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A photograph of a row of seated devotees in red-orange robes with mustard-yellow borders playing long brass horns. The foreground figure is a shaved-headed woman with rudraksha beads, bangles and glasses, holding a brass horn to her lips. Behind her, other devotees in similar robes play horns, and a few sit on red steps beside rows of black Shiva lingams on pedestals, some decorated with yellow flowers and pink petals. A brass horn lies in the lower foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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June 06 20132013-06-06July 29 20132013-07-29A row of women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders sits in a line, each pouring liquid through long golden-brown pipes or tubes onto black cylindrical lingams arranged on a red-tiered stone platform. Several women have white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style beads on their wrists and necks, and small earrings. The foreground woman wears a red bindi and holds a pipe with a hand near the lingam, while the others continue the same abhishekam-style pouring. The scene shows a ritual abhishekam of multiple lingams in a temple courtyard, with a row of about seven women visible. No identifiable a person is present.2013-06-10 +1 copiesNovember 18 20132013-11-18A photograph of female devotees in orange and rust-red saris with gold-bordered edges sitting on tiered red stone steps during a ritual. Each woman holds a long golden conical horn to her lips or raises it toward a row of black cylindrical lingams with flower offerings placed on their tops. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks, and one woman has a white tripundra mark on her forehead. Brass plates with offerings sit at the lower right, and red flowers decorate the lingams.2013-07-29A photograph of several women in orange and rust-coloured saris with gold borders seated on red stone steps beside rows of black Shiva lingams. Each woman holds a long golden horn-shaped vessel, pouring or offering liquid over the lingams, with rudraksha malas around their necks. The foremost woman wears a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on her forehead. Pink flowers rest on the base of one lingam, and brass plates sit at the lower edge. The setting suggests an abhishekam ritual.2013-07-29A row of women in orange and saffron sarees with yellow borders sit on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams, many topped with small offerings. They hold long golden horn-shaped vessels raised toward the lingams, apparently pouring liquid for an abhishekam. The woman in front wears a white tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala, and a brass pot and small plate of offerings sit at the bottom edge. Several women wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and a few people stand further back on the steps and walkways in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-29June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesSeveral women in orange and saffron sarees with gold borders sit in a row on stone steps, pouring water from long golden kalasha-style vessels over black lingam stones on a stepped base. Each woman wears rudraksha malas, bangles and tilak markings. A woman in the right foreground holds a gold vessel and a spout, and a gold tray sits at her side. Water streams from the spouts onto the lingams in an abhishekam ritual at a temple terrace with white railings and potted plants.2013-07-08June 06 20132013-06-06June 06 20132013-06-06June 04 20132013-06-04