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A ritual setting with a black stone Shivalinga resting on a dark round yoni-peetha base, placed beside a large brass naga (cobra hood) with a bowl-shaped brass vessel encircled by a coiled serpent. A standing person in white dhoti with gold border and bare feet is visible only from the legs down at right. Silver-coloured sheets and a red cloth lie on the floor, and a metal stool stands at left.

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Close photo of a black stone Shivling on a multi-tiered black yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. A person in white clothing, only arms and lap visible, pours or applies liquid with a small brass ladle. A small brass cobra hood stands beside the lingam on a brass stand. Gleaming brass vessels sit on either side of the peetha, and a small framed portrait of a bearded figure in a saffron-toned turban appears at lower left. A small statue of a seated figure in orange-brown robes sits at right, and a brass kalasha is visible in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesClose view of a black stone Shivalingam on a dark stone yoni peetha in a temple setting, with a small gold abhishekam spout beside it. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit behind it, one with hands folded in front of him and a wristwatch visible. Their faces are cropped out. Another black lingam base appears at the right edge.2016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam set on a circular stone base. A small gold cobra-hooded peetha holds a silver-white lingam, and water pours from a gold spout held by a person in white dhoti with gold border. Wet stone and scattered petals surround the base. A partially visible person in white and an orange garment kneels in the background.2016-10-31A dark polished stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base, with white and red marks and petals scattered on its surface. A hand holds a brass cone-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over the linga during abhishekam. Small brass bowls sit around the base, and a metal railing stands behind. No one else is visible in the frame.2016-03-07 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31December 19 20162016-12-19December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up of a Shiva lingam ritual during a Rudra Abhishekam or Shiva puja. A dark black stone lingam with carved facets sits in the foreground, topped by a small brass Shiva linga with a brass naga (cobra) hood behind it and a red-orange flower offering beside it. A blurred person in white clothing with a multicoloured striped shawl stands in the background, and a hand on the right holds a golden-yellow ritual staff or implement. Setting is outdoors with a reddish structure behind.2016-12-17A dark grey stone Shiva lingam stands on a yoni-shaped pedestal on a tiled floor. Faint reddish-orange markings streak the lingam's shaft, and scattered pink flower petals lie near the base. Behind it, silver metal trim and a brown-orange cloth are visible. No people are present. The lingam appears to be a deity murti in a temple setting.2013-10-05December 03 20162016-12-03