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January 17 2010

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Close-up photograph of a wet dark stone shivalinga with its tiered base, showing carved vertical fluting and lobed bands on the lower yoni-pitha section. Water streams and drips over the polished black stone surface, with glints of reflected light. A metal rim or fixture sits at the right edge, and water trickles down from the right side. No people are visible; this shows the abhishekam being poured over the lingam during pradosha puja at the temple.2007-09-24Close 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.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of a dark stone Shiva linga base with a red-painted lower rim, poured water dripping down from the upper stone edge, and a wet stone floor beneath. Carved mouldings and a small yellow petal are visible on the surface. No people are visible.2007-09-24January 03 20082008-01-03September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19Close 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.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of a wet, polished dark granite plinth or base of a shrine, with stepped moulded ledges and a carved lotus-petal or fluted band along the lower course. Water sheen glistens across the stone surfaces, and a reddish-brown painted or stained edge appears along the top of the base above. No people are visible; the frame shows only the stonework, with a faint tree foliage blur at upper right.2007-09-24January 03 20082008-01-03Close-up photograph of a dark grey granite temple plinth with stacked mouldings, carved vertical grooves on the lower band, and a thin red-stained edge along the top. Water streams down the stone surfaces and drips from the upper ledge, and a blurred white wall and rain-speckled background appear at left. No people or deity forms are visible.2007-09-24Close-up photo of water pouring from a grey granite spout shaped like a stone waterway or drain, with a dark rounded stone spout tip below it. Clear water flows in streams and droplets against a blurred pale stone background. No people are visible.2007-09-24A photograph of a dark stone lingam with a tiered base, its top channel pouring a thin, flowing stream of water downward during abhishekam. The water falls in a blurred green-tinted column onto the base and a pooled surface. Behind the lingam, out of focus, a red-and-yellow striped wall and faint blurred figures are visible. No people are clearly in focus; the scene centers on the lingam and water stream.2010-01-02 +2 copies