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A photograph of a Shiva lingam being bathed in an abhishekam. A devotee in a white dhoti and a mustard-yellow top leans over the lingam, pouring water from a steel pot, with a garland of yellow and white flowers draped on the stone. Beside them, a woman in a blue-and-white sari with a gold necklace and red bindi holds a small steel vessel and white flowers. Another white-clad person and a woman in a white blouse stand behind, one lifting a steel pot. Stone pillars and a corrugated roof frame the temple setting.

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Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor temple shrine under a tent canopy. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours liquid from a steel vessel over a tall dark stone lingam wrapped with a yellow and red flower garland. To the right, an older woman in white with a grey shawl and beaded necklace holds a steel pot. Behind them a man in orange-saffron robe with a flower garland, partly visible, sits among a large seated crowd of devotees in white. Stone pillars, red and orange decorated bunting and hanging tassels frame the scene.2006-12-31Outdoor temple ritual at a black stone Shiva lingam with water flowing over it. Two women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls bend forward, one pouring water from a brass pot and the other holding a brass vessel, while a man in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at left. Scattered red flowers lie on the floor, and a tall brass oil lamp stands on the right beside a figure in orange robes.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam at an outdoor temple-style hall. A grey-haired woman in white dhoti-style clothes with a gold border stands at the centre holding a silver vessel, a rudraksha mala around her neck. To the right, a woman in white sari kneels beside the black lingam pouring liquid over it, while a man in white and orange shawl holds a metal pot. A small brass Nandi-type figure and rose petals sit in the foreground, and a seated child in red at left. Behind, rows of people in white sit on the floor before a decorated altar with lamps and a kalasha, under a tin roof hung with paper garlands.2008-12-31Three women perform abhishekam at a large black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark stone yoni-peetha base, pouring water from small metal vessels over the lingam while water streams down the base. The woman on the left in a salmon-pink and white patterned sari holds a metal pot and bends forward; the woman in the centre wears an orange sari with white floral border and holds a small silver vessel; the woman on the right in a pale teal blue sari holds a silver pot. Behind them a blue cloth canopy, gold lamp stands, and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers frame the shrine, and scattered red and yellow flower petals lie on the stone floor. A small group of older people sits in the background near a brass lamp and orange-draped table.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a stone lingam. A person's hand, adorned with a red-stoned ring and gold bangles, pours milk from a clear steel vessel over the dark grained lingam, which is decorated with yellow marigold garlands. In the left background a cameraman in white clothing films the ritual. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2006-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 28 20092009-12-28December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31