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January 17 2010

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A young girl in a teal salwar kameez with red and gold embroidered sleeves pours water from a brass vessel over a dark grey stone Shivalinga during abhishekam. Her hair is braided and pinned, and she wears gold bangles and jhumka earrings. Behind her stands an ornate gold-toned temple pillar with carved figures, a richly decorated deity murti with jewelled ornaments, and an orange draped cloth. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left.2010-01-17July 29 20132013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29Two devotees in saffron-orange robes pour water from a brass pot over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a tiered stone peetha during abhishekam. A third robed figure kneels at left beside brass vessels, a bowl, a small bell and a pestle-like puja implement. Behind them a green-and-gold sari-draped deity murti with ornaments stands at right, and a white water tank and grey block wall rise in the background.2007-02-23December 20 20182018-12-20A young shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and white tilak on forehead and arms, pours or touches a yellow offering over a black stone shivalinga on a circular black pedestal. Behind him a second priest in maroon attire looks on. To the right, a large bronze deity murti in purple and gold silk drapery and gold feet stands within a stone shrine, and a brass kalasha sits on the floor. The setting is a temple interior with a corrugated roof and a red wall.2013-06-22July 31 20172017-07-31February 23 20072007-02-23June 22 20132013-06-22January 08 20172017-01-08June 26 20132013-06-26A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a stone shrine. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a long tuft of hair at the back, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam set on a stone yoni-pitha. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby: one on the left with a red-bordered orange cloth, one on the right holding a brass pot. A third orange-robed figure stands at the back. A green and gold draped deity murti with a gold crown and hand raised is on the right, and a blue water tank is visible behind the wall.2007-02-23