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A close photo of a black stone Shiva lingam with a small brass oil lamp lit on its top. A bare hand with a tattoo and silver bangles holds a brass plate bearing a lit oil lamp beside the lingam. Blurred stone structures and red flowers appear in the background. No people's faces are visible.

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June 04 20132013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04Close view of a dark black cylindrical Shiva lingam on a stone base, with a small lit oil lamp in front of it. Two hands extend brass plates holding a flaming oil lamp into the frame; the left hand bears a tattoo on the wrist. Blurred lingams and stone structures sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible; only hands are shown.2013-06-04Close-up photo of a black polished stone Shivalinga on a circular black yoni-peetha base, with a small gold-coloured cap and a lit oil lamp or diya on top. In the lower left, a woman's hand holds a shallow brass plate bearing a small lit oil lamp, wearing silver bangles and a ring, with a tattoo on the wrist and white cloth visible. Red flower petals sit on nearby stone bases, and more lingams stand blurred in the background. Ritual puja setting at a temple shrine.2013-06-04Close-up photo of a Shiva linga ritual. A hand holds a small brass spoon with a lit flame above a black stone abhishekam base, with a brass plate of red and yellow flowers and green leaves set on the stone beside a dark cylindrical linga. The background is blurred, with a white-clad person and a golden object visible. No person's face is shown, and no one is clearly identified.2016-12-17June 08 20132013-06-08June 04 20132013-06-04June 24 20132013-06-24A close photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone shivalinga on a stone base. A hand at the top left pours water from a golden spout-like vessel over the lingam, and a golden yoni-pitha base holds a silver-toned small vessel with a red flower or cloth offering on the lingam's side. Blurred red fabric and a stone surface lie in the background, and a partial head appears at the lower left edge.2016-12-14June 04 20132013-06-04Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a dark black stone Shivalinga. A hand, wearing a red bangle, pours liquid from a brass cone-shaped vessel onto the top of the lingam, where two gold-coloured padukas (sacred sandals) rest. The blurred background shows other lingams and stone elements in a temple setting.2013-06-06A black stone shivalingam on a square yoni-pitha base is being bathed with water poured from a golden pot held by a person in white garments at upper right, with a thin stream visible. Red and orange flower petals and a red flower rest on top of the lingam, and yellow and white flower petals line the base. A small brass oil lamp with a cobra-hooded handle burns in front. Behind, a golden murti of a deity in orange and red sits near brass plates of offerings and food, and a second black lingam stands at left beside a golden vessel. This looks like an abhishekam ritual.2016-12-18