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Close photo of a bare-chested man in a red shawl and gold bracelets pouring milk from a large shell-like vessel over a deity murti or abhishekam offering, with milk cascading in white streams. He wears a crown of rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and white sacred markings on his forehead, with eyes closed in a serene expression. The background is dark with warm golden lamplight and wooden pillars.

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February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17A photograph of an abhishekam at night. A figure in a rust-red and gold garment with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and a rudraksha headband pours water from a silver-gold vessel over a tall white Shiva linga. Water sprays off the stone. Behind, a second person in a gold-embroidered garment and a shaved head assists, and a garland of orange, yellow and pink flowers decorates the altar at right. The figure's features are not clearly visible enough to establish identity, so no a person identification is made.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA figure with long dark hair swept back, wearing a rudraksha mala crown, multiple rudraksha necklaces, gold bangles and a red-orange shawl, pours liquid from a silver vessel with floral engraving over a bald person's head, while sheets of spray splash down. White tilak marks the forehead of the pourer, and the background shows warm orange and amber tones with a wooden pillar. The scene reads as abhishekam. a person is shown with rudraksha crown, rudraksha necklaces and saffron-red shawl pouring the abhishekam.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and waist, wearing a rudraksha mala headband, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and gold bangles, pours liquid from a shiny golden vessel over a dark stone lingam at the right. His eyes are lowered in concentration. A second man with a shaved head in a red-orange cloth stands partially visible behind the lingam, and another partially visible figure appears at the far left edge. Warm orange lighting and a dark background frame the scene. The man pouring may be a person, based on his distinctive adornments: a rudraksha headband and long rudraksha mala, gold bangles and earrings, and a red-orange garment.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies