Abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a black yoni-peetham base before a gold-framed arch with an orange cloth backdrop. A hand wearing bangles and a red thread pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam, the stream falling over its white-coated surface. A small gold shrine ornament sits in the lower foreground near a wooden door with carved panels. No people's faces are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a black yoni-peetham base before a gold-framed arch with an orange cloth backdrop. A hand wearing bangles and a red thread pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam, the stream falling over its white-coated surface. A small gold shrine ornament sits in the lower foreground near a wooden door with carved panels. No people's faces are visible.

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