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Close photograph of black carved stone shivalingams being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel held by a man in the background wearing orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. Several black lingams with patterned bands sit on a black platform; one central lingam is in sharp focus with a thin stream of water running over its top. A second priest in white garments appears blurred at the edge. Water is being offered during abhishekam. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from the visible cues.

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July 31 20172017-07-31Close view of several black stone Shiva lingams with carved ribbed bands, each capped with a small clear crystal or ice-like piece, in the foreground. Behind them, bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange cloth sit with a gold-coloured pouring vessel, letting water stream over the lingams in an abhishekam. Partially visible hands and forearms hold the vessel; a green-bordered orange cloth is wrapped around one man's lower body. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual bathing of the lingams, with only partial bodies visible and no clearly identifiable face.2016-12-03Close view of abhishekam at a shivalinga. Two dark black stone lingams stand in the foreground, one with a fine rippled surface. A long gold-coloured vessel with a spout pours a thin stream of water over the nearer lingam, droplets spraying in the air. Blurred figures in orange robes and white garments sit behind, and a hand holding the vessel appears at right. Brass pots and gold-toned vessels sit on the ground nearby.2016-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of a rudrabhishekam ritual at a temple setting. In the foreground, several dark stone shivalingas stand on a black base while water streams from golden horn-shaped vessels held by priests. A priest on the right wears white dhoti and a white shoulder cloth with white ash markings on his arms, holding a golden spout toward a lingam. Behind them, other priests in saffron-orange robes sit on a red-cushioned bench, one holding a golden vessel. The scene suggests abhishekam being performed on the lingams.2017-07-03 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesClose photo of two black stone shivalingams with carved horizontal bands and chevron patterns, one topped with an orange-yellow flower offering. Golden spouted vessels pour water over the lingams, and water droplets fall from the spout. Behind them, the bare arms of a person in white, wearing red-beaded malas, reach toward the stones, and blurred figures in blue and dark clothing sit nearby. The setting appears to be a temple abhishekam being performed on the lingams.2016-12-05A close photograph of black stone Shivalinga abhishekam in progress. In the foreground a golden vessel with a spout pours water over a dark polished linga, a small white flower resting on its top. Several other black lingas with carved bands stand nearby, some with orange-red kumkum dots. Behind them, out of focus, a person in white clothing and black sleeves, and gold-bangled arms, perform the ritual. The people are partially visible and not clearly countable.2016-12-19Close photo of a Rudra abhishekam at outdoor black stone shivalinga lingams. A person in an orange garment with a tattooed forearm pours water from a gold-coloured spout-vessel onto a black cylindrical lingam, with a thin stream visible. Other participants in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders sit nearby, and brass pots and flower offerings lie on the red steps beside the stones.2016-12-15Close photograph of black stone Shiva lingams on round yoni-style bases being bathed with water poured from brass vessels. A small orange flower rests on the top of the foreground lingam, and water trickles down its sides. Blurred people in white and teal clothing sit behind, pouring water.2016-12-18November 11 20162016-11-11December 03 20162016-12-03