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A photograph of an abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a Shiva linga on a dark stone pedestal, the water splashing onto the platform. Behind the linga stand gilded deity murtis of a male figure with a trident and a female figure in a green and red sari with jewelled crowns and necklaces. In the foreground a devotee in orange lies prone on the wet stone. A small gold shrine-like object sits at right, and a second robed attendant stands at left. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate by long swept hair and saffron robes, so this is an in-person scene with the caveat that identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple abhishekam. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth stands at left, pouring water from a brass vessel onto a man lying prostrate in orange cloth on a stone platform. A second man in orange dhoti stands behind at left. Behind the water stream stand two deity murti, one male with a crown and trident-like staff and one female in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments, on a stone pedestal. In the foreground sits a small silver shrine with a deity figure and a golden shri yantra or kalasha-like object. Water splashes across the platform and the scene is set in a stone pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23A photograph of a temple ritual under a stone pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth with a red-bordered wrap, pours water from a brass vessel over a man lying prone on the stone floor, also in orange robes. Two other men in orange cloths stand to the left, one with a shaved head. Behind them is a black stone shivalingam on a yoni pedestal, with a white-and-gold deity figure with a crown and a female figure in a green and red sari with gold border as statues. Brass pots and a gold miniature shrine sit at the right and lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam-style water rite for a devotee in orange robes.2007-02-23A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl as he pours water from a golden vessel onto a black stone abhishekam platform. Behind him, gold-faced deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a seated goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments receive the water, which cascades down the tiered stone base. A second man in orange robes stands at left holding a metal pot, and a gold kalasha sits at lower right in an open-air pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a pair of large deity murtis in an open-sided stone shrine. A bare-backed man in a saffron-orange dhoti pours water over the base of the murti group from a vessel, while a second man in orange clothing stands at left holding a brass pot. Water streams over the platform and a silver-coloured utsava murti with a crown sits in front. A third person in orange appears at far right. The main murtis wear crowns, jewelled necklaces and green-and-red silk garments. A brass kalasha or lamp stand and a silver shrine stand on the platform. The people are standing close to the deities.2007-02-23A photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A bare-backed man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone lingam in front of the murtis. Silver ornamental shrine pieces and a gold pyramid-shaped object sit in the foreground.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a dark stone Shivalinga on a water-channelled stone base, before a golden seated deity murti with a trident and a golden staff, beside a golden murti of a goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled necklaces. A man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti stands at the left, his long hair swept back, while a devotee in white dhoti lies prostrate in full padapuja before the lingam, bare feet visible. Water flows over the lingam; brass vessels stand at the lower left and a small gold kalasha-like object sits at the right. Another man in orange stands at the far left edge. The orange-clad standing figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, but no clear face-independent cues beyond clothing, so identity remains uncertain.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange cloth wrap stands at left, long dark hair falling down his back, pouring water over a dark stone lingam set before a pair of gilded deity murtis. The central murti wears a crown and jewelled necklaces and holds a golden trident; the right figure wears a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A silver arch frames a small silver figure at lower right, and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits in the foreground. Water splashes around the black stone pedestal and yellow tiled floor. Only the priest is a physical person; the other figures are statues. No appearance-based a person identification is made from the priest, who is shown from behind.2007-02-23