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A woman in an orange sari with a white border pours milky liquid from a brass pot over a dark stone linga on a pedestal. Behind her, a large black stone deity murti with a hooded cobra canopy is set in a gold-leafed niche. A dark stone figure stands at the left edge. Rudraksha beads hang from her neck and she wears drop earrings, with her hair tied up. The scene suggests abhishekam.

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January 24 20222022-01-24January 24 20222022-01-24January 24 20222022-01-24January 23 20222022-01-23A woman in an orange saffron sari with a white border pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone sculpture of a seated deity murti. She has a tilak on her forehead, a hair bun and turquoise earrings, and stands beside a golden lion sculpture and a large black stone backrest. The gold-painted shrine walls and flowing water suggest an abhishekam ritual. Watermarked copyright text overlays the lower portion of the image.2022-01-23A woman in an orange sari with a saffron-coloured wrap and a rudraksha mala pours yellow liquid from a metal pot over a dark stone shivalinga in a golden shrine. Beside it, a dark stone seated deity murti with a rudraksha-style necklace receives the same yellow liquid, and a golden lion-like figure stands at the left. A dark carved niche with a deity relief sits behind, and the gilded walls are visible. The scene suggests abhishekam, with turmeric-coloured liquid dripping over the stone. The woman's earrings are turquoise and she wears her hair pulled back.2022-01-23A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white border pours milk from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam figure of a seated deity murti on the left, in a gilded shrine. Behind her a large black stone sculpture of a cobra hood or Nandi-like form stands against gold walls, with a golden lion figure at the left edge. She wears a rudraksha mala and turquoise earrings. The milk flows down over the stone.2022-01-23January 24 20222022-01-24January 24 20222022-01-24A woman in a red sari with a red-bead mala around her neck holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti seated in a gilded alcove with a carved arched backdrop. In front of the shrine, a smaller dark stone figure sits beside a dark stone pedestal topped with a lid, with water or liquid running down its surface.2022-01-24A woman in an orange sari with a white border stands at right, her back to the camera, pouring water from a vessel over a dark black stone lingam that sits on a gold-leafed altar. Water streams down the lingam and over the base into a shallow channel. Beside the altar at left is a dark stone seated deity murti, and in the foreground a small dark stone pot with a lotus-like top sits near the base. The gold-coloured wall behind the shrine suggests a temple abhishekam being performed.2022-01-24January 23 20222022-01-23