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Close photo of an abhishekam at a black shivalinga on a dark stone base. A silver vessel with a spout and a silver overhead dispenser pour water over the linga. A person's hands in the upper left hold the silver pot, and an orange cloth is visible at the lower left. A pink flower rests at the base of the linga, and an orange-framed doorway edges the right side.

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March 14 20142014-03-14Close view of a black stone shivalinga on a round base, topped with a small gold yoni-shaped pedestal holding a pink flower. A hand in a gold-rimmed sleeve pours water from a golden spout-vessel over the lingam, and water runs down its sides. Behind it, a person in orange robes with a yellow border sits near a silver bowl.2013-07-29March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14Close view of a black stone lingam on a golden yoni-shaped base being bathed in abhishekam. A pink flower sits on top of the lingam, and water trickles down its sides from a golden spouted vessel held by a hand adorned with rudraksha beads. Attendants in orange and saffron robes with a gold-bordered cloth sit nearby, with a small metal bowl beside them. Red-painted stone surrounds the shrine base.2013-07-29Close-up of a dark black stone Shivalinga on a yoni-shaped pedestal, wet with water, topped with a red flower and a small silver ornament. A thin stream of water pours from a gold vessel at right, held by a person in orange saffron robes whose arm is partly visible. Ritual abhishekam in a temple setting.2013-06-10Close photo of an abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a dark stone yoni-pedestal. A small pink flower and a silver-coloured offering sit on the top of the linga, and a thin stream of liquid pours from a brass vessel held by a person whose orange-red robes and bangles are visible at the right edge. Another orange-robed person sits beside the pedestal. Only partial bodies appear; no face is shown.2013-07-29Close photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A person's bare forearm, wearing dark beaded bracelets, pours water from a repoussé silver vessel over a silver tray holding a small lingam-shaped object and a bell. Water streams across the tray. Behind are polished silver lamp stands, a silver bowl and pink rose petals and garlands on the shrine ledge. An orange cloth edge is visible at the lower right. Only a hand and arm are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2012-06-01July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08December 12 20162016-12-12Close-up photo of a glossy black cylindrical Shiva lingam topped with a single white flower. A figure in orange robes holds the metal pouring spout at right, with only the hand and sleeve visible. Blurred red stone steps form the background. Scene suggests abhishekam, the ritual bathing of a lingam. No faces are visible and no identification is made.2013-07-29