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September 19 20112011-09-19A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a dark black stone lingam on a pedestal. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him an orange wall and a blurred portrait-like figure appear, with a partial sculpted figure on the right. The scene suggests abhishekam ritual.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A close-up photograph of a man's hands pouring water from a silver conical vessel with engraved leaf patterns, the stream falling downward. The blurred figure behind has a shaved head and wears a white dhoti or shawl with orange-gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck and beaded bracelets on the wrist. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual space with warm light. This looks like abhishekam or puja water offering. The face is out of focus and not identifiable.2011-09-19A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone Shivalinga. A priest's bare arm, wearing a gold bangle and beaded bracelet, pours water or milk from a silver vessel over the lingam, and droplets spray upward. Behind it, a white-clad figure stands near a gilded pillar and a gold-draped structure. At right, the golden feet and lower legs of a large gilded deity murti rest on a lotus base, with a red-and-gold cloth draped over it. Warm light falls on a red curtain and a wooden table in the background.2011-09-19Close view of an abhishekam at several black stone Shivling lingams set on silver-grey peetha bases. Golden conical vessels pour water over the lingams, and a thin stream of water falls onto the top of the front lingam. Two men in white dhotis sit in the background, with one man's bare arm and gold bangle, beaded wrist threads and a silver ring visible as he holds a golden pot. The scene is blurred, with the foreground arms and dhoti in focus on the left.2016-11-24September 19 20112011-09-19Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti pouring from a brass vessel with a spouted lip over a black stone shivalinga on a stepped dark platform. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Behind him are brass pots and a dark bowl, with a blurred saffron-cloth backdrop in the background.2016-12-06A young man with a white forehead tilak and rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists pours water from a tall golden vessel onto a black stone shivalinga, with a row of other black lingas in the background. He wears an orange cloth on his lower body and is bare-chested. Behind him, another person in orange and white sits. Soft daylight and warm red steps frame the scene.2016-11-11A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a gold bead necklace with a pendant pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam on a carved stone yoni-peetha base. A brass oil lamp stands on the right, with a gilded deity figure and a red railing behind. The man has a shaved head and a tilak on his forehead. The setting is an open-air temple shrine with carved stone ceiling brackets.2009-12-28December 02 20162016-12-02March 14 20142014-03-14