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A young girl in a maroon dress with gold-yellow trim stands before a red-washed stone structure, holding a long golden ceremonial vessel with a spout angled toward a stone lingam on a yoni-shaped base where water trickles down. She wears a white tilak with a red bindi, a dark beaded mala, gold bangles and small earrings. Behind her are tiered stone steps and a carved stone pillar. The water and lingam suggest an abhishekam being performed.

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June 04 20132013-06-04June 24 20132013-06-24A photograph of a young boy in a maroon robe with yellow trim sits on red stone steps beside a black stone shivalingam. He holds a tall golden conical vessel in his raised right hand and gazes sideways. He has white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a beaded necklace with a pendant. A second child in matching maroon sits at the left edge, and a third maroon-clad figure is partly visible at the right. Red stains streak the steps and small pink flowers lie near the lingam.2013-07-08A young girl in a maroon dress with gold trim pours water through a tapering gold-coloured conical vessel over a dark black Shiva lingam set on a base. She wears a white vibhuti band with a red bindi, a pink flower in her hair, rudraksha and bead necklaces, hoop earrings and a bracelet, and her hand catches the falling water. A steel vessel sits beside the lingam and a red stone wall forms the backdrop.2013-06-24June 10 20132013-06-10June 06 20132013-06-06June 06 20132013-06-06A photo of a line of women in saffron-orange saris with yellow borders, seated before rows of black Shiva lingams. Each woman holds a long golden horn-shaped vessel and pours liquid from it onto the lingam in front of her, with a thin stream visible. Several have rudraksha and bead malas, and the woman in front has a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on her forehead. The background shows red steps lined with more black lingams.2013-06-10June 08 20132013-06-08A row of women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders sits in a line, each pouring liquid through long golden-brown pipes or tubes onto black cylindrical lingams arranged on a red-tiered stone platform. Several women have white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style beads on their wrists and necks, and small earrings. The foreground woman wears a red bindi and holds a pipe with a hand near the lingam, while the others continue the same abhishekam-style pouring. The scene shows a ritual abhishekam of multiple lingams in a temple courtyard, with a row of about seven women visible. No identifiable a person is present.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesA row of women in orange and red saffron-toned robes with yellow borders sit on steps before a line of black shivalinga-style stone pillars. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn, and the foreground woman, with hair in a bun, white forehead markings and a dark beaded mala and bracelet, raises hers toward a black linga. Red tiered steps and small stone shrines form the background.2013-06-04