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A shirtless man in white dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha onto a large grey lingam, performing abhishekam. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape over the stone. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest and orange-red bracelets, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and body. Another person is partly visible at the left edge near metal railings and a small brass vessel. The background is a bright white sky.

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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large dark stone lingam wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti and white tripundra markings, pours liquid from a brass pot over the stone. Beside him a younger man with a shaved head and white body markings stands behind a metal railing, with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers hanging nearby. Bright overcast sky.2016-12-02November 24 20162016-11-24A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair and white tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass kalasha over a large dark black stone lingam, which is draped with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. He wears white dhoti, rudraksha mala and bangles on his wrists, kneeling on a raised platform under a clear blue sky. A second brass vessel sits at the right edge. This appears to be an abhishekam ritual being performed on a Shiva lingam.2016-11-27 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A priest with long matted hair and bare torso, wearing white dhoti and red-orange bead malas on his arms, stands on a metal platform pouring water from a brass pot over a large dark black stone lingam. A garland of red, white, green and yellow flowers drapes down the lingam, and a silver yoni-pitha base sits at its lower right. Behind him, another person in white and red stands at the railing under a clear blue sky. The lingam is being given abhishekam with water.2016-11-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bare-chested priest in white dhoti pouring liquid from a golden pot over a large black shiva lingam, which is garlanded with white and purple flowers. The priest has long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a black cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest, and stands on a metal platform with railings. A second bare-chested man with a gold necklace and mala sits partially visible at left on the same platform. Behind is a tall tree and a tan stone wall.2016-10-31July 31 20172017-07-31A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of white and purple flowers. A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks and white sacred markings on his arms sits on a raised metal platform and pours water from a golden kalasha onto the top of the lingam. White dhoti clothing, a rudraksha mala and bracelets are visible. Behind him another man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on the platform. Below, a few people in white clothes sit on red stone steps near a small ritual setup. A tree and pale sky are in the background. Watermarked archive photo.2016-10-31November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA large dark black stone lingam is being bathed with a stream of golden liquid poured from a brass kalasha held by a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair. He wears rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets and white dhoti. The lingam is wrapped with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, against a clear blue sky. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual. The bare-chested man has long dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, with no clear crown, saffron robe or ceremonial gold necklace, so the identity is uncertain.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a large black lingam, shown as a dome-shaped stone wrapped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds. Two bare-chested men stand on a metal platform with railings; the nearer man wears a white dhoti and a dark shawl, a rudraksha mala and armlets, and pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam. A second man beside him, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, looks on. Brass pots and a red cloth sit on the platform, and a plain tan building and a tree stand behind.2016-09-26