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Close-up photograph of a golden spout pouring a thin stream of water onto a dark black stone lingam, with a clear crystal or glass piece and scattered red flower petals on its top. A blurred arm wearing a gold-toned bracelet is visible in the background. No readable text or identifiable face is in frame.

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December 12 20162016-12-12June 08 20132013-06-08Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam: a golden spouted vessel with a small cow-head mouth pours a thin stream of water over a dark black stone lingam at lower left. Water droplets scatter in the air. Blurred background shows a crowd of devotees under warm lights. No identifiable person is clearly visible; only a hand holds the vessel at top right.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24December 18 20162016-12-18Close photograph of abhishekam at a shivalinga: a brass pot with a spout pours a thin stream of water over a dark stone linga, with a yellow marigold-type flower resting on its top. Water droplets spray around the base. Blurred dark stone pillars and a blue and red cloth are in the background. No people are clearly visible, only a hand holding the pot at the upper right.2016-12-19Close-up photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A brass pot with a cow-head spout, held by a hand at upper right, pours a thin stream of water over a black lingam with a silvery, patterned surface. Red flowers, a clear glass or crystal object and scattered petals sit on top of the lingam. The background is blurred with dark shapes and a white-clad sleeve at right. No people's faces are visible.2016-12-17Close-up photograph of a dark black Shivalingam being bathed with water poured from a gold abhishekam vessel shaped with a spout ending in a small gold cow-head. A hand holding the gold vessel is visible at the upper right, with a thin stream of water falling onto the lingam's top, where a red mark is visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm brown and pale tones and the faint outline of other people, and a white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12Close-up photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A clear glass-like lingam stands on a brass yoni-peetha base with a brass naga hood behind it. Water pours from a curved brass spout onto the lingam, spraying droplets. An orange rose and red petals rest on a dark stone pedestal. The blurred background shows a person in a light beige garment and a red backdrop; the person is not identifiable and is not clearly a candidate for a person.2016-12-18December 12 20162016-12-12December 18 20162016-12-18