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Photograph of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on stepped red-and-black platforms, each topped with yellow flowers. Women and girls sit along the steps pouring water from long brass horns and small brass vessels over the lingams. A young man in white dhoti and a saffron-coloured cloth stands at the left, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and red bangles pours at the right. Several women wear pink, green, purple and orange saris and salwar. Several people are visible, and the setting appears to be an outdoor ritual of abhishekam.

Devotees perform abhishekam on a row of black stone Shiva lingams on a tiered platform. Several people sit close together, pouring water or milk from long golden vessels onto the lingams. In the foreground, a woman in a pink patterned top and white dupatta with a red bangle pours from a golden pot, while a man in a grey checked shirt and others in the row continue the offering. The lingams are wet and gleaming, and small brass lamps and kalashas line the stepped red-painted background.

Close view of two dark black stone Shivalingams on tiered black peetha bases in a temple, with a small brass lamp and offering near the right lingam. Behind them, several women in saris sit and pour liquid from brass vessels or cones over the lingams, with water visibly streaming down. One woman wears a magenta and purple sari with gold border; another wears a pink and multicoloured patterned sari. Devotees are seated in a ritual abhishekam setting.

Devotees perform abhishekam on rows of black stone shivalingams on red-brick steps, pouring water through long brass horns held in both hands. Several participants sit close together; a woman in an orange and yellow patterned salwar wears a white tilak on her forehead, a woman in a teal sari wears gold bangles, a man in white clothes and rudraksha mala sits nearby, and a woman in a pink shawl with black trousers pours from a horn at the right. Brass bowls and small offerings rest on the steps and around the lingams.

December 09 2016

December 03 2016

Devotees sit in rows on red-painted stone steps performing abhishekam on black stone Shivalingams with brass pouring vessels. A man in the foreground with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and orange-brown beaded necklace holds a brass vessel over a lingam. Others in white dhoti, a man in a red-and-white outfit, and a woman in glasses and pink top also pour water from brass vessels. Each lingam has a yoni pitha base, with red flowers and a small lit lamp on top. Brass lamps and offering plates sit around the stones, and a woman in a blue top sits on the right.

A photograph of women in matching rust-red and orange saris with gold-yellow borders seated in rows on red-tiered steps at a temple. Each woman holds a long golden conical vessel, pouring or offering over black Shiva lingams arranged along the steps, some topped with red flowers. Several women wear white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha bead bracelets; the foreground woman wears a beaded rudraksha mala. Small stone shivalingas line the background steps, and a seated figure in red appears at the far upper right. Evening light falls on the scene.

June 06 2013

A photograph of women performing an abhishekam at several black stone shivalingams with brass pouring vessels. In the foreground, a woman in a teal top raises a brass vessel, from which water streams onto a lingam. Behind them, seated women in orange, green and red saris hold brass vessels, with bangles on their wrists. Only hands and partial bodies are visible; no figure resembling the a person is shown. A small red flower rests on one lingam, and the scene is outdoors.

Three women in saffron-orange saris with red borders sit in a row on red-painted steps, each performing abhishekam on a black Shiva lingam set on a stone yoni-peetha base. Each woman holds a tall gold conical vessel above her lingam, pouring water. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti markings and they wear rudraksha malas around their necks. Small stone shivalinga-shaped pillars stand on the steps behind them, and small brass lamps sit at the bases. The scene depicts a Shiva lingam abhishekam ritual.