest holds a brass pot pouring water, and another man in orange cloth stands nearby. A brass kalasha and small brass vessels sit on the floor, and a tall grey water tank and red cloth draping appear in the background.2007-02-23A temple ritual scene beside a stone shivalinga on a raised platform. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes kneels at the left, hands pressed together and head bowed toward a tall-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a red tilak on the forehead, who stands with one hand raised over the kneeling man's head. The standing figure has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and appears to be a sannyasi or ritual officiant, a person by appearance cues. Behind them a second orange-robed attendant and a white-clad figure tend the shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Brass vessels sit on the floor, a red cloth hangs at left, a grey water tank stands above, and ornate green and gold drapery and a metal pedestal appear at right.2007-02-23A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a shaved-headed devotee in white clothing, pressing or applying a ritual mark to the top of his head under a stone pavilion. Behind them, a deity murti with a red-orange headdress, gold garland and ornate necklaces stands beside a dark shivalinga on a black pedestal, with a marigold and red garland draped nearby. Green trees and bright daylight appear through the open pavilion. A second saffron-robed figure is partly visible.2008-01-17February 23 20072007-02-23Outdoors at a stone temple structure, a man with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a golden pot over a large dark stone lingam set in a carved stone basin. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and bare-chested, with a red-maroon cloth hanging behind him. Two other men in orange clothing stand nearby, one holding a ritual item by the basin, and a bald man in white stands behind the basin. A small child appears at the lower right and golden ritual vessels sit at the lower left. Water sprays and pools around the base.2007-02-23June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor temple courtyard scene in bright daylight. A man with long dark curly hair and a red-orange tilak stands in an orange saffron robe, pouring water from a brass vessel over a kneeling man in white, who bows with his forehead near a stone yoni-shaped basin. Two other men in orange robes stand beside a dark stone lingam-like pillar, one holding a brass vessel. A man in white with a shaved head stands behind, and a seated figure in orange sits at the left. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, with a water tank and red cloth hanging nearby. Water splashes across the stone floor, consistent with an abhishekam ritual.2007-02-23Outdoor temple ritual at a stone temple. A man with long dark swept-back hair and a sleeveless orange garment pours water from a golden pot over a stone basin, with water streaming down. A younger man in orange robes with a red-and-saffron shawl stands behind him, and another orange-robed figure is partly visible at right. A white cloth lies on the ground at the basin's base, and gold ritual vessels sit at left. Stone pillars and a water tank are visible behind them.2007-02-23July 13 20092009-07-13A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and white dhoti pours water from a brass pot over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black stone yoni-peetha base in an open temple pavilion. Behind him, a man in saffron robes holds a second brass pot, and several people in white and saffron sit along a marble floor with brass vessels, a small brass lamp stand and a bell nearby. Carved stone pillars frame the scene, a red cloth hangs at left, a grey water tank stands behind a wall, and a deity murti with a gold-and-green garment is partly visible at right. The scene shows abhishekam being performed on the shivalinga.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set on a dark stone yoni-peetha base. A man with long, dark, curly hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing a bright orange shawl over an orange cloth, pours water from a gold vessel over the linga while water streams down the sides. Beside him a second man in orange clothing stands watching, and a third figure in orange is partly visible behind. A granite pillar, a grey block wall, a corrugated roof, a water tank and a red cloth hanging on the left complete the scene. Gold ritual vessels sit on the stone floor in the foreground. Several people are partly visible in the background, and a figure in white lies on the floor near the left.2007-02-23