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Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam at a Shiva lingam. A hand holding a golden spout pours a thin stream of water over a dark, faceted black stone lingam. A pink flower and a clear water-filled vessel sit on top of the lingam, which is glistening with water. The background is blurred.

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January 02 20172017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02A close photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a spout onto a dark black stone lingam with a faceted geometric carved surface. A pink flower and a small clear crystal or glass bead rest on top of the lingam, catching sunlight. The background is softly blurred, showing other dark stone shivalingams and grey tones. No people's faces are visible; only a hand is shown. This depicts abhishekam or rudrabhishekam at a Shiva temple.2017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam ritual: a brass vessel with a cow-head spout pours a thin stream of water over a black stone Shiva lingam with a rounded top. Small pink and orange flower petals and a clear crystal sit on the lingam. A blurred background shows another dark stone pedestal and a partly visible person's white and gold-bordered cloth at the right edge. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2017-01-02Close view of a black stone Shiva lingam being bathed in a stream of water poured from a brass vessel with a spout held by a person in white clothing with a gold border at the right edge. Small petals of pink and orange and a clear crystal rest on the top of the lingam, with more black lingams blurred in the background. This is an abhishekam ritual at a temple.2017-01-02A close-up photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A hand in white clothing pours water from a brass vessel with a lion or makara-headed spout onto a dark black stone lingam base. A clear crystal or quartz lingam sits on top with a red flower, possibly hibiscus, and scattered petals beside it. Water droplets spray from the spout. The background is blurred with dark stone and metal objects.2016-12-17Close photo of a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni base during rudrabhishekam. Water pours from a brass vessel with a bull-head spout over the lingam's top, which is dressed with a pink flower petal and an orange petal. Only a hand and a sleeve in pale cloth are visible at the top right edge; no faces appear. The background is a blurred black stone pedestal and a white cloth.2017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02January 02 20172017-01-02