A night-time photograph of a rudrabhishekam at a large dark Shiva lingam. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a draped orange cloth pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam, spray glittering in the lamplight. He wears gold bangles and a rudraksha mala. Red-and-white flags stand behind, with a chain-link railing and steps to the right, and an oil lamp glows at lower left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A night-time photograph of a rudrabhishekam at a large dark Shiva lingam. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a draped orange cloth pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam, spray glittering in the lamplight. He wears gold bangles and a rudraksha mala. Red-and-white flags stand behind, with a chain-link railing and steps to the right, and an oil lamp glows at lower left.

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