A priest in an orange-saffron garment pours milk from a golden bowl over a black stone Shiva lingam set within a gold-and-red arched backdrop. Milk flows down the lingam and over a stepped white yoni-pitha base in an abhishekam offering. Brass lamps, a flame and offering plates with flowers sit to the left in the dim temple shrine. - Nithyanandapedia

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A priest in an orange-saffron garment pours milk from a golden bowl over a black stone Shiva lingam set within a gold-and-red arched backdrop. Milk flows down the lingam and over a stepped white yoni-pitha base in an abhishekam offering. Brass lamps, a flame and offering plates with flowers sit to the left in the dim temple shrine.

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