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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a row of women in white saris with gold borders performing abhishekam on black lingams. Each woman holds a long brass horn-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over the black stone shiva lingams with yellow flower petals and marigold-like blooms on their tops. The women sit in a line, some wearing gold bangles, and their faces are partly turned away. Behind them a red brick wall with more black lingams is visible. The scene conveys a collective ritual offering with a sense of order and devotion.2016-01-03September 19 20162016-09-19Photograph of a row of women seated on red-and-black tiered steps performing abhishekam to black stone shivalingams on pedestals. Each devotee holds a brass or gold horn-shaped vessel and pours liquid over the lingam; orange and yellow marigold garlands rest on several lingams. Women wear white and cream sarees, one in an orange-bordered saree, with bangles and red bindi and hair braided. Sunlight flares in from the upper right. Around 8 women are visible.2016-01-03December 17 20162016-12-17February 18 20172017-02-18January 03 20162016-01-03December 14 20162016-12-14Night 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 copiesTwo women perform an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set along the edge of a water tank. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border and a teal lanyard, and pours water from a polished brass pot over the black stone lingams. The woman on the left, in a red blouse and white sari, bends forward to touch and wash the stones with her hands. A man in a red garment stands in the water behind them, and a red flag is visible at the upper right.2016-09-19