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A night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam at a temple with several black stone Shivalingams on tiered pedestals. Four devotees pour liquid from golden horn-shaped vessels over the lingams. The man in front is bare-chested with white ash markings on his chest and forehead and wears a white dhoti; a woman on the left in white with gold jewellery and a red wrist thread holds her palms together in prayer; another woman in a green blouse and white sari pours from a golden vessel; a fourth devotee in a maroon top also pours. The setting is a red-brick temple wall lined with more lingams.

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November 14 20162016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a row of tiered red steps lined with black Shivalingams. A bare-chested man with white sacred markings on his chest and shoulders and a white dhoti holds a brass kalasha high in one hand and pours water over a lingam. Beside him, two women in white saris with gold borders pour from brass vessels, one in a green blouse. A woman in a white sari sits at left, watching, with a red bindi and gold necklace. Ritual abhishekam in a temple setting.2016-11-14 +1 copiesThree devotees seated before a row of black Shivalingam abhishekam stones on red-painted stepped platforms at night. A woman on the left wears a white sari with gold border, hands pressed in namaste and a red wrist thread. A bare-chested man in the centre with white sacred ash on his forehead and chest holds a gold abhishekam vessel, and a woman in a green blouse and white sari on the right pours from a gold vessel. Brass pots sit in front of the lingams. The scene shows Rudrabhishekam ritual worship.2016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14Close view of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at night. Several black stone Shivalingas stand in a row, each being poured over through a long golden funnel-shaped vessel held by a worshipper. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white sacred ash (vibhuti) on his forehead and arms, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, holds one golden funnel above a black lingam. Behind him, other worshippers in white dhotis and white garments sit in line, also holding golden vessels. Warm lamp lights glow in the background.2016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14 +2 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14 +2 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23