Outdoor abhishekam scene on stone steps with red-painted risers. Women in saris and salwar kameez, in purple, orange, red, green, pink and white, sit in rows pouring water from brass vessels onto black stone shivalinga set on the steps. Brass pots and bowls sit around the lingas, and red and orange flags stand behind a metal railing. Some women hold brass cones or pour with them. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor abhishekam scene on stone steps with red-painted risers. Women in saris and salwar kameez, in purple, orange, red, green, pink and white, sit in rows pouring water from brass vessels onto black stone shivalinga set on the steps. Brass pots and bowls sit around the lingas, and red and orange flags stand behind a metal railing. Some women hold brass cones or pour with them.

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