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Close-up photograph of a brass or gold-toned spout shaped like a small cow or bull head, from which a thin stream of liquid pours in a fine arc. The spout curves down from the upper left, and the background is dark and softly blurred.

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December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photo of a rudrabhishekam or abhishekam: a golden spouted vessel with a small cow-head mouth pours a thin stream of water over a dark black stone lingam at lower left. Water droplets scatter in the air. Blurred background shows a crowd of devotees under warm lights. No identifiable person is clearly visible; only a hand holds the vessel at top right.2017-02-24December 09 20162016-12-09August 11 20142014-08-11Close-up photograph of a brass abhishekam vessel pouring a thin stream of water over a black cylindrical object. A gold-toned spout with a small clear glass and gold fitting catches the light. Blurred brass lamps and objects fill the background. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-09Close-up photograph of a thin silver spout pouring a clear liquid stream onto a dark, rough-textured black stone lingam. Behind the stone, a blurred brown carved pillar and red fabric backdrop. No people are visible.2011-09-19June 08 20132013-06-08Close-up photograph of a black stone Shiva lingam being bathed, with a thin stream of water poured from a golden vessel spout onto the top of the lingam. A small clear crystal or glass linga sits on a gold-coloured stand on top, with green leaves scattered on the surface. The background is blurred with dark shapes and warm light. No people are visible in the frame, consistent with a rudra abhishekam ritual.2016-12-09June 08 20132013-06-08February 24 20172017-02-24June 05 20132013-06-05Close-up photograph of a dark black Shivalingam being bathed with water poured from a gold abhishekam vessel shaped with a spout ending in a small gold cow-head. A hand holding the gold vessel is visible at the upper right, with a thin stream of water falling onto the lingam's top, where a red mark is visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm brown and pale tones and the faint outline of other people, and a white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2017-02-24