A man in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha mala pours water from a golden cone-shaped vessel over a large black Shivalinga on a black peetha base during an abhishekam. Behind him, rows of red steps hold many smaller black lingams, brass kalasha pots and gold-tipped cones. Other white-clad devotees sit on the steps, and a small plaque reads offered by donors. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha mala pours water from a golden cone-shaped vessel over a large black Shivalinga on a black peetha base during an abhishekam. Behind him, rows of red steps hold many smaller black lingams, brass kalasha pots and gold-tipped cones. Other white-clad devotees sit on the steps, and a small plaque reads offered by donors.

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