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A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a maroon border pours liquid from a coconut shell over a large black stone Nandi or Shiva-linga-style deity murti, its surface garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flower strands. Another priest-like figure stands at the image edge, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands and white clothes fills the background under night lighting. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual, with white sacred ash marks visible on the priest's chest and shoulder and a rudraksha-style necklace.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20172017-02-24A bald priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak marks stands at night and pours a golden vessel of liquid over a large black Shivalingam decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. He wears an orange dhoti and bare upper body. Spray and milky liquid splash around the lingam. Behind him, several people sit and stand along a railing, with green and white lights overhead and an orange and red flag visible at the top. The scene depicts an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23At night, a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied up, pours water from a golden kalasha over a large dark Shivalingam. The lingam is heavily decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers and a yellow flower on top, and water runs down its surface during abhishekam. Behind him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a devotee in white stand near the crowd, with red flags, a lit lamp and a fence in the background.2017-02-24Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor stone platform. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a red-and-gold waistband and red thread wrist bands pours yellow liquid from a brass kalasha onto a large black stone Nandi bull, which wears a marigold garland and beaded necklaces. Behind the priest, seated devotees on red-and-white steps hold brass lamps and puja vessels; a white-clad figure stands at right. Red flags, a tree and string lights fill the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20172017-02-24December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A bare-chested priest in an orange and red-striped dhoti pours milk from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi-headed Shiva lingam, which is draped with a pink flower garland. Milk splashes over the black stone during the abhishekam. Ash lines mark the priest's shoulders and arms, and a sacred thread hangs across his chest. Red flags fly in the background beside metal railings, a tree and stands with seated spectators in white. The lingam with its garland is a murti, not a person.2016-12-02