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A dark stone lingam on a round base is being showered with fine white powder poured from a metal vessel held by a partly visible arm at the upper left. The powder billows around the shiva lingam and dusts the flat platform beneath it. Behind are a red-orange cloth hanging, a gold-toned carved panel and a polished gold statue foot at right. No people are fully visible, only the arm, so this is a ritual abhishekam-style offering of powder to a shiva lingam.

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A photograph of a dark stone Shiva lingam on a round base being showered with fine white powder. A blurred golden deity murti and an orange curtain form the background, with a golden foot visible at right. The white powder dusts the lingam top and spills around its base, a ritual abhishekam-style offering. No people are fully visible.2011-09-19September 19 20112011-09-19February 17 20152015-02-17March 04 20192019-03-04March 04 20192019-03-04A temple priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl pours white cooked rice from a copper vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam set in a grey carved stone yoni pedestal. The rice covers the lingam and spreads across the base in a heap, marking an annadan-style annabhishekam offering. A standing golden deity murti with a red-jewelled crown and a figure in white and maroon ritual clothing with gold border appear at the right. A priest with a white tilak on his forehead performs the offering. The background is dark with carved stone pillars.2007-10-25A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, pouring white cooked rice or annam from a copper vessel onto a dark stone Shivalinga set in a stone yoni-peetham basin. The priest has white tripundra ash on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and wears gold bangles. Water glistens on the basin. At right, the bronze feet of a deity murti in a white silk garment with a red and gold border are visible. Two people in white clothing stand in the background.2007-10-25A photograph of a smooth, egg-shaped dark stone lingam set in a circular stone yoni-pitha basin, its top dusted with white powder that is being poured from above by a hand entering from the upper edge of the frame. Water or liquid pools in the basin around the base, with white particles scattered on the surface. Behind it are a small shrine-side area with a brass oil lamp and incense sticks in a metal holder, a blue and yellow patterned tile, and rough grey stone walls. A person's bare hand and a partial arm in a light sleeve are visible at the edges. This shows a lingam being offered powder.2007-04-20A priest in orange robes pours white rice flakes or powder from a large gold-rimmed brass plate over a tall brown Shivalingam set in a stone yoni pedestal, during an annabhishegam offering. Powder spills over the lingam and pedestal. Another man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth stands behind, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at right. Grey carved stone pillar at left and a small oil lamp on the floor.2007-10-25A photograph of a Shiva lingam being anointed with white powder during a temple ritual. A large shiva lingam, its upper stone sheathed in white powder, stands on a circular yoni-peetha base also dusted with white powder. Powder pours down from a vessel held by a person at upper left, who wears white clothing with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala. At right, a bronze-coloured hand adorned with bangles and a red-and-gold garment sleeve reaches toward the stone. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam with powdered offerings.2007-10-25Close photo of a black stone Shiva lingam on a dark square base being anointed with white grain or rice poured from a silver bowl held by a hand with bangles and a red thread. The lingam is covered with white granules. Behind it, a deity murti wears a red and gold sari with a silver crown, garlanded with red roses, yellow flowers and green leaves. The background includes a saffron cloth, a red cloth and a blue curtain. A partially visible hand and foot of a person appear at left, but no full face is shown. Ritual abhishekam with grains offering.2011-09-13February 17 20152015-02-17