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Many men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in rows on red stone steps, each performing abhishekam on a black lingam placed in a round stone yoni basin strewn with pink and white flowers. Several devotees hold up long cylindrical brass or horn vessels pouring liquid, and a shirtless man at left has white ash marks on his body. Oil lamps glow in the background, and some men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. No single person is identifiable as a person; all visible participants appear to be devotees or priests.

July 24 2017

Photograph of a large group of men in white dhotis, mostly bare-chested with white ash markings on their bodies, seated in rows on red-painted temple steps performing abhishekam to rows of black stone shivalingams set in dark round basins decorated with pink flower petals. Several men hold long golden horn-shaped vessels pouring liquid over the lingams, and one holds a golden pot. A few men wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Offering pots and brass vessels sit along the stone ledge in the foreground. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person figure from appearance.

Photograph of a temple abhishekam at rows of black stone shivalingams set on red-painted steps. Three men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in front and pour liquid from long brass horns onto the lingams. The foreground man has shaved white hair, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Pink and red flower petals lie on the lingam bases. Other devotees are visible at the far left edge.

December 03 2016

May 29 2017

2017-05-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a Rudra abhishekam in progress at rows of black stone Shivalingams arranged on red-tiered steps. In the foreground, several bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders pour water from brass vessels and bronze horn-shaped vessels over the lingams. Pink flowers rest on the lingam tops. Behind them, more men in white and one older woman in white sari sit on the steps among the lingams. Brass pots and lamps stand along the edges. The scene is a temple ritual; no visible person is identified as a person.

June 07 2013

June 04 2013

2013-06-04 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual abhishekam on a tiered red-stepped platform with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders pour water or milk from brass horn-shaped vessels onto the lingams. Some have white sacred markings on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long braided hair and a man with a grey beard in the foreground pour from gold pitchers. Behind them more devotees sit in rows, some wearing orange clothing. A pink flower sits on the lower right lingam.

A row of men in white dhotis with saffron-gold borders sit on temple steps performing abhishekam to a line of black stone shivalingas set on round yoni-peetha bases, many decorated with pink and white flower petals. Several men hold long golden-brown horn-shaped vessels pouring or raised over the lingas, and some bare-chested men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sacred ash markings on their chests and arms. Red-painted stone steps and small brass kalasha pots frame the scene. No figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance; the men are priests and devotees performing ritual worship.