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Close photo of two black stone shivalingams with carved horizontal bands and chevron patterns, one topped with an orange-yellow flower offering. Golden spouted vessels pour water over the lingams, and water droplets fall from the spout. Behind them, the bare arms of a person in white, wearing red-beaded malas, reach toward the stones, and blurred figures in blue and dark clothing sit nearby. The setting appears to be a temple abhishekam being performed on the lingams.

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Close-up photo of black stone lingams with carved horizontal bands and a small orange flower offering on top. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a long golden abhishekam pipe, water flowing from its end over a lingam, with a red rudraksha mala across his chest. Other gold pipes and blurred hands and blue-clad figures appear in the background.2016-12-05Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shiva lingams topped with silver-tinged bowls and flower petals. A priest with bare upper body, seen only partly at left, holds a long gold-coloured vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a lingam. Other gold pourers rest on neighbouring black lingams, and a red wall forms the blurred background. A ring is visible on a hand at top left.2016-12-14December 02 20162016-12-02A close photograph of black stone Shivalinga abhishekam in progress. In the foreground a golden vessel with a spout pours water over a dark polished linga, a small white flower resting on its top. Several other black lingas with carved bands stand nearby, some with orange-red kumkum dots. Behind them, out of focus, a person in white clothing and black sleeves, and gold-bangled arms, perform the ritual. The people are partially visible and not clearly countable.2016-12-19July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05November 11 20162016-11-11Close view of abhishekam at a shivalinga. Two dark black stone lingams stand in the foreground, one with a fine rippled surface. A long gold-coloured vessel with a spout pours a thin stream of water over the nearer lingam, droplets spraying in the air. Blurred figures in orange robes and white garments sit behind, and a hand holding the vessel appears at right. Brass pots and gold-toned vessels sit on the ground nearby.2016-11-26 +1 copiesClose-up photo of several black stone Shiva lingams set on round black yoni pedestals during abhishekam. Water is poured from golden vessels held by hands at the upper right, with a stream of liquid falling onto the central lingam. Red flowers rest on the tops of some lingams. Attendees in a colourful striped top and white garment are partly visible in the background, with a brass lamp at the lower left.2016-12-17Photograph of a rudrabhishekam ritual at a temple setting. In the foreground, several dark stone shivalingas stand on a black base while water streams from golden horn-shaped vessels held by priests. A priest on the right wears white dhoti and a white shoulder cloth with white ash markings on his arms, holding a golden spout toward a lingam. Behind them, other priests in saffron-orange robes sit on a red-cushioned bench, one holding a golden vessel. The scene suggests abhishekam being performed on the lingams.2017-07-03 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18