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A photograph of a person in an orange robe pouring water from a brass vessel over a black stone lingam on a tiled pedestal, in a room with dark maroon drapes and a green and orange decorative backdrop. The person's long dark hair is swept back, and a shaved-headed figure in orange appears in the foreground at the bottom edge. A red flower and a white cloth lie at the base of the lingam, with a small rudraksha-like ritual object nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering, though the probable identity of the pouring person cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

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Two people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a black stone deity murti on a tiled pedestal draped with a white cloth. The figure on the left, with long dark hair worn in a braid, wears a sleeveless orange garment and rests one hand on the murti's arch while holding a red flower and a small wand. The figure on the right, with a shaved head, orange turban and glasses, wears an orange robe with a maroon sash and holds a polished gold kalasha pot. Behind them hang dark maroon drapes and a green and gold patterned backdrop, with an ornate sofa at the left edge. A white coconut sits on the cloth at the base of the murti.Two people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a black stone deity murti on a tiled pedestal. The figure on the left, with long dark hair tied back and a sleeveless saffron garment, pours or dabs liquid over the dark sculpture, which has a red flower at its base. The figure on the right, with a saffron head wrap and shawl, holds a large polished gold kalasha vessel. Dark maroon drapes hang behind, a green and orange painted panel stands to the left, and a white cloth lies on the floor.A standing figure in an orange sleeveless robe with a long dark braid pours liquid from a small vessel over a large dark stone lingam set in a golden-yellow tray. Water cascades down the lingam, which is decorated with ornamental bands. A coconut and a small red offering sit on the wet base, and a string is looped nearby. Behind them hang dark red draped curtains, and a green and red patterned cloth is at the left edge. In the lower left corner, the bald head of another seated person is partly visible in white clothing. The scene is an abhishekam ritual performed on a Shiva lingam.A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a black stone Shiva linga on a square tiled pedestal. A bald man in orange robes stands at left holding a small silver vessel, while a woman in an orange dress pours liquid from a silver bowl over the linga. A man in white ritual clothing stands behind them at left. The pedestal holds a yellowish liquid, and a red flower lies in the pool. Red velvet drapes hang in the background, and a dark stone deity murti in a floral cloth sits at right.A photograph of a man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and orange dhoti, seen from behind, pouring yellow liquid from a brass pot over a dark stone lingam in a shrine. The liquid streams down the black lingam into a stone basin, with a coconut and a red flower resting in the water. A maroon curtain and a green and orange textile hang in the background. The pouring appears to be an abhishekam offering. The man's face is not visible, and the page does not establish whether he is the a person.A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at an indoor shrine. A man seen from behind with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and orange cloth, pours a golden liquid from a brass vessel over a dark black stone deity murti with an ornate arched canopy. Yellow liquid streams down over the murti into a glass-sided basin, with a red flower and a coconut at the base. Burgundy curtains with a diamond-pattern backdrop stand behind; a green and red patterned cloth hangs at left and another person's hand and arm appear at the right edge. The priest is identified only by appearance and role, and no printed name is visible in the scene.A photograph of a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, seen from behind with dark hair pulled back, one hand raised to touch a large black stone deity murti. The murti stands on a tiled stone pedestal with a white flower garland and red blossoms on its head, and a coconut and yellow cloth lie at its base. Dark red draped curtains and a green painted backdrop frame the scene. At left, a tray holding gold vessels and a small box rests on an ornate wooden stand, and an arm in orange cloth reaches toward it.A photograph inside an indoor hall with red drapes and a green-and-black arched backdrop. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, stands at a stone-tiled base pouring liquid over a black stone deity murti with a raised hood-like crown, garlanded with red flowers. A small oil lamp burns beside the base. At left, a person in a maroon robe holds a brass tray with flowers and offerings. A brass lamp stands nearby and a couch is visible behind. The scene appears to show abhishekam performed on a deity murti.A photograph of a person in saffron-orange sleeveless robes with long dark hair swept back, pouring liquid from a steel vessel over a dark blue-grey Shiva lingam with gold-coloured ornamentation. The figure stands in front of a dark maroon draped curtain and a green and orange textured wall panel. A coconut sits at the base on a yellow-gold tray, with a few red flowers nearby, and a white cloth lies on the left edge. The scene depicts an abhishekam ritual being performed on a linga.A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a black stone Shiva lingam set in a square water basin. A monk in saffron robes pours water from a silver vessel over the lingam at the top left, while a bald monk in orange robes and a red-trimmed orange head cloth bends forward at the bottom, holding a silver pot. Another orange-robed monk stands at left holding a silver vessel, and a figure in white clothing with an offering tray stands at the far left edge. Red curtains and a gold-trimmed sofa are in the background, with a dark deity murti and a flower-patterned cloth at the right.A person in an orange sleeveless garment pours milk from a metal vessel over a black stone deity murti during abhishekam. The murti, carved with a crown-like top and figures, is bathed in white liquid running down its body and into a yellow-lined basin. Behind it hangs a dark maroon patterned curtain, and a green and red textile is at the left edge. The person's long dark hair is swept back and they face away from the camera.A man in orange ochre robes and a gold necklace with a pendant stands at a large black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, pouring liquid from a white vessel onto the lingam, an abhishekam. Behind him a golden standing deity murti with hands in anjali mudra is garlanded with white, red, yellow and green flower garlands, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The man wears thin-rimmed glasses and has a shaved head and a bare arm with copper bangles. Photo of a temple ritual.