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Close photograph of an abhishekam in progress: milky white liquid pours over a dark stone Shiva lingam, marked with horizontal white bands, splashing upward in bright droplets. A hand with a gold beaded bracelet and a bare forearm pour from the top right, and a blurred figure with bare skin sits behind. Warm amber lighting and blurred red, pink and yellow flower garlands fill the background.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesClose photo of a white milky liquid pouring over a dark stone lingam during abhishekam. A bare forearm with a gold bangle tips a vessel at the top of the frame, and the liquid splashes down the sculpted stone. The background is a blur of warm yellow, orange and red floral decorations.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A hand with a gold beaded bracelet pours a thick white liquid. Blurred red, yellow and purple flower garlands and offerings fill the background. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: water pours in a thick stream over a dark stone Shiva lingam. Several people in orange and saffron garments stand around it; one raised arm holds a brass vessel pouring milk or water, and another hand with gold bangles steadies the lingam from the side. Behind them stands a row of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, orange, pink and magenta, with a saffron cloth draped nearby. A gold-bordered bead necklace hangs on the left edge of the frame.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shivalinga being bathed in milk during an abhishekam ritual. A large grey-white stone linga stands centre frame, pouring liquid streams over its surface. A figure in the foreground has a bare arm with gold bangles and a gold-trimmed garment, pouring from a vessel. Behind, a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes with a yellow sash watches, slightly blurred. To the right, a tall decorated pillar or altar is draped in marigold garlands of yellow, orange and magenta flowers, with an orange cloth. Water droplets spray around the linga in a warm, dim temple setting.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA close photo of an abhishekam in progress. A priest's arm, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone shivalinga. Water splashes around the base. Behind it stands a backdrop of garlands of purple, pink, yellow and white flowers, with gold jewelry and a red-and-gold cloth visible at right. No full faces are visible.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies