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June 01 2012

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Close view of a white marble Shiva lingam on a yoni-style peetha, placed on a white ritual surface with a silver-rimmed tray behind it. Beside it stands a small bronze or copper deity murti on a square base, blurred and with a raised arm, against a deep red cloth with a gold border. Water droplets and traces of abhishekam liquid cover the tray and the surface. No people are visible.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesClose view of an abhishekam on a silver tray filled with white liquid. A grey-black stone Shivalinga sits at centre, surrounded by small brass figures including a standing deity murti holding a small vessel on the left, a seated deity murti and a bull (nandi) figure beside the linga, and yellow flowers at the front. A thin silver pouring spout arcs over the scene from the right, held by a hand wearing a ring. Gold-coloured cloth lies behind the tray with a polished brass vessel in the background.2013-09-02June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 15 20132013-07-15September 02 20132013-09-02Photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A small bronze standing deity murti with raised hands stands on a pedestal at centre, surrounded by smaller bronze figurines and a dark blue stone shivalinga. Milky liquid pours down from thin silver pipes onto the arrangement, which sits on a white tray edged with an orange and gold brocade cloth. A person's hand wearing gold bangles and a gold-coloured garment at the right edge are partly visible at the frame edges, with a blurred background.2013-09-16 +1 copiesA ritual abhishekam on a silver tray filled with milk. A stream of white liquid pours from a silver vessel held by a hand at the right edge, flowing over a dark grey Shiva lingam set on a stepped black yoni-peetha base. Around it stand small bronze murti figures, including a standing deity holding a lamp, a multi-armed deity figure, a bronze nandi-like bull, a kalasha-like ritual object and a seated figure. Dark grey stones lie among them. An orange patterned cloth lies behind the tray, with a polished silver bowl in the upper background. No people are visible apart from the hand. The scene shows a milk abhishekam performed on the deity murtis.2013-09-30May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a small tray of miniature metal murtis on a white cloth, set against a green background. Among the figures are a gilded standing deity figure holding a staff, a dark stone shivalinga-style object, a small seated gold figure of an elephant-headed deity with raised arms, and other tiny figures. A silver cup-shaped vessel with a long handle sits in the left foreground, and a hand wearing a gold bangle is visible at the right edge. No people's faces are shown, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2013-07-15A close photograph of a small ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with an orange-and-gold patterned cloth. A small brass deity murti stands on a pedestal at centre, surrounded by miniature brass figures and a dark blue-black shivalinga. Thin silver rods hold a stream of liquid pouring down over the arrangement. A silver vessel sits at right, and yellow flowers lie at lower left. A person's hands with gold bangles appear at left, pouring or arranging the offering. No faces are visible.2013-08-19October 06 20112011-10-06