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A photograph of a weathered grey stone wall with a stone spout or drainage channel from which a stream of white milky liquid pours down onto a small metal cup-shaped fitting at the base. Dark stains run down the stone, and a few small yellow petals or flowers are scattered on the wall. No people are visible; the scene appears to show liquid being poured over a sacred stone form as part of ritual abhishekam.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 16 20092009-12-16July 01 20132013-07-01July 05 20102010-07-05Interior view of a stone temple wall with layered white granite mouldings and a carved projecting stone spout shaped like a lion-head or makara gargoyle, its open mouth angled toward the floor. Bamboo poles prop against the wall beside a metal safety railing. Below the spout is a shallow rectangular stone drain or basin on the damp, stained floor. Behind the railing, painted columns in red and green with gold trim are visible in a dim doorway. No people are visible in the scene. The image has a faded, washed-out tone.2007-12-12Close view of a dark grey stone shivalingam with its yoni base, a white milky liquid pouring down the front of the lingam in a thin stream and dripping off the spout into the water below. Marigold and red flower petals sit on the top surface. Reflections of the temple waters and orange tones appear at right. No people are visible.2013-06-03December 31 20082008-12-31Close view of a dark stone abhishekam basin, its carved rim wet and glistening, with milky white liquid streaming down in two thin streams over the edge. Behind it, a blurred saffron and red cloth hangs in the background, and a faint water stream falls on the left. No people are visible; the scene centres on the ritual bathing of a shivalinga-style sacred stone.2010-02-12June 05 20122012-06-05July 05 20102010-07-05July 01 20132013-07-01December 31 20092009-12-31