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Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a dark black linga-shaped stone. A hand with several rings and bangles holds a gold-coloured spouted vessel, pouring a thin stream of water over the top of the stone, where a small clear crystal and a yellow flower or offering rest. Blurred lights and out-of-focus figures fill the background.

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Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam: a golden spouted vessel with a small cow-head mouth pours a thin stream of water over a dark black stone lingam at lower left. Water droplets scatter in the air. Blurred background shows a crowd of devotees under warm lights. No identifiable person is clearly visible; only a hand holds the vessel at top right.2017-02-24Close-up photograph of a dark black Shivalingam being bathed with water poured from a gold abhishekam vessel shaped with a spout ending in a small gold cow-head. A hand holding the gold vessel is visible at the upper right, with a thin stream of water falling onto the lingam's top, where a red mark is visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm brown and pale tones and the faint outline of other people, and a white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2017-02-24Close-up photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam being bathed, with a thin stream of water poured from a golden vessel spout onto the top of the lingam. A small clear crystal or glass linga sits on a gold-coloured stand on top, with green leaves scattered on the surface. The background is blurred with dark shapes and warm light. No people are visible in the frame, consistent with a rudra abhishekam ritual.2016-12-09Close-up photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A brass pot with a cow-head spout, held by a hand at upper right, pours a thin stream of water over a black lingam with a silvery, patterned surface. Red flowers, a clear glass or crystal object and scattered petals sit on top of the lingam. The background is blurred with dark shapes and a white-clad sleeve at right. No people's faces are visible.2016-12-17Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam ritual: a brass vessel with a cow-head spout pours a thin stream of water over a black stone Shiva lingam with a rounded top. Small pink and orange flower petals and a clear crystal sit on the lingam. A blurred background shows another dark stone pedestal and a partly visible person's white and gold-bordered cloth at the right edge. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2017-01-02December 12 20162016-12-12January 02 20172017-01-02December 09 20162016-12-09December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19Close-up photograph of a black stone lingam being bathed in abhishekam. A thin golden stream of liquid pours from a metal vessel onto the top of the dark stone, with a clear glistening drop hanging at the tip and a few yellow flower petals resting on the lingam's crown. Only a hand and forearm of the officiant are visible at the right edge, wearing a bangle, against a blurred background of pink and magenta cloth. The stone's tiered base shows dark polished surfaces with light streaks.2016-12-06A close photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a spout onto a dark black stone lingam with a faceted geometric carved surface. A pink flower and a small clear crystal or glass bead rest on top of the lingam, catching sunlight. The background is softly blurred, showing other dark stone shivalingams and grey tones. No people's faces are visible; only a hand is shown. This depicts abhishekam or rudrabhishekam at a Shiva temple.2017-01-02