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November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a row of tiered red steps lined with black Shivalingams. A bare-chested man with white sacred markings on his chest and shoulders and a white dhoti holds a brass kalasha high in one hand and pours water over a lingam. Beside him, two women in white saris with gold borders pour from brass vessels, one in a green blouse. A woman in a white sari sits at left, watching, with a red bindi and gold necklace. Ritual abhishekam in a temple setting.2016-11-14 +1 copiesThree devotees seated before a row of black Shivalingam abhishekam stones on red-painted stepped platforms at night. A woman on the left wears a white sari with gold border, hands pressed in namaste and a red wrist thread. A bare-chested man in the centre with white sacred ash on his forehead and chest holds a gold abhishekam vessel, and a woman in a green blouse and white sari on the right pours from a gold vessel. Brass pots sit in front of the lingams. The scene shows Rudrabhishekam ritual worship.2016-11-14A night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam at a temple with several black stone Shivalingams on tiered pedestals. Four devotees pour liquid from golden horn-shaped vessels over the lingams. The man in front is bare-chested with white ash markings on his chest and forehead and wears a white dhoti; a woman on the left in white with gold jewellery and a red wrist thread holds her palms together in prayer; another woman in a green blouse and white sari pours from a golden vessel; a fourth devotee in a maroon top also pours. The setting is a red-brick temple wall lined with more lingams.2016-11-14 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07Photo of a row of women in white and cream clothing performing abhishekam on black stone shivalingams arranged along a stepped base. Each woman holds a brass pouring vessel or horn-shaped spout over the lingams, some with yellow flowers resting on top. The women wear white saris and white blouses, with gold bangles and wristwatches visible. Brick and dark stone steps form the background.2016-01-03Many men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in rows on red stone steps, each performing abhishekam on a black lingam placed in a round stone yoni basin strewn with pink and white flowers. Several devotees hold up long cylindrical brass or horn vessels pouring liquid, and a shirtless man at left has white ash marks on his body. Oil lamps glow in the background, and some men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. No single person is identifiable as a person; all visible participants appear to be devotees or priests.2017-05-24December 03 20162016-12-03November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03