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A woman in an orange sari with a dark red border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a black stone yoni pitha during abhishekam. Her wrist has gold bangles, and a rudraksha mala and orange pendant hang at her neck. Behind her, other people in orange robes stand near a brass lamp stand, and another brass pot pours water at the left edge. A green and blue cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers hang at right, with a water tank visible in the background.

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Women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders perform abhishekam at a dark stone lingam on a large black stone yoni-peetha base, pouring water from brass kalashas as water spills over the basin. The woman in front wears a red bindi, bangles and a rudraksha mala, and holds a brass pot aloft. Behind her another woman in orange holds a brass pot, and a brass oil lamp stands to the right beside garlands of marigold and jasmine. A small silver deity murti sits on a pedestal at left, under a sheltered temple roof.2008-12-31A woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl stands at a dark stone base, pouring water from a large brass pot over a tall grey Shiva lingam in a temple hall. Water runs down the lingam and over the black stone yoni-pitha base, with flower petals scattered on it. Behind her another woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass vessel, and a figure in orange robes stands near. A tall brass lamp stand, green cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers appear at the right. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual. Two or three people are visible.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31April 07 20082008-04-07A temple abhishekam at a large black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped peetha, with water being poured over it from a brass kalasha held by a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border. Beside her, a woman in an orange shawl pours water from a brass vessel, and a woman in white with a gold border holds a brass pot. A brass oil lamp stands at right, and yellow and orange marigold garlands hang nearby. Several women stand under a stone temple roof with scattered petals on the floor.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A dark stone shivalingam on a black yoni-pitha base is being bathed with milk poured from a metal vessel. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and a red bindi stands at left holding a silver pot, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. A man in white dhoti and bangles pours from a brass vessel over the lingam. At right, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold ceremonial necklace with a central pendant, and a faint purple logo appears at top right. The scene is an abhishekam ritual against a white canopy and blue drape.2008-12-31