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Close photograph of a dark stone temple structure with carved lotus-style mouldings and a rounded base, with water streaming down over the carvings. Scattered white flower petals and a few red petals lie on the wet ground in the foreground. No people are visible; the image focuses on the wet stone and falling water, consistent with an abhishekam pouring over a temple element.

Close view of a grey granite temple plinth with stacked mouldings and a carved bead-and-reel band, streaming with water. Water cascades down in thin sheets across the stone. A reddish-brown band runs along the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.

Close view of a grey granite water spout carved with a curling scroll motif, with water dripping from its tip into a stone channel. Behind it, a dim corridor with red and white pillars and a red-painted wooden structure. Carved white stone relief appears at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene is a temple water-channel detail.

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January 17 2010

Close view of a large dark bronze vessel or kalasha-like spout pouring a thick sheet of white water downward onto a grey stone platform, with a red-painted ledge and rippling water pool at the bottom. Behind it is a brick wall with a metal mesh fence and a small distant figure standing on the platform edge. No deity murti or identifiable ritual figure is clearly shown, and the scene appears to be an abhishekam-style water offering setting.

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Close photo of a dark polished stone Shivling standing on a layered black yoni-peetham base, with water flowing down its surface and over the edge of the base, indicating abhishekam. A horizontal tilak-like marking is visible on the lingam. Behind it, blurred deity figures wear red, pink and maroon silk garments with yellow and white marigold garlands. Yellow-stained floor and grey stone platforms surround the shrine. No people are visible.

A dark stone Shivalinga on a tiered yoni-peetha base stands in a temple hall, water trickling down its sides onto a wet floor stained orange-yellow, with pink flower petals scattered around it. At left, a woman in a red blouse sits behind a small red tray or offering plate. Behind the lingam, carved stone pillars and wall reliefs are visible, and a red-painted wooden stool sits at the right edge. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed on the lingam.

Close-up photograph of wet, grey granite steps or a stone base with a polished, glistening surface. Water droplets run down the lower edges of the stone tiers, and a faint red mark streaks across the upper ledge. No people or deities are visible; the stone appears to be a ritual abhishekam surface rinsed with water.