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Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam pouring ritual at a dark stone shivalingam. A hand holds a brass vessel with a spout, releasing a thin stream of water over the top of the lingam, which is decorated with a pink flower and a small glass-like bowl. Background is softly blurred with other stone forms and warm light.

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A close photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a spout onto a dark black stone lingam with a faceted geometric carved surface. A pink flower and a small clear crystal or glass bead rest on top of the lingam, catching sunlight. The background is softly blurred, showing other dark stone shivalingams and grey tones. No people's faces are visible; only a hand is shown. This depicts abhishekam or rudrabhishekam at a Shiva temple.2017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam ritual: a brass vessel with a cow-head spout pours a thin stream of water over a black stone Shiva lingam with a rounded top. Small pink and orange flower petals and a clear crystal sit on the lingam. A blurred background shows another dark stone pedestal and a partly visible person's white and gold-bordered cloth at the right edge. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2017-01-02December 17 20162016-12-17Close-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 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 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 14 20162016-12-14December 17 20162016-12-17