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Outdoor photo of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on a red-brick platform, each with a gold-coloured base tray. Pink and white flower petals are scattered over the lingams. Golden kalasha vessels are tilted above them, pouring water down over the stones in an abhishekam. Several people in plain white clothes kneel along the row; only forearms, bare feet and white-clad legs are visible, so the people are partly cropped. Bags and white cloth sit on the left.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Close view of a row of black stone Shivalingams on a polished stone floor, each topped with yellow flower petals and dark ash or sacred paste. Several hands, some wearing red thread bracelets, reach in to offer petals, and bare feet and white-clad legs of devotees kneel at the edge. Brass kalashas and pots with a brass vessel stand beside the lingams. Brass pooja vessels and offerings suggest an abhishekam or puja at the lingams. No identifiable a person is visible, and the pictured people are partly cropped.2016-12-03December 15 20162016-12-15December 03 20162016-12-03A row of black stone Shivalingams on a red-bordered stone platform receive abhishekam, with brass pouring vessels held over them. A bare-armed devotee's hand reaches down to a lingam draped with an orange-red rudraksha mala, and a brass tray holds flowers and small oil lamps. On the left a bare-shouldered person in a rudraksha mala kneels, and on the right a figure in white robes holds a brass pot. The scene shows Rudra abhishekam at the rows of lingams. Visible people are partially shown, so the count is limited.2016-12-16A photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam ritual with several black stone shivalingams arranged in a row, each with a flower on top and golden kalasha pots beside them. Participants in white clothing sit and pour water from small brass cups over the lingams, with bangles and henna visible on their hands. A green and pink embroidered cloth edge appears at the right. Only hands and partial bodies are visible, so the number of people is uncertain but more than one.2016-12-02Close view of a row of dark grey stone Shiva lingams with carved bands, set in a line on a stepped platform. A bare arm with rudraksha and beaded bracelets reaches in from the upper right to place a small pink and white flower offering on one lingam. Behind them, out of focus, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on red steps, performing a lingam abhishekam ritual.2017-08-07A row of black stone shivling lingams on a stone platform, each topped with yellow flower petals and streaked with dark kumkum or vibhuti. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing kneel and sit at ground level, one hand reaching toward a brass vessel with a ladle, and brass kalasha pots and bowls sit beside the lingams. Only partial figures and hands are visible, so the people are shown at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being performed on the lingams.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03August 14 20172017-08-14Close view of black stone shivalinga sculptures on dark bases during abhishekam. Brass pots are tipped to pour water over the central linga, streaming down its sides. Pink flowers rest on the bases, and a few brass cups stand nearby. Behind, a few people in white clothes and a woman in a blue, red and gold patterned garment and gold bangles participate, with feet and hands partly visible. Incense smoke rises at the right edge. No a person is visible in the frame.2016-12-02