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Close-up of a crystal Shivalingam on a silver tray being bathed with milk or water poured from a silver vessel, with a rudraksha mala draped around its base. A child in white clothing sits to the left on a magenta cloth, and a few white-clad devotees are visible at the top of the frame. Small brass items and a silver pot sit in the foreground, and a 'Vastram' plate is on the tray. This appears to be an abhishekam or rudrabhishekam ritual, and no person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A crystal shivalinga sits on a silver tray atop a purple patterned cloth during an abhishekam. A hand in a gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the linga, and a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands on the left beside a figure in orange cloth. Behind, several devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a child is visible at the back. A brass bowl and a small brass container rest on the tray and table.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17May 20 20142014-05-20Close-up photo of a clear crystal Shivalinga resting on a crystal yoni pedestal during abhishekam, with milky white liquid running down the crystal lingam and pooling in the base. Strands of small clear crystal beads encircle the base of the lingam. A silver ritual vessel with ornate repoussé engraving sits at the left edge, and a silver pot or tray appears at the right. No people are visible; the background is dark.2014-04-29December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a clear crystal Shivling set on a silver tray. A silver vessel with a curved spout pours liquid over the lingam, and a thin stream of water falls from a silver kalasha-like fixture above. Beside it sits a small gold-toned deity murti and a silver-rimmed base holding a gold figure, with red-lit background. A person's hand, adorned with a thread bracelet, holds the silver vessel at left. No people's faces are visible.2014-05-20December 17 20142014-12-17Close view of a puja table covered with a magenta cloth with gold border. On a silver tray a dark stone shivalinga sits in a silver yoni-peetha base, decorated with flowers and a small silver kalasha behind it. A clear crystal shivalinga with a rudraksha mala rests on a stand nearby. A person's hand in a red-banded wrist thread pours liquid from a silver vessel over the linga during rudrabhishekam. Bowls hold orange and red powders. A lit oil lamp glows at the lower right. Two people in white clothes are seated in the background, one a young boy.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17