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Close-up photo of a black polished stone Shivalinga on a circular black yoni-peetha base, with a small gold-coloured cap and a lit oil lamp or diya on top. In the lower left, a woman's hand holds a shallow brass plate bearing a small lit oil lamp, wearing silver bangles and a ring, with a tattoo on the wrist and white cloth visible. Red flower petals sit on nearby stone bases, and more lingams stand blurred in the background. Ritual puja setting at a temple shrine.

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June 04 20132013-06-04A close photo of a black stone Shiva lingam with a small brass oil lamp lit on its top. A bare hand with a tattoo and silver bangles holds a brass plate bearing a lit oil lamp beside the lingam. Blurred stone structures and red flowers appear in the background. No people's faces are visible.2013-06-04 +1 copiesClose view of a dark black cylindrical Shiva lingam on a stone base, with a small lit oil lamp in front of it. Two hands extend brass plates holding a flaming oil lamp into the frame; the left hand bears a tattoo on the wrist. Blurred lingams and stone structures sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible; only hands are shown.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04June 24 20132013-06-24June 04 20132013-06-04A black stone shivalingam on a square yoni-pitha base is being bathed with water poured from a golden pot held by a person in white garments at upper right, with a thin stream visible. Red and orange flower petals and a red flower rest on top of the lingam, and yellow and white flower petals line the base. A small brass oil lamp with a cobra-hooded handle burns in front. Behind, a golden murti of a deity in orange and red sits near brass plates of offerings and food, and a second black lingam stands at left beside a golden vessel. This looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05A close photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga on a stone base. A hand at the top left pours water from a golden spout-like vessel over the lingam, and a golden yoni-pitha base holds a silver-toned small vessel with a red flower or cloth offering on the lingam's side. Blurred red fabric and a stone surface lie in the background, and a partial head appears at the lower left edge.2016-12-14Close-up photo of a Shiva linga ritual. A hand holds a small brass spoon with a lit flame above a black stone abhishekam base, with a brass plate of red and yellow flowers and green leaves set on the stone beside a dark cylindrical linga. The background is blurred, with a white-clad person and a golden object visible. No person's face is shown, and no one is clearly identified.2016-12-17A photograph of black stone Shiva lingams on circular yoni-pītha bases during abhishekam. A thin stream of water pours from a golden vessel onto the central lingam, splashing droplets into the air, with a few red flowers resting on the lingam tops. Blurred figures in the background wear colourful patterned clothing, including a red garment and a striped multicolour sleeve, and a small oil lamp flame is visible at the lower right.2016-12-17