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A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a pedestal during abhishekam in a temple hall. Beside it, a seated deity murti is dressed in a red and gold silk garment with a crown, and draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands. Several onlookers in white stand at the left edge, partly visible in bright light.

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December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a priest in white dhoti and white shirt pouring liquid from a vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set in a stone basin. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in a red and gold sari with gold ornaments, framed by garlands of yellow and purple flowers. Another person in dark clothing stands in the background near the entrance, partly visible, holding a vessel. A small plaque at lower left reads Digambaram and Ananda Sarma, and the walls and ceiling are pale stone, with bright overexposed light.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni-pitha base, with milky liquid pouring over it. A woman with shoulder-length curly dark hair, dressed in a white top and white shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, pours from a steel vessel. Behind her, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold steel pots and vessels. To the right stands a deity murti dressed in a teal and red sari with gold ornaments, jewelled crown and marigold garlands. Blue curtains and a tiled roof with a water tank are visible in the background.2008-10-19Interior of a temple shrine during a puja. On the right, a deity murti seated on a blue-draped pedestal is dressed in a red and gold sari and decorated with garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers. In the foreground, a stone shivalinga-style platform stands before the shrine with a metal pot and brass lamp stands with oil lamps. On the left, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar, and several people kneel and pray in the background near a notice board. Visible actions are prayer and offering, with no clearly identifiable a person in the scene.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours water from a metal vessel over a clear crystal linga set on a dark stone lotus-shaped yoni base at the front of a shrine. Behind the linga, two gold-faced deity murtis sit on a throne, one with a red turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, the other in a red and gold garment with a tall black headdress; both are dressed in red and pink silks, draped with multicoloured flower garlands, and framed by a gilded arch with a teal curtain. A small seated orange-robed figure stands at the right foreground beside the base, with its hands joined in prayer, and offerings of flowers lie on the step below. This is an abhishekam being performed at a shrine.2011-07-15A photo inside a temple shrine during a Shivalinga abhishekam. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, with white sacred marks on his arms, bends over a white Shivalinga on a dark stone peetha, touching it with his hands. Behind him, a second man in a red-and-orange dhoti stands at a brass vessel near a basket of red flowers. Behind the linga are deity murtis dressed in red and white cloth with gold ornaments, framed by bands of yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A small silver figure and a conical stone shrine model sit at the base, with scattered petals on the floor.2016-03-07December 28 20092009-12-28October 19 20082008-10-19Photo 11691973 +1 copies