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A photograph of an older woman with grey hair tied up, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a golden-brown border and a white top, a rudraksha mala and a green-and-white lanyard badge. She bends forward and pours water from a brass kalasha onto a row of black stone shivalingams set on lingam bases, performing abhishekam. Another person in white clothing stands at the left edge, with a brass vessel visible, and a greenish water surface lies behind the platform.

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Outdoor ritual at a stone ghat beside a muddy river. A woman with long white hair, wearing white clothing, a green and white lanyard, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, bends forward over a row of black shivalingas, holding a gold-coloured metal vessel. Behind her, another white-clad devotee holds a similar gold vessel, and a third person's arm and vessel appear at the left edge. Smooth stone steps and worn tiles surround the scene.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19Two women perform an abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set along the edge of a water tank. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border and a teal lanyard, and pours water from a polished brass pot over the black stone lingams. The woman on the left, in a red blouse and white sari, bends forward to touch and wash the stones with her hands. A man in a red garment stands in the water behind them, and a red flag is visible at the upper right.2016-09-19Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam on rows of stone steps lined with black lingams on pedestals. A woman with long white hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, pours water from a brass vessel over a lingam. Other people in white dhotis and white clothes carry brass kalashas and pots along the steps. Red flags and a metal railing stand in the background, and a gold-bordered top is visible on the left.2016-09-19 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07A row of black stone Shivalingams stands in the foreground while people in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders pour water from golden conical vessels onto them. Several hands holding golden pourers are visible, with water streaming down from the spouts. Some people wear white dhotis and white shirts toward the right side, and a red-painted step is visible behind them. The scene suggests a Shiva abhishekam ritual performed by a group of priests and devotees outdoors.2013-06-03June 04 20132013-06-04 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03January 08 20102010-01-08February 26 20172017-02-26Women in white and cream saris perform abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni-shaped base. An older woman in a white sari with a green blouse and gold border pours water from a steel vessel over the linga, while a woman in a plain white robe with a mala tips a vessel above it. Other women in white stand behind, a flower-garlanded deity murti in pink and green drapery is at right, and brass lamps sit on the left near a stone temple doorway with carved pillars.2008-12-31