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December 27 2016

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June 06 20132013-06-06A row of women in orange-red saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit before black Shiva lingams on tiered red steps. Each woman holds a long golden conical vessel, pouring liquid that flows along the lingam, in an abhishekam. White vibhuti marks show on their foreheads. Stone stupa-like stone pillars line the red wall behind, and a child in orange stands at the far right.2013-06-04June 10 20132013-06-10November 18 20132013-11-18June 04 20132013-06-04June 10 20132013-06-10A group of young women in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in rows during a ritual. Several hold tall brass cone-shaped vessels and pour liquid into steel bowls on a metal tray. Silver pots and bowls line the floor, with small orange and red flower petals scattered nearby. Some women wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads. Red curtains and a red-and-white backdrop frame the hall behind them.2013-12-09Several women in orange-saffron saris with yellow borders sit in a row, each playing a long golden conch-style horn toward black cylindrical lingams set on a stone base. Their foreheads bear white vertical markings, and they wear rudraksha malas and bangles. Red-tiered steps and small stone shrines form the backdrop, and pink flowers rest on the lingams. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-06-04June 04 20132013-06-04June 06 20132013-06-06A row of women in orange and saffron saris with yellow borders sits in a line, each pouring liquid through long golden-brown pipes or tubes onto black cylindrical lingams arranged on a red-tiered stone platform. Several women have white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style beads on their wrists and necks, and small earrings. The foreground woman wears a red bindi and holds a pipe with a hand near the lingam, while the others continue the same abhishekam-style pouring. The scene shows a ritual abhishekam of multiple lingams in a temple courtyard, with a row of about seven women visible. No identifiable a person is present.2013-06-10 +1 copiesWomen in saffron and orange saris with rudraksha malas perform abhishekam, each holding a gold cone-shaped vessel poured over a row of black Shiva lingams on a stepped platform. The women sit in a line, some in pink and peach saris, with orange-red hair ties and gold bangles. Pink flowers lie near the lingams, and a red-and-white railing and stone balustrade sit behind. The gold cones are angled toward the black stone shivalingams in a ritual offering. No a person candidate is visible.2013-06-04