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Three 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.

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November 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 copiesA 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.2016-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03December 09 20162016-12-09November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesFour devotees sit on red-painted stone steps beside black stone shivalingams on pedestals, with small brass vessels and bowls nearby. On the left a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together in prayer. Next to him a woman in a cream sari with a gold border also joins her palms in prayer. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala bends over a lingam, and at right another bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border sits with head bowed. A figure in orange at the upper right sits on a higher step. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or puja at the lingams.2016-12-03December 15 20162016-12-15December 03 20162016-12-03Night ritual photograph of devotees seated on red-brick stone steps beside black stone shivalingams on pedestals, with brass bowls and small oil lamps around them. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a bare chest, sandalwood marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits with palms pressed in prayer. To his right, a woman with long light hair wears a white sari and bangles and also presses her palms together. At left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain sits cross-legged with hands folded. Brass vessels and offerings are scattered across the steps. No person is identified as a person.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03