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Close-up photo of a black stone Shivalingam being bathed in a stream of water poured from a long golden vessel held by a person whose arm and white clothing are partly visible at the left edge. A small clear crystal lingam sits on a gold stand in front of the black lingam, and scattered yellow flower petals and red flower petals lie on the dark base and wet surface. Only hands and white garments are visible, so no full person is shown.

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Close photo of a tall dark black stone lingam being bathed with water poured in streams, with water running down its grooved surface onto a circular black stone base. In the foreground a small brass yoni-pitha holds a clear glass or crystal shivalinga with a brass naga hood above it. Scattered yellow flower petals and red petals lie on the base. Blurred white-clad figures appear in the background. Looks like abhishekam in progress.2016-12-12Close-up photograph of a black stone Shivling in a temple sanctum, with water streaming down its polished surface onto a circular basin. A small brass linga-shaped stand holds a clear crystal lingam, with a brass cobra hood behind it, and scattered yellow and red flower petals lie around the base. In the blurred background, a person in white clothing is partly visible.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Close view of an abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a circular base. A gold ritual vessel with a spout pours water over the linga, with water running down into a basin and small petals floating on the surface. A priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at right, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible behind the linga. The background is blurred.2016-10-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam set on a circular stone base. A small gold cobra-hooded peetha holds a silver-white lingam, and water pours from a gold spout held by a person in white dhoti with gold border. Wet stone and scattered petals surround the base. A partially visible person in white and an orange garment kneels in the background.2016-10-31December 12 20162016-12-12Close-up photograph of a dark black Shivalingam being bathed with water poured from a gold abhishekam vessel shaped with a spout ending in a small gold cow-head. A hand holding the gold vessel is visible at the upper right, with a thin stream of water falling onto the lingam's top, where a red mark is visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm brown and pale tones and the faint outline of other people, and a white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2017-02-24Close photo of a devotee pouring water from a brass vessel onto a black stone Shivling during a ritual. Water streams from the spout in droplets, with a small clear bead of water and red flower petals resting on the dark polished lingam. Several other black lingams stand in a row behind it, and blurred white-clad devotees sit alongside, one wearing a pink wristband. The sunlit setting suggests an outdoor abhishekam.2016-12-05Close photo of a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni base during rudrabhishekam. Water pours from a brass vessel with a bull-head spout over the lingam's top, which is dressed with a pink flower petal and an orange petal. Only a hand and a sleeve in pale cloth are visible at the top right edge; no faces appear. The background is a blurred black stone pedestal and a white cloth.2017-01-02A dark polished stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base, with white and red marks and petals scattered on its surface. A hand holds a brass cone-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over the linga during abhishekam. Small brass bowls sit around the base, and a metal railing stands behind. No one else is visible in the frame.2016-03-07 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a rudrabhishekam ritual: a brass vessel with a cow-head spout pours a thin stream of water over a black stone Shiva lingam with a rounded top. Small pink and orange flower petals and a clear crystal sit on the lingam. A blurred background shows another dark stone pedestal and a partly visible person's white and gold-bordered cloth at the right edge. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2017-01-02