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A photograph inside a marble temple shrine showing a black stone Shiva lingam draped with pink and white flower garlands and a yellow marigold garland, set on a black yoni-pitha base with flower petals scattered around it. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes bows low with hands joined beside the lingam, and several men in orange and white stand behind, one with hands folded in prayer. On the left a man in a grey shirt and trousers presses his palms together. A silver kalasha hangs from the ceiling, a small deity murti sits in a wall niche, and brass vessels and offerings rest on a low wooden stand. Printed Sanskrit text covers the marble walls.

July 01 2008

July 01 2008

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a shrine. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, stands with both hands on a black stone Shiva linga set in a dark lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water pouring over it. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a copper tray, and a seated man in orange on the left holds a lit oil lamp with a brass bell. A white marble figure and a small gilded deity murti stand at the lower left. The deity behind is draped in red and gold silk and garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. The scene is a linga abhishekam.

May 04 2016

May 04 2016

A photograph of a Shiva linga abhishekam inside a temple sanctum. A long-haired figure in orange robes leans forward to pour or touch water over a dark black stone linga set on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. Behind, a bearded man in orange and a man in orange with a head covering stand watching, and another orange-robed person is partly visible. On the right, a deity murti is draped in red and gold silk with marigold garlands above, and a brass oil lamp stands beside it. A white marble figure sits at the lower left on a yellow floor. A few flowers lie on the pedestal. The scene is lit warmly against a dark background.

A photograph inside a temple at night showing a shivalinga abhishekam. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone shivalinga on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or offering white substances over it. Beside him another person in orange robes with a shaved head bends over, and a third person in orange stands further back. A large golden deity murti draped in a red and gold silk sari is decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, scattered flowers and a yellow-tinted wet floor surround the lingam. Three people in view, all in orange, with a few seated devotees in white partly visible at the left edge.

A photograph inside a marble shrine room with a black stone Shiva lingam on a yoni-shaped base, garlanded with pink, red and white flowers and yellow marigold. A long-haired man in orange robes bends forward with hands joined in prayer before the lingam. Behind him, several men in orange and saffron robes stand with joined hands, one holding a small brass or silver vessel, and a man in grey shirt stands at left with hands folded. A glass-fronted niche with a decorated deity murti and an OM symbol are visible on the wall, and a brass kalasha-type lamp hangs from the ceiling. a person is the long-haired man in orange, identifiable by long swept-back hair and orange robes, performing puja at the lingam. Devotees accompany him in orange clothing.

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May 04 2016

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water and milk being poured over it. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass vessel over the linga. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Two more men in orange robes with beads stand behind the linga. To the right, a deity murti is adorned with red and gold cloth and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers. Flower petals and offerings lie on the stone floor, with a small brass lamp stand visible in the lower left.