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A woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl stands at a dark stone base, pouring water from a large brass pot over a tall grey Shiva lingam in a temple hall. Water runs down the lingam and over the black stone yoni-pitha base, with flower petals scattered on it. Behind her another woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass vessel, and a figure in orange robes stands near. A tall brass lamp stand, green cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers appear at the right. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual. Two or three people are visible.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A woman in an orange sari with a dark red border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Shivalinga on a black stone yoni pitha during abhishekam. Her wrist has gold bangles, and a rudraksha mala and orange pendant hang at her neck. Behind her, other people in orange robes stand near a brass lamp stand, and another brass pot pours water at the left edge. A green and blue cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers hang at right, with a water tank visible in the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Two women perform abhishekam on a small metal deity murti set on a low stone pedestal in an open courtyard. The woman on the left wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl and a red bindi and pours water from a brass kalasha. The woman on the right, in a white sari with gold border, bends forward holding a brass vessel and pouring water over the murti, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind them, several women in orange garments hold brass vessels. Water runs over the floor, with scattered red and yellow flower petals. No a person candidate is visible.2008-12-31Women in white saris with gold borders pour water and milk from silver vessels over a large black stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal in an open-sided temple hall. A woman in a green blouse leans over the lingam to pour, while another woman in white stands at left holding a silver pot. A sadhu in orange robes stands at right beside a brass lamp stand draped with yellow and white flower garlands and a green cloth. Flower petals lie scattered on the wet floor, and a small brass deity murti sits on a wooden stand near the base. Two people in red and orange clothing sit at the left edge.2008-12-31A temple abhishekam ritual in an open courtyard. A woman in white dhoti and white blouse with an orange shawl pours water from a brass kalasha over a stone lingam-style deity murti on a wooden platform, water splashing and marigold-like red flower petals scattered on the wet floor. Behind her, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles holds another brass vessel. A stone basin sits at right, and a black water tank stands on the roof behind. Other devotees sit in the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with blue curtains and a black stone lingam on a dark pitha. A woman in a white sari with orange border pours liquid from a silver vessel over the shivalinga. Behind her a man in an orange-saffron garment bends over the lingam, and another man in white with an orange cap stands nearby; a woman in white pours from a metal pot at right. Brass lamps stand at right, garlanded with flowers, and red flower petals lie on the wet floor. Several women in white saris stand at left, and a child in red sits in the foreground.2008-12-31