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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Close photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam being bathed in white milk during abhishekam. Milk pours over the carved stone base and runs down its fluted surfaces. A bare forearm in a white sleeve holds a brass pot or vessel and pours milk over the stone. No faces are visible, and no one is identifiable.2007-09-24December 31 20082008-12-31December 03 20162016-12-03April 07 20082008-04-07December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Close-up photograph of a white liquid. The carved stone has weathered green-brown staining, and a relief of floral and foliate motifs runs down the wall beside it.2009-12-16A temple abhishekam scene at a black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped peetha, with water streaming down over it and pooling in a stone channel in the foreground. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tag pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Another man in a white shirt and yellow shawl, wearing glasses, holds a brass pot beside it. A woman in a blue sari stands behind the linga. Tall brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand at left, and an orange cloth hangs at the right edge.2010-01-17A milk abhishekam being poured over a large dark stone Shivalingam set on a layered yoni-peetha base. A person in orange robes at left holds a metal vessel high above the lingam, and white milk cascades down the stone and spills across the basin. Behind, several people in white clothing with orange sashes stand near a bronze deity murti whose feet are visible at right, draped in a purple and gold cloth. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the floor in the foreground.2007-10-25Close-up of a dark stone shivalinga-style abhishekam pouring with water flowing over the lotus-shaped yoni base and down the lower tiers. Blurred figures in white and orange-saffron robes stand behind the stone, with yellow flower garlands at the right edge and a purple cloth backdrop.2008-12-31