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A young person in a red garment pours water from a golden kalasha held overhead onto a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-peetha base, as water streams down over the stone. The lingam is being given abhishekam. A partially visible figure stands at the left edge in a dark garment, and a bright red pillar frames the background. The image is a photograph.

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June 26 20132013-06-26June 26 20132013-06-26A photo of a bare-chested man in a red dhoti pouring water from a golden kalasha onto a tall black stone shivalinga on a dark stone yoni peetha. Water cascades down the linga and drips from the pitha spout, indicating abhishekam. The man has short dark hair and wears a gold chain; he is partly turned away from the camera. Behind him are a corrugated roof and a wooden pillar. The image is washed out and blurred with motion.2013-06-26A young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark polished Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and wears rudraksha beads. Behind the lingam stands a golden seated statue of a figure with a golden turban and a raised hand in blessing, set on a marble pedestal. A brass trident stands to the left and a small pink flower lies near the base. The setting is a temple shrine with granite walls, consistent with a daily abhishekam ritual.2024-10-21June 26 20132013-06-26Close photo of a temple abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. A priest with bare upper body and a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders pours milky white liquid from a gold kalasha pot onto the lingam, the liquid cascading down its sides. Behind it a purple cloth backdrop, gilded ornate temple framing, and a red and gold silk cloth hang above. A saffron cloth is wrapped around the base. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the priest's wrist. No visible face is shown; the scene is focused on the ritual pouring.2021-08-21December 10 20182018-12-10June 26 20132013-06-26A person in an orange-red robe pours water from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivling in a yellow-walled room. The person wears a rudraksha mala with beads and a beaded bracelet, and holds the vessel with both hands over the lingam. A steel pot sits to the left beside a green wooden door, and the water runs down the polished black stone base in an abhishekam offering.2022-01-10A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala headband and necklace pours liquid from a vessel over a tall black stone Shivalingam on a black tiered peetha during abhishekam. A man in a maroon garment with a rudraksha armlet stands behind her, and marigold and colourful garlands hang beside the lingam. Water runs down the lingam and base, and flower petals lie on the floor.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 01 20182018-07-01February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies