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A young girl in a green blouse with gold border and an orange silk skirt stands barefoot at a stone Shiva lingam set in a dark carved yoni-pitha base. She tilts a copper pot and pours water over a small golden pyramid-shaped object on a wooden stool, in a temple abhishekam ritual. Flowers are tucked in her hair, and an orange and gold cloth hangs behind the lingam.

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A young woman in a teal blouse with patterned red and gold trim and orange trousers pours water from a brass pot over a small golden yantra-shaped object placed on a wooden stool. Behind her a large black stone lingam rises from a dark stone yoni base, with a golden-draped shrine and red fabric in the background. The floor is wet from the abhishekam ritual.2010-01-17January 17 20102010-01-17October 10 20172017-10-10December 14 20182018-12-14August 17 20182018-08-17December 14 20182018-12-14A young girl in a teal salwar kameez with red and gold embroidered sleeves pours water from a brass vessel over a dark grey stone Shivalinga during abhishekam. Her hair is braided and pinned, and she wears gold bangles and jhumka earrings. Behind her stands an ornate gold-toned temple pillar with carved figures, a richly decorated deity murti with jewelled ornaments, and an orange draped cloth. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left.2010-01-17October 10 20172017-10-10December 14 20182018-12-14June 24 20132013-06-24A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a long gold bead necklace pours water from a brass vessel with a handle over a small red-clad deity murti standing on a gold-ornamented platform. He has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arm and a red bindi. The murti holds a sword and other implements and has yellow flowers and green grass at its base. Behind them are a pink wall, a carved stone shrine and a small plaque with Kannada text. The photograph appears to show abhishekam ritual bathing of a deity.2010-07-21June 22 20132013-06-22