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Close-up photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam scene. Water streams down from a vessel above onto a dark lingam set on a white marble-like base. Two thick garlands of white flowers, with red rose petals, hang on either side. Small bronze deity figures and a seated figure stand around the lingam, including a standing bronze figure holding an object at left. No people are visible; the background is blurred.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20A close photograph of an abhishekam at a Shiva lingam. Water pours in a thin stream from a silver makara-head spout onto a black lingam on a silver base. A small bronze standing deity figure with a crown holds a vessel beside the lingam. A white jasmine garland wrapped with red rose petals hangs on the left edge. No people are visible, and the background is blurred with warm bokeh lights.2014-03-20August 08 20092009-08-08March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph of a golden deity murti seated on an ornate gold throne, draped in a thick garland of pink-red roses. The figure wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a gold crown, rudraksha and pearl malas, and a gold necklace. A smaller seated murti with pink rose garland sits to the left. In the foreground, a hand pours water from a brass kettle over a ritual vessel, with brass bowls, a silver container and a white conch shell nearby. Orange, green and red silk drapes form the backdrop. No people are visible apart from a partial hand and arm.2013-07-02Night-time photograph of a silver kalasha-style vessel at the top of a wooden palanquin-like platform, draped with thick white jasmine-style garlands and red rose petals. Behind it, blurred devotees stand with hands pressed together in anjali, one woman in a red-orange sari and a man in saffron-toned clothing, while a man in a dark jacket and white shirt looks on. Smoke drifts in the background and long ceremonial staffs rise at the right edge.2014-03-20October 28 20062006-10-28March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph of a silver-clad murti of a saint figure seated within a gilded arched frame, heavily garlanded with white jasmine strands, pink and red flower garlands, and green leaves. The murti wears a tall gold conical crown, a silver chest ornament and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a small silver object in one hand. Orange silk drapes beneath it. To the right, a bare-chested man in a yellow-green dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in a white shirt and an onlooker in yellow stand nearby. A silver tray of white flowers and a coconut sits in the foreground.2012-06-05 +1 copies