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A photo of a Shiva lingam ritual at a temple shrine. A priest's bare hand, with a red and black thread bracelet on the wrist, pours white milk or abhishekam liquid over a black stone lingam with a golden yoni-peetha base. A copper-coloured Shri Yantra-style metal form sits in front, its tiers coated with white liquid. Pink flowers, scattered rice grains and green leaves lie on the dark stone floor, and a golden arch frames the shrine behind. Only a partial figure in white dhoti is visible at the left edge.

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A hand pours milk from a gold kalasha pot over a black stone Shivalinga inside a gilded arched niche with carved floral and foliate ornament. Milk flows down the lingam onto a black ritual base, with white flowers and a few green leaves scattered around. In the foreground stands a small gold sri yantra-shaped meru on a dark stone plinth. The scene is an abhishekam offering to the Shivalinga, with no people visible beyond the pouring hand.2022-11-28November 28 2022 sripuram2022-11-28A priest's hands, partly visible at the left edge with bare skin and a white dhoti, pour milk from a gold kalasha onto a dark black stone Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-peetha base. The lingam sits before a gold-coloured arched frame with carved makara-style motifs on a grey stone wall. Milk streams down the lingam and base, white flowers and a green leaf rest on the peetha, and a small white stepped sri-chakra style meru structure sits on a black stone plate in front. This depicts a rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual.2022-11-28A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a black stone Shivalinga with a golden yoni-pitha base. A person's bare arm and hand, with a gold-rimmed vessel, pour white milk over a white stepped Sri Chakra-style sculpture, which rests on a dark granite platform. The milk cascades down the tiers and drips off the base. Red flower petals lie scattered on the floor, and a golden carved backdrop stands behind the lingam.2024-12-23Photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam in a shrine. A black stone shivalinga with a white-dusted top rests on a black yoni-peetha base, with pink flowers and grains scattered around. Behind it is a gold arched frame with a teal cloth backdrop. In front stands a copper sri yantra. A priest in white dhoti with a golden border, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, reaches toward the linga with his hand. Only his arm and lower body are visible.2022-01-24A priest in an orange-saffron garment pours milk from a golden bowl over a black stone Shiva lingam set within a gold-and-red arched backdrop. Milk flows down the lingam and over a stepped white yoni-pitha base in an abhishekam offering. Brass lamps, a flame and offering plates with flowers sit to the left in the dim temple shrine.Feb 21 2022 sripuramA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti pouring liquid from a golden kalasha onto a black stone Shivalinga with a silver-grey surface and a golden trident on top. The lingam sits on a black yoni-peetha base with milky liquid dripping down its sides, and white flowers lie scattered around it. A golden arched prabhavali frame with carved lion-like figures stands behind, with a golden pyramidal stand in the foreground. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to Shiva.2022-11-28November 28 2022 sripuram2022-11-28Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24March 14 2022 sripuram2022-03-14A photograph of a shaved-headed priest, bare-chested and wearing a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, pouring water from a golden kalasha over a dark black Shiva lingam on a yoni peetha. Behind the lingam stands a gilded arched prabhavali frame with a trident motif. A small golden yantra-shaped base below the lingam catches the flowing water, and the scene is an abhishekam offering in a temple sanctum with a reddish stone floor.2022-11-28