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Close-up photograph of a rough, dark black stone lingam with a wet, glistening surface, standing upright in the foreground. A thin string or thread runs diagonally from the top of the stone toward the upper left. The background is softly blurred in red, orange and cream tones. No people are visible.

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September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19A dark, rough-textured black stone shivalinga is being bathed with a stream of water poured from above, water splashing around its base. Behind it, red silk drapes and a white cloth with gold borders are visible, and the blurred arm of a person pouring from a vessel appears at the upper left. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual at a Shiva temple, with no legible printed names or a person figure visible.2016-03-07Close-up photograph of a dark black stone lingam with water droplets beating on its rounded top, a small gold ornament at the crown, and a thin stream of water pouring from a gold spout at right. Blurred background shows people in red and gold garments and a gold ritual vessel at left, with a white head cloth at upper right. The ritual is shown in progress, but no clear individual is distinguishable enough to identify.2013-06-10 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA dark stone lingam rises from a shallow black yoni-pitha basin, its surface glistening with water poured over it in abhishekam. Above, a priest in a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border stands partly visible, wearing a gold-bead mala around his neck and holding a thin stream of water or milk over the lingam. Stone pillars and warm light fill the background of a temple interior. A purple bird logo sits in the upper left, and a copyright notice appears at lower right.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19