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Close view of a milk abhishekam being performed on a small Shiva lingam set on a white tray covered with milk. A bronze murti of a standing deity and small bronze figures of seated deities stand beside the black stone lingam, surrounded by yellow marigold petals. A silver kalasha vessel and silver pouring implements direct a white stream of milk over the lingam. Red cloth covers the table, and a silver bowl of flowers and an oil lamp sit in the background. Only hands are visible at the right edge.

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September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesClose photograph of an abhishekam in progress on a red cloth. A white milk-like liquid pours from a silver vessel over a tray holding small bronze murtis, including a standing deity figure, a dark stone shivalingam with a bronze face, and a seated bronze figure with a bull. Silver tumblers and a bowl of yellow flowers sit on the table, and a hand holds a silver spout at right. No people's faces are visible.2013-09-16 +1 copiesClose photograph of an abhishekam being performed over small metal murtis on a white tray. Milk or a white liquid pours from a silver vessel with a spout, held by a hand wearing a ring, and runs down over a small bronze deity figure and a dark stone shivalinga-shaped form. Other bronze figures sit nearby. Behind them are a silver bowl of yellow flowers, a small oil lamp with a flame, silver vessels, and a red cloth covering the table. Two hands are visible and no full person is shown.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress on a silver tray covered with white milky liquid. A small blue-grey lingam stands at centre, surrounded by small brass murtis of deities and devotees, with a standing brass figure at left. Liquid streams down from silver tubes above. Behind are a plate of yellow flowers, silver bowls and a red patterned cloth. No people are visible.2013-09-16A close photograph of a ritual abhishekam setup on a white-covered silver tray atop a red-and-gold cloth. Milk or white liquid pours from a repousse silver vessel at right over a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base. Around it stand small bronze and brass figures: a standing female figure holding a lamp at left, a multi-armed deity murti and seated figures. A silver lidded bowl and a yellow flower lie nearby, with a plate of red flowers in the background. No people are visible apart from a partial hand pouring.2013-08-19Close view of an abhishekam being performed on a small metal tray covered with white milk liquid. Thin silver pouring rods stream liquid over a grey stone shivalinga and a group of small bronze deity figures, including a standing figure with a tall crown and a seated figure with an arm raised. Yellow marigold petals lie on the tray and a yellow flower heap sits on a silver plate behind. Silver bowls and a covered vessel rest on a red and gold embroidered cloth. No people are visible.2013-09-16A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a tray of milk. A hand in the left foreground pours liquid from a silver vessel, and a silver spout arcs over the scene. At the centre stands a small bronze deity murti, with a black Shivalingam and several small bronze figures and a yellow flower nearby on the white-filled tray. A red and orange embroidered cloth lies beneath the tray. No a person candidate is visible; only a hand is shown.2013-08-19A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress on a silver tray. A hand wearing a gold ring pours milk from a silver vessel with a spout over a cluster of small bronze deity figures arranged around a black shivalinga. A standing bronze deity murti stands at the centre, with smaller figures seated and standing around the lingam. Two yellow flowers lie on the milky surface, and an orange-and-gold brocade cloth covers the table beneath the tray. Liquid streams from the vessel and from thin metal rods above the tray.2013-08-19Close photo of a milk abhishekam in progress on a silver tray over a red and gold patterned cloth. A stream of white milk pours over a grey Shivalinga and several small brass murtis, including a standing figure holding a vessel, a four-armed deity murti, and a seated figure with a kneeling devotee-like figure. A hand in a white sleeve holds a silver pouring vessel at right, and a silver lotus-shaped lamp with a lit wick sits at top right. No people are visible apart from the hand.2013-09-30A close photo of an abhishekam over a small set of bronze deity figures and a dark stone shivalinga on a silver tray. Milky white liquid is poured over the group, pooling on the tray. A bronze figure of a standing devotee holding a small cup stands at left, with a seated bronze figure and small bronze murtis around the linga. A brass sambar bowl with a lid and a lit oil lamp in a brass cup sit behind on an orange cloth. Only hands of an unseen person are visible at right, pouring from a white cord-wrapped vessel. Two steel tongs rise into the frame. No physical people are fully visible.2013-09-30