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Close view of a dark black stone Shiva lingam being bathed during a Rudra Abhishekam. A liquid. A person in orange clothing with bare arms holds the vessel at the upper right edge of the frame, with a yellow marigold garland draped over the lingam's base. Blurred green trees fill the background.

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Outdoor abhishekam at a black lingam, with a golden liquid being poured over it from a vessel held by a bare-chested man wearing an orange dhoti with a red waistband. Yellow flower garland is draped on the lingam, and the pouring liquid splashes around its base. Blurred green trees fill the background under a pale sky. No person's face is visible and no portrait or depiction of a person appears in the frame.2016-12-16 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a priest pouring golden liquid from a brass pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue during a rudrabhishekam. The Nandi wears a garland of red roses and white flowers around its neck, and the liquid streams down its head and face. The priest, shown from the chest up, has bare upper body, white sacred ash markings on his arms, and a rudraksha mala with dark beads hanging across his chest. He wears an orange-saffron cloth around his waist. Blurred green trees fill the background.2017-01-02A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16A dark stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a bare-chested man wearing thin glasses, a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti. Yellow droplets scatter over the black stone, which is garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and purple flowers. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a red-roofed building and a flagpole.2016-12-18February 26 20172017-02-26December 12 20162016-12-12October 31 20162016-10-31Close-up photo of a glossy black stone Nandi bull statue with a chain-link collar, its head raised toward a pale sky. A person's arm in orange-saffron cloth pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, with water streaming down. A palm frond sits at the right edge. The pouring suggests abhishekam to Nandi. The visible person is only a partial arm and garment, so no clear identity cues appear for any a person candidate.2007-10-08December 12 20162016-12-12October 16 20162016-10-16January 02 20172017-01-02