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June 25 2013

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A dark black stone lingam, the Shiva linga, is being bathed with a golden-yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a priest's hand at upper left, with the stream running down the lingam and pooling at its base. The priest's forearm shows white ash markings. Behind the lingam sits a deity murti draped in a teal and gold brocade cloth, with decorative jewelled adornments, white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. A reddish-orange and gold fabric is visible at left, and a brass plate stands at the far left. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual bathing the linga. No person is identified as a person.2013-06-25 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A hand holding a large brass vessel pours a golden-yellow liquid over a dark black Shiva lingam set on a stepped base. Behind it, a deity murti wears a garland of red and white flowers and ornate jewelled adornments. Two bare feet in the foreground rest on orange cloth and beside a blue and gold silk garment, with a red and gold border, and a decorated sandal. Liquid drips down the lingam onto the base.2013-06-13August 29 20162016-08-29January 08 20172017-01-08June 28 20132013-06-28 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual abhishekam: a person's bare arms, marked with white sacred ash lines and a red-beaded bracelet, pour milk or water from a brass pot with a lattice pattern over a dark black Shiva lingam on a dark wooden base. The liquid splashes and streams down the stone. Behind it is a decorated deity murti with gold hands, a teal garment, red and yellow flower garlands and jewelled ornaments, and a maroon and gold cloth.2017-01-08August 22 20182018-08-22August 28 20182018-08-28February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesAugust 14 20182018-08-14A photograph of an abhishekam at a Shiva lingam, a dark black stone linga with its base visible. A hand holding a golden kalasha pours a stream of golden liquid. The background shows gold-patterned temple pillars, a teal cloth, and a red and gold silk drape with floral garlands. No people are visible apart from the pouring arm.2017-01-08February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies