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September 19 20112011-09-19A photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a stone shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha base. Water pours over the tall cylindrical lingam from a brass kalasha held by a priest in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a second attendant in a white dhoti with an orange sash holds a small brass pot. Water splashes across the stone base and floor. Part of a carved stone pillar appears at the left edge and another person in white stands at the right edge. Two people are visible, the two pouring priests and the partially visible person at the right edge, so the count is 2-5.2007-10-25March 04 20192019-03-04A photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A bare arm in a gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over a grey stone lingam, which sits on a round base. Water splashes off the stone. Behind it, marigold and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments fill the background, with a pink-and-gold textile at right. A partially visible person in a maroon-and-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at left. No face of a person is visible, and the image holds no visible portrait of a person.2015-02-19Close view of an abhishekam being performed on a large stone Shivalingam set in a yoni-peetha base. A figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala pours milk from a brass vessel over the lingam, and the white liquid cascades down and spreads across the pedestal. Beside the lingam, the feet of a large seated deity murti in gold and maroon silk are visible, adorned with gold anklets. Two people in white kurtas with orange sashes stand behind the offering, and a few yellow flowers lie on the wet floor.2007-10-25A photograph of a Shiva lingam being anointed with white powder during a temple ritual. A large shiva lingam, its upper stone sheathed in white powder, stands on a circular yoni-peetha base also dusted with white powder. Powder pours down from a vessel held by a person at upper left, who wears white clothing with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala. At right, a bronze-coloured hand adorned with bangles and a red-and-gold garment sleeve reaches toward the stone. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam with powdered offerings.2007-10-25September 15 20142014-09-15October 06 20112011-10-06A photograph of an abhishekam at a stone Shiva lingam set in a yoni-pitha base. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala pours milk from a brass vessel over the lingam, and the white milk splashes and flows down the pitha. To the right, a large deity murti wears a purple silk garment with gold borders, and its gold-painted feet are visible. Behind, a young man in white clothes with an orange waist cloth watches the ritual. Yellow flowers lie on the floor.2007-10-25February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders pours milk from a brass vessel over a standing golden-bodied statue on a gold-framed platform. Behind is a large deity murti draped in orange and yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands, with a gold crown. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a small garlanded figure sits on a red stand at right. Carved grey stone walls surround the scene.2010-12-14February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies