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A 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.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17May 20 20142014-05-20December 17 20142014-12-17A large group of devotees seated in rows in white clothes and red shawls participates in a rudrabhishekam ritual outdoors near water. In the foreground a woman in a dark top and gold bangles pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel over a shivalinga set on a silver tray atop a magenta cloth-covered table. Pink lotus petals, a brass bowl of kumkum, a small oil lamp and a silver dish of petals surround the offering. A bald man in white and a red shawl sits at the left edge holding a lamp. Many people are seated on the ground behind the table, some with small children.2014-12-17Close-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.2014-05-20A 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.2014-12-17Close-up of a crystal Shivalingam on a silver tray being bathed with milk or water poured from a silver vessel, with a rudraksha mala draped around its base. A child in white clothing sits to the left on a magenta cloth, and a few white-clad devotees are visible at the top of the frame. Small brass items and a silver pot sit in the foreground, and a 'Vastram' plate is on the tray. This appears to be an abhishekam or rudrabhishekam ritual, and no person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-12-17March 21 20142014-03-21December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17