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Outdoor abhishekam scene at a temple-like stone stepped structure. Several women in orange saffron robes with gold-yellow borders sit in a row on red steps, each pouring water from a long golden conical vessel over a black stone lingam. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces, gold bangles and earrings, and white-and-red vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun holds a golden kalasha-style pourer while a brass puja plate with a small bell and pink flowers sits at her knee. Rows of black lingams line the steps behind them.

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A row of women in orange and saffron clothing sit on red stone steps playing long golden horns, the mouthpieces held to their lips. Several wear orange blouses with yellow borders and saffron saris, with rudraksha malas around their necks, white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and bangles on their wrists. Behind them are rows of dark cylindrical shivalingas arranged in tiers. The scene appears to be a ritual horn-blowing performance at a temple.2013-06-24June 04 20132013-06-04June 24 20132013-06-24A photograph of several women in orange and rust-coloured saris with gold borders seated on red stone steps beside rows of black Shiva lingams. Each woman holds a long golden horn-shaped vessel, pouring or offering liquid over the lingams, with rudraksha malas around their necks. The foremost woman wears a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on her forehead. Pink flowers rest on the base of one lingam, and brass plates sit at the lower edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam ritual.2013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29June 06 20132013-06-06A row of women in orange and saffron sarees with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams, many topped with small offerings. They hold long golden horn-shaped vessels raised toward the lingams, apparently pouring liquid for an abhishekam. The woman in front wears a white tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala, and a brass pot and small plate of offerings sit at the bottom edge. Several women wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and a few people stand further back on the steps and walkways in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-29Several women in matching orange-red saris with yellow borders sit in a row on red stone steps, pouring water from long golden funnel-shaped vessels over rows of black stone shivalingams. Many have rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Some wear bangles and earrings. Pink flowers and white blossoms lie among the lingams.2013-07-29Photograph of a row of women in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders sitting on steps before rows of black Shivalingams topped with small metal fittings and pink flowers. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips and pours or offers liquid into the lingam, with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas on their wrists. A red-tiered stone terrace with small stone shrines forms the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-06-04A row of women in orange-red saffron sarees with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit along a temple terrace, performing abhishekam. Each holds a long golden funnel-shaped vessel pouring liquid over black stone lingams set on round peetha bases. Several women wear white tilak on their foreheads and gold bangles, and red-stepped temple walls with small stone pillars stand behind them.2013-06-04A photograph of female devotees in orange and rust-red saris with gold-bordered edges sitting on tiered red stone steps during a ritual. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips or raises it toward a row of black cylindrical lingams with flower offerings placed on their tops. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and one woman has a white tripundra mark on her forehead. Brass plates with offerings sit at the lower right, and red flowers decorate the lingams.2013-07-29A row of women in saffron-orange sarees with yellow borders sit on red-painted temple steps, each pouring liquid through a long golden horn-shaped vessel onto black stone shivalinga lingams topped with small red flowers. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas around their necks. The lingams line the steps in multiple rows. Soft focus on the foreground woman and the green-tinted blurred background.2013-06-10