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Close photo of a rudra abhishekam being performed on a white tray lined with a red and gold brocade cloth. A thin stream of liquid pours from above onto a small blue lingam with a yoni base, surrounded by brass deity figurines including a standing goddess figure, a seated deity and a small ganesha-like figure. A hand wearing gold bangles and a red-and-gold beaded bracelet holds a silver rod near the tray, with a yellow flower at the bottom edge. Only partial limbs of a single person are visible, so no full person is shown. Dark stone object at right.

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Photograph of an abhishekam in progress at a small metal murti group on a white-draped platform. A bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands at centre, beside a dark grey Shivalinga and several small bronze figures and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Water or milk pours from above over the murtis, which sit on a white cloth with a red and gold border. Blurred gold-bangled hands of an attendant appear at the left and right edges, and a yellow flower lies at the lower right. No people are clearly visible as full figures.2013-09-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of an abhishekam in progress. A small bronze standing deity murti with raised hands stands on a pedestal at centre, surrounded by smaller bronze figurines and a dark blue stone shivalinga. Milky liquid pours down from thin silver pipes onto the arrangement, which sits on a white tray edged with an orange and gold brocade cloth. A person's hand wearing gold bangles and a gold-coloured garment at the right edge are partly visible at the frame edges, with a blurred background.2013-09-16 +1 copiesAugust 19 20132013-08-19Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A small bronze deity murti stands on a pedestal at centre, with water streaming down over it from overhead steel-rod channels onto a white tray. Around it are small bronze figurines and a grey-blue stone shivalinga-form object, with an orange and gold brocade cloth at the back. A person's hand wearing gold bangles is visible at the left edge, and another hand holds a brass vessel at the top left. No faces are visible and no person is identifiable, so no a person candidate is present.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesClose photo of an abhishekam being performed on a small shivalinga and bronze deity murti group on a white cloth with an orange-and-gold patterned border. A hand holding a silver vessel pours water in a stream over the lingam, and a bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands beside the lingam. Gold bangles are visible on the wrist, and a yellow flower lies at the lower edge. No people are fully visible besides the hand and arm.2013-09-16A close photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with a patterned orange-and-gold cloth. A small bronze standing deity murti with a tall crown stands at centre, surrounded by smaller bronze figurines of seated and standing devotees and a dark stone shivalinga on a base. A tall silver vessel is at right, and a silver pouring rod or stand arches above the tray. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie at the lower left. At left, the wrist and gold bangles of a person are partly visible, the rest of the body out of frame. No full faces are visible. The blurred background shows a red screen.2013-08-19Close view of an abhishekam being performed on a small brass deity murti and a dark Shiva lingam set on a white tray. A hand with gold bangles holds a tall white ritual vessel and pours liquid over the figures, while a silver rod channels the flow. A small brass Nandi-style figure, several miniature brass deities and a bell-like murti surround the lingam. An orange and gold brocade cloth lies beneath the tray, with a silver kalasha at right and a yellow flower at lower left. No physical person's face is visible.2013-08-19A close photograph of a small ritual abhishekam setup on a white tray with an orange-and-gold patterned cloth. A small brass deity murti stands on a pedestal at centre, surrounded by miniature brass figures and a dark blue-black shivalinga. Thin silver rods hold a stream of liquid pouring down over the arrangement. A silver vessel sits at right, and yellow flowers lie at lower left. A person's hands with gold bangles appear at left, pouring or arranging the offering. No faces are visible.2013-08-19August 19 20132013-08-19September 16 20132013-09-16A close view of an abhishekam being performed on a small bronze deity murti standing on a pedestal at the centre of a white-draped ritual platform. Milk or liquid streams down from above through silver pipes, and surrounding figurines, a dark black lingam with a shiny base, and a small dark stone stand around the central image. An orange and gold cloth lies behind the platform, and a blurred hand appears at the left edge. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand, and no identifiable person is shown.2013-09-16