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Close photo of a ritual abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam. Two people sit at the left edge, one a child in a yellow garment with a red thread bracelet, holding a long golden pouring vessel whose stream of water falls onto the lingam's top. Another golden vessel is held by a bare-chested person in black trousers. A second black lingam stands at the right, and a pink cloth lies on the ground.

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October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a devotee's hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a curved spout onto a dark black stone shivalingam in a temple setting. Water streams down in droplets and a bead of water rests on top of the lingam. Several more brass pouring vessels and blurred black lingams appear in the background. Only a single hand and forearm, wearing white clothing at the edge, are visible, with no clearly identifiable face. The background is softly out of focus with warm light.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a curved spout over a black polished Shiva lingam with a gold-coloured yoni-base top ornament, a ritual abhishekam. The hand wears gold bangles and a gold ring. Behind the lingam are several more dark stone lingams on pedestals and a grey railing in soft focus. No face is visible and no one can be identified in the frame.2013-06-05November 22 20162016-11-22Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shiva lingams topped with silver-tinged bowls and flower petals. A priest with bare upper body, seen only partly at left, holds a long gold-coloured vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a lingam. Other gold pourers rest on neighbouring black lingams, and a red wall forms the blurred background. A ring is visible on a hand at top left.2016-12-14October 31 20162016-10-31December 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05A close photograph of black stone Shivalinga abhishekam in progress. In the foreground a golden vessel with a spout pours water over a dark polished linga, a small white flower resting on its top. Several other black lingas with carved bands stand nearby, some with orange-red kumkum dots. Behind them, out of focus, a person in white clothing and black sleeves, and gold-bangled arms, perform the ritual. The people are partially visible and not clearly countable.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A close photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a hand holds a long tapering brass vessel, pouring water in a thin stream onto a dark polished stone lingam with a rounded top. Several similar brass vessels and dark lingams are arranged in a row behind it, blurred in the background, with a few other people's arms and white clothing visible at the edge. Water droplets bead on the lingam's cap. The scene shows a Shiva lingam being bathed in water.2016-12-19