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A woman in an orange sari with red border sits on red-painted temple steps, holding a brass abhishekam horn to pour over a black stone Shivalinga. She wears a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and has her hair tied up. Behind her, other devotees in orange and red robes sit among rows of black Shivalingas and brass vessels; a woman with white tripundra marks on the left holds a brass horn, and boys in white dhotis play similar horns at the top. A red banner with white script hangs on the left. Rudra abhishekam ritual setting.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17June 06 20132013-06-06December 05 20162016-12-05December 18 20162016-12-18Devotees perform abhishekam on a row of black stone shivalingams arranged on red-brick steps. Several women and a young girl pour water or milk from brass vessels with long spouts over the lingams. A woman in a pink sari with floral print sits in the foreground, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala holds a brass pourer. A girl in yellow-orange wraps and a rudraksha mala sits at left, and a person in an orange shawl and blue top sits behind. Brass pots and bowls sit on the steps around the lingams.2016-12-19August 07 20172017-08-07December 09 20162016-12-09A row of women in orange and red saffron-toned robes with yellow borders sit on steps before a line of black shivalinga-style stone pillars. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn, and the foreground woman, with hair in a bun, white forehead markings and a dark beaded mala and bracelet, raises hers toward a black linga. Red tiered steps and small stone shrines form the background.2013-06-04September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies