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Close photo of a bare-chested man in a ritual setting, seen from the chest up, wearing rudraksha malas across his shoulders and a small pendant on a cord. He is positioned behind a black stone Shiva lingam with carved lotus-petal patterns on its base, topped with a small pink flower and a white crystal or shell-like object. White sacred ash marks show on his arms, and a yellow and white sacred thread crosses his chest. The background is blurred with red and gold tones.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Close photo of an abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga. A hand in the foreground places a clear crystal-like object and pink flower petals on the dark polished linga, while other devotees in white ritual clothes sit behind with brass vessels and a red wall. A devotee at left holds pink flowers. The scene is a Rudra Abhishekam ritual at an ashram.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesClose-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.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03A shirtless man in saffron-orange dhoti sits cross-legged at a black stone shivalinga, pouring water over it with his right hand while his left hand rests on the top. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead and white ash streaks on his arms and chest. Behind him, rows of black stone lingams and brass kalashas stand on red-tiled steps.2017-08-14Outdoor abhishekam scene at a row of black stone shivalingams on red-painted steps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair and a trimmed beard holds a lit incense stick aloft in his right hand, wearing a rudraksha-style pendant on a cord and a ring, with white dhoti. A shivalinga topped with pink flowers stands at left, and brass vessels sit on the steps. To the left, a shirtless man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a sacred cord sits beside another devotee in white cloth. Several other devotees in white are seated in the background.2016-12-02