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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a blue-edged cloth pours water from a gold kalasha over a dark stone Shivalingam set in a yoni peetha during abhishekam in a temple. Water streams down the lingam and across the stone base. A bronze bell hangs from the right, a gold kalasha sits on an orange table at left, and a carved granite pillar stands behind. A woman in a white and red sari is partly visible in the background.

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A temple abhishekam scene at a black stone Shivalinga on a lotus-shaped peetha, with water streaming down over it and pooling in a stone channel in the foreground. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a tag pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Another man in a white shirt and yellow shawl, wearing glasses, holds a brass pot beside it. A woman in a blue sari stands behind the linga. Tall brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha stand at left, and an orange cloth hangs at the right edge.2010-01-17September 19 20112011-09-19Close view of an abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a circular base. A gold ritual vessel with a spout pours water over the linga, with water running down into a basin and small petals floating on the surface. A priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at right, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible behind the linga. The background is blurred.2016-10-31 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20102010-01-17A photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black lingam set on a stone yoni base, water streaming down its sides. Behind him, another priest in an orange-red garment stands near a gilded deity murti, while a third figure in white dhoti stands on a wooden stool at left. Brass kalasha pots sit on small wooden tables, and red and gold railings and orange cloth hangings frame the scene.2010-07-05A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a gold bead necklace with a pendant pours water from a silver vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam on a carved stone yoni-peetha base. A brass oil lamp stands on the right, with a gilded deity figure and a red railing behind. The man has a shaved head and a tilak on his forehead. The setting is an open-air temple shrine with carved stone ceiling brackets.2009-12-28A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands under a stone pavilion, pouring water from a silver vessel onto a dark black Shivalingam set on a tiered black stone yoni-pitha base. He wears spectacles and a rudraksha-style mala. To the left, two people in saffron-orange robes stand near the edge of the frame. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is draped in a pink and green cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A brass lamp stands beside the lingam, and a small gold kalasha-shaped object sits on an orange stool at lower left with marigold petals scattered nearby. A blue-and-white sign reads Do not enter the Cave. The scene shows abhishekam being performed.2008-12-31April 07 20082008-04-07September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over a white marble statue of a seated sage on a wooden base. Beside it stands a small golden deity figure and a golden shrikhanda-style object on a red stand. Behind him a large black stone shivalinga on a dark lotus-shaped base is wet with water and milk offerings. Two women in saris stand near steps by a red and white striped wall, one with hands folded in prayer. The scene shows abhishekam being performed in a temple setting.2010-07-05