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February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 04 20192019-03-04February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 09 20122012-02-09Close photo of a tall, rough-textured golden Shivalinga on a dark pedestal, glistening with liquid poured over it during abhishekam. A bare hand wearing gold bangles rests on top of the linga. Behind it, marigold garlands, a white cloth and a pink sequined fabric fill the background, with a gold vessel visible at left. No people's faces are shown; the scene is a ritual bathing of the linga.2015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20162016-12-17February 13 20182018-02-13Photo of a temple abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga set in a stone yoni-peetha base, standing on a shallow pool of water. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace pours a milky white liquid from a round vessel over the linga. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe stands watching. To the right, a gold-clad deity murti sits under a gold arch garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flowers, wearing a red and gold silk sari-like drape. A white stone sculpture and a small golden lamp stand at left, with flower petals floating in the water.2010-02-12February 13 20182018-02-13Night photograph of a Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni-peetha base, decorated with thick garlands of yellow and red-pink flowers and green leaves draped around the base and stone. White sacred ash lines and a small orange dot mark the lingam. Behind it, a deity murti in a maroon garment with gold ornaments and a red-and-white headband, and a standing person in white clothes with an orange shawl, adorned with a rudraksha mala, performs the worship with a hand near the garland. White granules.2007-10-25