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Outdoor temple-style pavilion with dark stone pedestal and golden deity murti with garland behind. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a white beaded mala, Swamiji (probable), stands at the black stone base holding a white string stretched between both hands above a prone devotee in white clothing lying face-down on the wet stone floor. Two monks in rust-orange robes kneel and stand nearby holding white cords. A small brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the base.

Photograph of a temple shrine interior with a stone pillared ceiling and red curtains. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti stands barefoot on a wet marble floor, placing his hand on the head of a second person wearing a peach-orange shawl with pink borders. A deity murti with a crown and garland stands behind them, with brass lamps and vessels on the floor. Brass kalasha vessels and flower petals are visible. The man's long swept hair, orange clothing and ornate adornments resemble the a person appearance cues, presented here as the priest performing the blessing rather than a confirmed identification.

A photo of a temple shrine with stone pillars where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a golden vessel over a deity murti of a seated god and goddess, both adorned with garlands, jewellery and crowns. A man in a saffron-orange robe lies prostrate on the wet floor before the shrine. Two other men in saffron robes stand behind holding a kalasha-style pot and attend the abhishekam, while a man in saffron stands at the right with a rudraksha mala. A white marble seated figure of a sage sits on the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual being performed, with a person candidate in his distinctive long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala pouring water. A woman in white watches at the left edge. Green foliage surrounds the open-air shrine.

A 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.

A 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.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.

A photograph of a temple ritual before richly decorated deity murtis seated on a red-draped platform. A person in a long orange-red robe with long dark hair stands bent forward, hands extended and adorned with gold bangles, offering or adorning a central figure draped in yellow, orange and red garlands with pearl strands. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-red border holds a brass tray with a lamp and garland. Behind, two colourful deity figures in red and gold with crowns and gold jewellery sit, and small white figures are placed in the foreground. Brass lamps stand on the right beneath tall garlands of yellow, red, green and purple flowers.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, leans forward and pours water over the linga with his hand. Behind him stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and beard, and a third person in orange holds a brass lamp. A seated white marble figure and a small golden statue sit at the lower left. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk garment and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Several seated devotees in orange and white are visible at the lower left edge.

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A temple ritual photograph of a dhvajarohana (flagpole raising) at an outdoor temple setting with coconut palms. A tall ornate wooden flagstaff with a carved base and yellow marigold garlands is being fitted at its top with a thatched wrap, while a man with long dark hair in orange saffron robes pulls on orange ropes to raise it. Beside the pole, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands watching, with an orange-draped figure kneeling at the right and a photographer in white shirt at the left. Stone statues and a black Nandi bull sculpture appear at the edges. a person figure can be seen with the long-haired rope-pulling figure, showing swept-back hair and rudraksha mala with saffron robes.