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Close-up photograph of a dark stone shivalingam being bathed in a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above. Warm amber light and a blurred red and white background surround the lingam. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable as a person.

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Close photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a dark stone Shivalinga is being bathed by a stream of golden-yellow liquid poured from above by a person's hand, with splashes spraying outward. Warm amber and red lighting and blurred draped fabric fill the background. No people's faces are visible, only a forearm and hand with a bangle at the top edge. The ritual appears to be a Maha Shivaratri night puja.2015-02-17 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an abhishekam in progress: a dark stone lingam is being bathed by a golden-orange liquid poured from above by a hand entering from the top-left corner. The liquid cascades down the cylindrical lingam and splashes outward, glowing amber under warm light, with a red and gold backdrop and a white cloth behind. No people's faces are visible, only the hand.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19A close photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam being bathed in a golden-yellow liquid. Liquid streams down the lingam's upper column and pools over its square base, with droplets scattering. Behind it, a white cloth with gold-embroidered borders and red and orange fabric frame the shrine, and gold garlands or ornaments hang at the left. No people are clearly visible beyond the pouring hand.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesClose-up of a ritual abhishekam in progress: a bare hand wearing a gold bangle pours liquid over a tall cylindrical lingam-shaped form coated in golden-yellow liquid. The background is blurred with yellow and red marigold garlands, white cloth and warm lamplight. No people's faces are visible.2015-02-17 +1 copiesClose photograph of a golden-yellow liquid being poured over a dark stone lingam in a temple abhishekam. A bare arm adorned with a gold bangle pours from above, and the flowing liquid catches light and splashes. Behind the lingam are rows of flower garlands in purple, yellow and white, and a figure in a deep red garment with gold border stands at right beside a gold ornament. The scene is a Shiva lingam abhishekam with flowers and gold decoration.2015-02-17 +1 copiesClose, motion-blurred photograph of a golden-yellow liquid pouring over a dark stone linga-shaped abhishekam form, splashing across its top and sides. Behind it, strands of gold-toned garlands and bright red and pink fabric or flowers fill the frame. No people are visible, and the scene reads as a temple abhishekam being performed on a deity murti.2015-02-19