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June 26 2013

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A young person in a red garment pours water from a golden kalasha held overhead onto a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-peetha base, as water streams down over the stone. The lingam is being given abhishekam. A partially visible figure stands at the left edge in a dark garment, and a bright red pillar frames the background. The image is a photograph.2013-06-26June 26 20132013-06-26A photo of a bare-chested man in a red dhoti pouring water from a golden kalasha onto a tall black stone shivalinga on a dark stone yoni peetha. Water cascades down the linga and drips from the pitha spout, indicating abhishekam. The man has short dark hair and wears a gold chain; he is partly turned away from the camera. Behind him are a corrugated roof and a wooden pillar. The image is washed out and blurred with motion.2013-06-26A young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark polished Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and wears rudraksha beads. Behind the lingam stands a golden seated statue of a figure with a golden turban and a raised hand in blessing, set on a marble pedestal. A brass trident stands to the left and a small pink flower lies near the base. The setting is a temple shrine with granite walls, consistent with a daily abhishekam ritual.2024-10-21December 10 20182018-12-10June 26 20132013-06-26Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20December 09 20182018-12-09A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and shoulders and rudraksha beads around his neck, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. A golden seated statue of a figure with a raised hand and a golden turban stands behind on a pedestal, and a gold trident leans against the wall to the left.2024-10-21Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a black stone Shivalingam, with water being poured over it from a vessel. A man on the left wears a rudraksha mala headband and a long rudraksha mala necklace, bare-chested with a red-and-gold dhoti, and smiles while pouring. Behind him a second robed figure in saffron clothing with a shaved head assists. To the right a tall column of marigold and mixed flower garlands surrounds a decorated pillar, and a red-and-gold turban-like headwrap sits atop it. Night-time setting with warm lamp light and a wooden window behind.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed priest, bare-chested and wearing a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, pouring water from a golden kalasha over a dark black Shiva lingam on a yoni peetha. Behind the lingam stands a gilded arched prabhavali frame with a trident motif. A small golden yantra-shaped base below the lingam catches the flowing water, and the scene is an abhishekam offering in a temple sanctum with a reddish stone floor.2022-11-28