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Several women in orange-red saffron saris with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside black polished Shiva lingams on pedestals. Each woman has white or ash marks on her forehead and holds a long golden conical horn, pouring or blowing a thin stream of liquid or smoke over the lingam. One woman at left wears a rudraksha mala and bangles, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands near the base. Small stone shrines or lingam stands line the steps behind them. The scene reads as a Shiva abhishekam performed by female devotees.

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A row of women in orange saffron robes with yellow borders sits on red-painted stone steps, pouring water through long golden conical vessels onto black lingams. Each woman has white vibhuti marks on her forehead; several wear rudraksha malas. The black lingams stand on round stone pitha bases, one with pink flowers placed on top, and more stone shivalingas line the steps behind them. This is an abhishekam offering scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04A photograph of female devotees in orange and rust-red saris with gold-bordered edges sitting on tiered red stone steps during a ritual. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips or raises it toward a row of black cylindrical lingams with flower offerings placed on their tops. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and one woman has a white tripundra mark on her forehead. Brass plates with offerings sit at the lower right, and red flowers decorate the lingams.2013-07-29Several women in orange-saffron saris with yellow borders sit in a row, each playing a long golden conch-style horn toward black cylindrical lingams set on a stone base. Their foreheads bear white vertical markings, and they wear rudraksha malas and bangles. Red-tiered steps and small stone shrines form the backdrop, and pink flowers rest on the lingams. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-06-04Several women in matching orange-red saris with yellow borders sit in a row on red stone steps, pouring water from long golden funnel-shaped vessels over rows of black stone shivalingams. Many have rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Some wear bangles and earrings. Pink flowers and white blossoms lie among the lingams.2013-07-29A row of women in orange and saffron sarees with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams, many topped with small offerings. They hold long golden horn-shaped vessels raised toward the lingams, apparently pouring liquid for an abhishekam. The woman in front wears a white tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala, and a brass pot and small plate of offerings sit at the bottom edge. Several women wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and a few people stand further back on the steps and walkways in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-29June 06 20132013-06-06Several women in orange-and-yellow saris sit on red stepped tiers beside rows of black stone shivalingams on pedestals, performing abhishekam. Each woman holds a long cone-shaped funnel with a bronze vessel nearby, pouring liquid over the lingams. Some wear white tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one woman wears glasses. The steps are lined with many smaller lingams and a metal railing runs behind them. The image is a photograph of devotees in an outdoor temple setting, with no readable name or a person appearance visible.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph of a row of women in orange-saffron robes with yellow borders performing a ritual at a line of black stone Shivalingams set on a red-tiled stepped platform. Several women seated in a row hold long golden cone-shaped vessels, pouring a thin stream of liquid over the black lingams, which are decorated with red flowers. The woman in the foreground, with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, holds her cone out with one hand while her other hand forms a mudra. Pillars and smoke rise in the background, and there is no visible person identifiable as a person.2013-06-04A photograph of women in matching rust-red and orange saris with gold-yellow borders seated in rows on red-tiered steps at a temple. Each woman holds a long golden conical vessel, pouring or offering over black Shiva lingams arranged along the steps, some topped with red flowers. Several women wear white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha bead bracelets; the foreground woman wears a beaded rudraksha mala. Small stone shivalingas line the background steps, and a seated figure in red appears at the far upper right. Evening light falls on the scene.2013-06-06