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Close-up photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam being prepared inside a red-brick shrine. A black stone shivalingam with a cylindrical yoni base sits at right, a golden kalasha-style spout rises at center, and a hand with a gold bangle reaches toward a brass plate of flowers, white offerings and yellow cloth. A brass oil lamp burns at left beside a brass pot with a spoon, an incense stick smokes behind the lingam, and a bare forearm and white garment edge appear at top right. No faces are visible.

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Close photo of a black stone Shivalinga on a square black base, decorated with yellow flowers and scattered orange and purple petals. A small brass naga-hood lamp stands beside it, with brass vessels and a red-lit shrine behind. A bare foot in grey trousers is visible at right, and a small lit oil lamp glows in the background. Only legs and feet of one person are visible, so no face or identity is shown.2016-12-23A photograph of a black stone shivalinga on a circular yoni-peetha base, being bathed by a golden vessel held by a hand entering from the top left. Water flows down over the lingam, with yellow flower petals scattered on its top and base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits on a red tiled stand to the right, and the background is a warm orange-red wall. The scene shows abhishekam, a ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam. No human face is visible and no person is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-12-23Close photo of a hand holding a small brass spoon over a black Shivalinga on a red stone ledge, pouring liquid from a clear plastic bottle onto the lingam's top. The lingam is decorated with white flower petals and red rose petals at its base. Nearby are brass plates of rice-like offerings garnished with red flowers, small brass bowls, a brass kalasha, and a red and cream cloth bag. The wrist bears bangles and a gold bracelet. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, so no face or full figure appears and no one can be identified. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Shiva lingam.2016-12-15December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A black stone shivalingam on a square yoni-pitha base is being bathed with water poured from a golden pot held by a person in white garments at upper right, with a thin stream visible. Red and orange flower petals and a red flower rest on top of the lingam, and yellow and white flower petals line the base. A small brass oil lamp with a cobra-hooded handle burns in front. Behind, a golden murti of a deity in orange and red sits near brass plates of offerings and food, and a second black lingam stands at left beside a golden vessel. This looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-18A close view of a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni pedestal being bathed in a stream of liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a priest whose hands and bare arm are visible. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets. A brass bowl sits in the foreground, a small oil lamp burns on the left, and a white figurine stands behind the lingam. A man in white dhoti with a gold border lies prostrate on the right.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15December 18 20162016-12-18December 02 20162016-12-02Close-up photograph of a black stone Shivalingam being ritually bathed, with water running down its sides and flower petals (yellow and orange) scattered on top. A glass or crystal vessel rests on the crown of the lingam, suspended by a thin cord. In the blurred background a person in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands near the lingam during the puja, with brass bells or lamps faintly visible at lower left. The image is an abhishekam offering to a Shiva lingam.2016-12-23A row of black stone Shivalingams on a red-bordered stone platform receive abhishekam, with brass pouring vessels held over them. A bare-armed devotee's hand reaches down to a lingam draped with an orange-red rudraksha mala, and a brass tray holds flowers and small oil lamps. On the left a bare-shouldered person in a rudraksha mala kneels, and on the right a figure in white robes holds a brass pot. The scene shows Rudra abhishekam at the rows of lingams. Visible people are partially shown, so the count is limited.2016-12-16