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Close-up photo of a person's hand placing red and pink rose petals and yellow marigold petals onto a small brass or gold dish resting on the top of a dark cylindrical Shiva linga base. The fingers, dark sleeve and black clothing are visible; the hand is the only human body part shown. Light grey and white traces mark the stone surface around the offering.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up photo of a Shiva linga ritual. A hand holds a small brass spoon with a lit flame above a black stone abhishekam base, with a brass plate of red and yellow flowers and green leaves set on the stone beside a dark cylindrical linga. The background is blurred, with a white-clad person and a golden object visible. No person's face is shown, and no one is clearly identified.2016-12-17December 19 20162016-12-19December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up of a dark grey stone shivalingam with a geometric triangular pattern on its top surface, scattered with pink and white rose petals. A gold-coloured spouted vessel pours a thin stream of liquid. A brass pot sits blurred in the background beside a green cloth, and a larger stone yoni-shaped base is visible at the top. No people are visible.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up photo of a dark grey stone Shiva lingam being bathed by a thin stream of water from a curved golden spout, a common abhishekam offering. Water drips from the tip of the spout onto the lingam's top, which holds a small gold pedestal-like yoni base with a bright pink flower placed beside it. The background is softly blurred, with an orange-clad figure faintly visible at left and grey temple surroundings. No people are clearly in focus, and no a person candidate is visible.2013-06-06Close photograph of abhishekam at a shivalinga: a brass pot with a spout pours a thin stream of water over a dark stone linga, with a yellow marigold-type flower resting on its top. Water droplets spray around the base. Blurred dark stone pillars and a blue and red cloth are in the background. No people are clearly visible, only a hand holding the pot at the upper right.2016-12-19Close photo of a dark grey stone Shivalingam with a finely incised diamond-pattern surface, scattered with torn red and white flower petals. A brass or gold-coloured ladle or spout pours a thin stream of liquid onto the top. In the blurred background a brass pot or vessel and a green cloth are visible. No people are shown.2016-12-17Close-up photo of a shivalinga ritual during abhishekam. A man's hand, with fingers extended, hovers over a small polished crystal shivalinga set in a gold-toned base with a hooded cobra (naga) hood above it. Red flowers rest on the base beside the crystal. The black stone pedestal below is wet and carved with a pattern. The background is blurred, showing a bare-skinned person and a white garment, so no clear a person candidate is visible.2016-12-17January 02 20172017-01-02Close-up photograph of a person's hands holding a small brass bowl or cup with a pinch of red powder. The figure wears a black sleeve and a white shawl edged with a patterned, embroidered garment. The background is a blurred red wall with a dark column.2016-12-19