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A photograph of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on round black pedestals during an abhishekam. Gold conical vessels with spouts pour water over the lingams. Seated devotees in white clothes and a woman in a colourful striped top hold the golden pourers. One lingam has a red rose and a small clear crystal on top. Gold bangles are visible on the arms.

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December 12 20162016-12-12Close view of a row of black stone Shivalinga on circular yoni-pitha bases, each with a small red flower and a glistening water droplet on top. Water streams from golden spouts held by devotees, including a woman in a blue and pink patterned top with bangles and a person in white clothing at right. Abhishekam ritual in progress at a Shiva temple setting.2016-12-17A close photograph of black stone Shivalinga abhishekam in progress. In the foreground a golden vessel with a spout pours water over a dark polished linga, a small white flower resting on its top. Several other black lingas with carved bands stand nearby, some with orange-red kumkum dots. Behind them, out of focus, a person in white clothing and black sleeves, and gold-bangled arms, perform the ritual. The people are partially visible and not clearly countable.2016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18December 12 20162016-12-12Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shiva lingams topped with silver-tinged bowls and flower petals. A priest with bare upper body, seen only partly at left, holds a long gold-coloured vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a lingam. Other gold pourers rest on neighbouring black lingams, and a red wall forms the blurred background. A ring is visible on a hand at top left.2016-12-14December 12 20162016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of several black stone Shivalingams on lotus-shaped yoni pedestals, with one in the foreground bearing a white ritual offering and pink flower petals on its top. A person in white clothing with a gold trim, wearing a red sacred thread and silver bangles, pours water from a golden spouted vessel over a lingam, with the stream visible. The background shows more lingams and red cloth. No face of a person is visible, so no a person identification is made.2016-10-31December 18 20162016-12-18December 12 20162016-12-12December 18 20162016-12-18