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Close-up photograph of a large dark black stone lingam against a clear blue sky. Its rounded top is streaked with yellowish-ochre paste or turmeric, and dripping traces run down the dark surface. Three horizontal silver bands with embossed floral scroll patterns wrap the lower part, with a round silver disc or eye-like ornament on the left side. Bright flowers in red, yellow and orange sit at the top edge. No people are visible.

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November 11 20162016-11-11Close-up photograph of a large dark black stone Shivalinga against a clear blue sky. Wet, glistening surface shows dripping abhishekam liquid running down the stone. Three horizontal bands of ornate silver plating with engraved floral scrollwork wrap the lower part, with a circular silver disc on the left side. Red, yellow and orange flower garland is visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA dark, polished black stone shivalingam dominates the frame, shown close up against a night-dark background. Its base is wrapped in silver-coloured ornamental bands with engraved geometric and scroll patterns, and a smooth oval stone sits within the bands. A garland of small white flowers. At the top right edge, a sliver of red and gold cloth and a metal hook are visible. No people are visible in the frame.2014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Close-up photograph of a large dark black stone lingam, the upright Shiva form, with a silver-coloured yoni-patta style band of embossed floral and scroll patterns across its base and a smooth oval stone inset on the left. A white and yellow flower garland wraps around the right side of the lingam, with scattered white petals and a few red flower accents. The background is dark, and a sliver of an edge is visible at the top right. The image is a photograph of an abhishekam-decorated lingam, with no people visible.2014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Night photograph of a large dark grey Shivalingam being bathed with liquid that streams down its surface, wrapped with a silver-and-gold banded decorative belt and a flower garland around its base. Three priests stand on a metal scaffold platform above it: one in a red-brown cloth, a central figure with a white cloth and bare upper body holding a small vessel, and a third in white cloth pouring or assisting. A multi-storey building with lit windows stands behind. This appears to be a Rudra Abhishekam ritual on a Shivalingam.2014-09-15A large dark black lingam, the Shiva linga, dominates the frame against a night-black background, its rounded top and lower shaft wet and glistening as if freshly bathed during abhishekam. Silver ornamental bands with engraved patterns and a round silver emblem encircle its middle, and a garland of flowers rests along its base. A metal staircase with railings rises at the right, and two or more people stand on its upper platform near the top of the linga, partly visible at the edge of the light. The scene suggests a night Rudra abhishekam with the linga being ritually bathed.2014-09-15November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20142014-09-08January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copies