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June 08 20132013-06-08June 05 20132013-06-05Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone Shivalingam with a small gold-coloured ornamental piece and a tiny red stone set on its top. A golden spouted vessel or ladle, held from the upper right, is tipping a drop of liquid onto the lingam. The background is blurred dark and reddish. No people are visible.2013-07-08Close-up photograph of a dark black stone Shiva lingam during abhishekam, with a thin stream of liquid pouring over its top. Two silver oval plates with a small red mark sit on the crown of the lingam. A brass or gold vessel with a spout is angled into the frame at right, and a hand is partly visible holding it. The background is softly blurred, showing a red cloth and pale stone surfaces. No people are clearly visible apart from the hand.2013-06-06June 08 20132013-06-08Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a dark black stone Shivalinga. A hand, wearing a red bangle, pours liquid from a brass cone-shaped vessel onto the top of the lingam, where two gold-coloured padukas (sacred sandals) rest. The blurred background shows other lingams and stone elements in a temple setting.2013-06-06Close-up photo of black polished stone lingams with gold-coloured caps. A gold tongs or tweezers-like implement holds a thin strand of fibre or thread above one lingam, while the blurred background shows a person in white and a red surface. The scene suggests a ritual decoration or anointing of the lingams, but no clear presence of a person is visible in focus.2013-06-04Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam: a golden spouted vessel with a small cow-head mouth pours a thin stream of water over a dark black stone lingam at lower left. Water droplets scatter in the air. Blurred background shows a crowd of devotees under warm lights. No identifiable person is clearly visible; only a hand holds the vessel at top right.2017-02-24June 05 20132013-06-05June 06 20132013-06-06Close-up photograph of a black Shiva lingam being bathed during a Rudra Abhishekam. Water pours from a gold-coloured vessel with a spout shaped like a head, held at the upper right, streaming in droplets over the dark stone. A white and yellow floral offering rests on top of the lingam. The background is blurred, showing a grey stone yoni-pitha base and a brass or gold ritual vessel at the lower edge. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12