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Close photo of a black stone Shivalinga being bathed with water poured from a gold vessel held by a woman in a blue sari with a green blouse. Water streams from the gold spout onto the lingam's top, where a small clear bead of water rests with a few offerings like kumkum and turmeric. Other black lingams and dark bags appear blurred in the background, with a red brick wall behind. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual. No a person visible.

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A close photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a gold-coloured pouring vessel with a spout is held by a hand at the top of the frame, releasing a thin stream of water onto a dark black stone shivalingam. Blurred devotees in green, purple and orange saris sit behind, one with bangles and folded hands. No clear face of the officiant is visible.2016-12-03A photograph of a woman in a purple shawl and maroon garment pouring water from a long gold vessel onto a black stone shivalingam. A droplet sits on the top of the black stone base, and a second black shivalingam stands blurred in the background against a red wall. The scene looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-06Close 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.2016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam at a Shiva lingam. A brass or gold pot with a cow-head spout pours a thin stream of water over the dark black stone lingam, which is decorated with small red and orange flower petals and a clear crystal-like piece on top. A person in white clothing and a patterned shawl is partly visible at the right edge, holding the vessel. The background shows a blurred dark stone yoni base.2017-01-02Close-up photo of an abhishekam being performed on a small crystal Shivalingam placed on a gold-coloured yoni-peetham atop a dark grey stone pillar base. A gold pourer with a serpent-head spout trickles water over the lingam, and drops fall from the peetham. Blurred background shows a person in a yellow garment and a purple patterned cloth, with golden vessels near the hands.2016-12-15December 12 20162016-12-12July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19Close-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.2016-12-17Close view of two dark black stone Shivalingams on tiered black peetha bases in a temple, with a small brass lamp and offering near the right lingam. Behind them, several women in saris sit and pour liquid from brass vessels or cones over the lingams, with water visibly streaming down. One woman wears a magenta and purple sari with gold border; another wears a pink and multicoloured patterned sari. Devotees are seated in a ritual abhishekam setting.2016-12-12