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Photo 11710737 +2 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesMany 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.2017-05-24July 24 20172017-07-24Outdoor 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.2017-07-24Rudrabhishekam ritual at black stone shivalingams. Shirtless men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas pour water from brass horns (abhishekam) over the lingams, which have pink flowers placed on top. Men sit in rows behind them, some with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the lower left, a seated figure in orange robes sits with eyes closed. Many other participants are visible in the background.2017-07-03 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14June 07 20132013-06-07February 20 20172017-02-20Photograph 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.2017-05-24October 16 20162016-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at several black stone Shivalingams on round yoni-style bases. Priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges sit bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas. Several hold long brass horns or conch-like vessels and pour liquid over the lingams, which glisten with water. Behind them, other priests in white and an orange-clad figure sit among brass kalasha pots. A pink flower rests on one lingam. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the priests.2017-07-03 +1 copies