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Close 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.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up photo of several black stone Shiva lingams set on round black yoni pedestals during abhishekam. Water is poured from golden vessels held by hands at the upper right, with a stream of liquid falling onto the central lingam. Red flowers rest on the tops of some lingams. Attendees in a colourful striped top and white garment are partly visible in the background, with a brass lamp at the lower left.2016-12-17December 09 20162016-12-09A 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.2016-12-17Close-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 05 20162016-12-05Close photograph of black stone Shiva lingams on round yoni-style bases being bathed with water poured from brass vessels. A small orange flower rests on the top of the foreground lingam, and water trickles down its sides. Blurred people in white and teal clothing sit behind, pouring water.2016-12-18A 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.2016-10-31July 08 20132013-07-08Close view of several black stone Shivalingams on pedestals being ritually bathed with water in an outdoor abhishekam. Water streams from golden pouring vessels held by seated devotees. The central lingam has a small red-pink flower on top and an orange marigold on a neighbouring lingam. Devotees wear white, teal patterned and red-trimmed clothing, with bangles visible on a wrist. Only hands, arms, legs and lower bodies are visible, so the participants are partly cropped.2016-12-18December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of black stone Shiva lingams on circular yoni-pītha bases during abhishekam. A thin stream of water pours from a golden vessel onto the central lingam, splashing droplets into the air, with a few red flowers resting on the lingam tops. Blurred figures in the background wear colourful patterned clothing, including a red garment and a striped multicolour sleeve, and a small oil lamp flame is visible at the lower right.2016-12-17