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Two women perform an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set along the edge of a water tank. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border and a teal lanyard, and pours water from a polished brass pot over the black stone lingams. The woman on the left, in a red blouse and white sari, bends forward to touch and wash the stones with her hands. A man in a red garment stands in the water behind them, and a red flag is visible at the upper right.

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September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19A photograph of an older woman with grey hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a golden-brown border and a white top, a rudraksha mala and a green-and-white lanyard badge. She bends forward and pours water from a brass kalasha onto a row of black stone shivalingams set on lingam bases, performing abhishekam. Another person in white clothing stands at the left edge, with a brass vessel visible, and a greenish water surface lies behind the platform.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor photograph of a row of black stone Shivalinga on rounded peetha bases, several with white-grey textured upper sections, dusted with red kumkum. A man in white dhoti with a red-striped cloth and a rudraksha-style mala is kneeling and pouring water from a brass pot over one linga during abhishekam. Other white-clad figures and a chain-link fence are visible behind. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in this frame.2016-09-19Two women in white sarees sit on red stone steps tending small granite Shivalingams on square pedestals. The woman on the left, wearing a white saree with green and gold borders, leans forward and touches a lingam. The woman on the right wears a white saree with a red shawl and a tilak on her forehead, and has a brass lamp and incense sticks beside her. Several other lingams stand on the steps behind them, and a black plastic hose runs along the platforms.2013-06-04September 19 20162016-09-19December 02 20162016-12-02Women in white saris with gold borders pour water and milk from silver vessels over a large black stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal in an open-sided temple hall. A woman in a green blouse leans over the lingam to pour, while another woman in white stands at left holding a silver pot. A sadhu in orange robes stands at right beside a brass lamp stand draped with yellow and white flower garlands and a green cloth. Flower petals lie scattered on the wet floor, and a small brass deity murti sits on a wooden stand near the base. Two people in red and orange clothing sit at the left edge.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 28 20092009-12-28June 03 20132013-06-03