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A crystal Shivalinga on a clear crystal base is being bathed with water poured from a silver kalasha-style vessel with a spout, a ritual abhishekam. Beside it stands a silver tray holding small silver deity figures and a silver bowl. A bald man in saffron-orange clothing leans over the linga, his face partly visible in the right foreground, while another person in white and orange cloth stands behind. Water droplets spray across the frame.

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December 17 20142014-12-17Close-up photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed with flowing water in a clear crystal-glass yoni pitha. The grey-white lingam stands above a stack of transparent crystal bowls, with a ring of clear crystal beads draped around its base. A silver ornamental vessel with repoussé floral patterns sits at the left, and water streams down the lingam and drips over the glass. No people are visible, and no identifiable figure is present in the frame.2014-04-29A crystal shivalinga sits on a silver tray atop a purple patterned cloth during an abhishekam. A hand in a gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the linga, and a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands on the left beside a figure in orange cloth. Behind, several devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a child is visible at the back. A brass bowl and a small brass container rest on the tray and table.2014-12-17Close photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a silver tray. A clear glass bowl holds a crystal shivalinga, with glass beads scattered near its base. A thin stream of water pours from a silver spout above onto a small brass deity murti of a standing female figure holding a bowl, set beside a small brass figure of a seated deity. A silver ceremonial vessel is held at the upper left by a hand, and red light glows in the background. No people are in focus beyond a hand at the frame edge.2014-05-20Close-up photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam. A clear glass-like lingam stands on a brass yoni-peetha base with a brass naga hood behind it. Water pours from a curved brass spout onto the lingam, spraying droplets. An orange rose and red petals rest on a dark stone pedestal. The blurred background shows a person in a light beige garment and a red backdrop; the person is not identifiable and is not clearly a candidate for a person.2016-12-18Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam setup on a tray. A person in a rust-red garment wears a gold necklace strung with rudraksha beads and holds a silver conch-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over a crystal Shivling beneath a silver kalasha with a spout. A small bronze deity murti stands on a silver stand beside the crystal lingam, with a glass bowl and a leopard-print fabric visible at the edge.2014-05-20Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam being performed on a clear crystal Shivling set on a silver tray. A silver vessel with a curved spout pours liquid over the lingam, and a thin stream of water falls from a silver kalasha-like fixture above. Beside it sits a small gold-toned deity murti and a silver-rimmed base holding a gold figure, with red-lit background. A person's hand, adorned with a thread bracelet, holds the silver vessel at left. No people's faces are visible.2014-05-20December 17 20142014-12-17Close-up photograph of a clear crystal Shivalinga with a small brass figure seated atop a second crystal lingam beneath a metal dripping vessel. Water or milk drips from the spout of the overhead vessel onto the small figure. A crystal shivalinga with a rounded top and a yoni-shaped base sits on the left. The background is dark and blurred, with faint red and warm tones. No people are visible in the frame apart from a partial blurred figure at the edge.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20July 24 20172017-07-24Close view of a puja table covered with a magenta cloth with gold border. On a silver tray a dark stone shivalinga sits in a silver yoni-peetha base, decorated with flowers and a small silver kalasha behind it. A clear crystal shivalinga with a rudraksha mala rests on a stand nearby. A person's hand in a red-banded wrist thread pours liquid from a silver vessel over the linga during rudrabhishekam. Bowls hold orange and red powders. A lit oil lamp glows at the lower right. Two people in white clothes are seated in the background, one a young boy.2014-12-17