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Close photo of a black stone Shivalinga on a square black base, decorated with yellow flowers and scattered orange and purple petals. A small brass naga-hood lamp stands beside it, with brass vessels and a red-lit shrine behind. A bare foot in grey trousers is visible at right, and a small lit oil lamp glows in the background. Only legs and feet of one person are visible, so no face or identity is shown.

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Close view of black stone Shivalingams on square yoni pedestals set along a red-brown ledge during a ritual. Brass bowls sit at the base, one holding flower petals and a yellow flower rests on the central lingam. Behind them, a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small brass aarti or puja vessel stand beside a small figure of a sage-like deity or devotee. Only legs and white or cream dhoti-clad lower bodies of standing officiants are visible at the top edge, with a brass pot or kalasha spout. Petals are scattered on the pedestals and a few pieces of rangoli-like colour dot the ground.2016-12-23December 16 20162016-12-16A photograph of a black stone shivalinga on a circular yoni-peetha base, being bathed by a golden vessel held by a hand entering from the top left. Water flows down over the lingam, with yellow flower petals scattered on its top and base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits on a red tiled stand to the right, and the background is a warm orange-red wall. The scene shows abhishekam, a ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam. No human face is visible and no person is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-12-23Close-up photograph of a black stone Shivling in a temple sanctum, with water streaming down its polished surface onto a circular basin. A small brass linga-shaped stand holds a clear crystal lingam, with a brass cobra hood behind it, and scattered yellow and red flower petals lie around the base. In the blurred background, a person in white clothing is partly visible.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23Black stone Shivalingams on round gold-edged peethas are being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel held by a priest at the top left. Water droplets spray off the central lingam, and small oil lamps and yellow and red flower petals rest around the bases. Behind, seated figures in white dhotis and bare-shouldered ritual attire perform the abhishekam. A red cloth edges the right side. Setting appears to be a temple sanctum during an early-morning ritual.2016-12-12Close-up photo of a black stone Shivalingam being bathed in a stream of water poured from a long golden vessel held by a person whose arm and white clothing are partly visible at the left edge. A small clear crystal lingam sits on a gold stand in front of the black lingam, and scattered yellow flower petals and red flower petals lie on the dark base and wet surface. Only hands and white garments are visible, so no full person is shown.2016-12-12Close-up photograph of black stone Shivalinga lingams on a ritual platform during a puja. The foreground lingam is decorated with a red flower, scattered red and orange petals, a white and yellow flower garland, and a small brass ritual vessel with a lamp. Behind it, a brass kalasha and brass bowls, and a small figurine of a seated sage or saint with white and red garments sits among flower offerings and a brass pot. Water streams from a brass vessel at the upper right. People in white clothing are only partially visible at the top edge, and no full faces are shown.2016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23A black stone shivalingam on a square yoni-pitha base is being bathed with water poured from a golden pot held by a person in white garments at upper right, with a thin stream visible. Red and orange flower petals and a red flower rest on top of the lingam, and yellow and white flower petals line the base. A small brass oil lamp with a cobra-hooded handle burns in front. Behind, a golden murti of a deity in orange and red sits near brass plates of offerings and food, and a second black lingam stands at left beside a golden vessel. This looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Close-up photo of a black stone Shiva lingam on a square black yoni-pitha base, decorated with flower petals in orange, red and yellow, and a small brass oil lamp with a brass ritual vessel beside it. Water or milk is being poured from a golden spout held by a person in white clothing at the upper right, arcing over the lingam. Behind it a second dark lingam stands on a base, with brass pots and a deity murti in orange and red on a tray of flowers and offerings. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed. No people are clearly visible beyond the white-clad arm and hand.2016-12-18