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Close-up photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a curved spout over a black polished Shiva lingam with a gold-coloured yoni-base top ornament, a ritual abhishekam. The hand wears gold bangles and a gold ring. Behind the lingam are several more dark stone lingams on pedestals and a grey railing in soft focus. No face is visible and no one can be identified in the frame.

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A photograph of a black polished stone Shivalinga on a round black yoni-peetha base, being bathed with a thin stream of liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a hand in the upper left. A small brass ornament sits on the top of the linga. Behind, an orange marigold-like offering and a small brass plate with a lamp rest near the lower left. A partly visible white-clad person stands at the left edge. Outdoors, with stone and bricks in the background. This shows abhishekam being performed on the linga.2013-06-05A dark polished stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base, with white and red marks and petals scattered on its surface. A hand holds a brass cone-shaped vessel, pouring liquid over the linga during abhishekam. Small brass bowls sit around the base, and a metal railing stands behind. No one else is visible in the frame.2016-03-07 +1 copiesClose photo of a Rudra abhishekam at a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a round silver-grey peetha. A hand in white sleeve pours water from a golden spouted vessel onto the lingam top, the stream visible as it falls. Blurred background shows more lingams, a pink cloth and white-clad devotees. Ritual abhishekam setting with no visible identifiable person.2016-12-02Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shiva lingams topped with silver-tinged bowls and flower petals. A priest with bare upper body, seen only partly at left, holds a long gold-coloured vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a lingam. Other gold pourers rest on neighbouring black lingams, and a red wall forms the blurred background. A ring is visible on a hand at top left.2016-12-14July 08 20132013-07-08December 05 20162016-12-05Close photo of an abhishekam being performed on a dark black stone Shivalinga. A hand, wearing a red bangle, pours liquid from a brass cone-shaped vessel onto the top of the lingam, where two gold-coloured padukas (sacred sandals) rest. The blurred background shows other lingams and stone elements in a temple setting.2013-06-06December 19 20162016-12-19June 05 20132013-06-05A photograph of several black stone Shivalingams on lotus-shaped yoni pedestals, with one in the foreground bearing a white ritual offering and pink flower petals on its top. A person in white clothing with a gold trim, wearing a red sacred thread and silver bangles, pours water from a golden spouted vessel over a lingam, with the stream visible. The background shows more lingams and red cloth. No face of a person is visible, so no a person identification is made.2016-10-31A photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam in progress at close range. Several dark stone Shiva lingams stand on round yoni-pitha bases, their surfaces wet and dotted with white petals. In the foreground a hand in white sleeves pours water from a golden vessel with a spout over the nearest lingam. Blurred figures in pink and black clothing sit at the edges.2016-12-02Close-up photo of several black stone Shiva lingams set on round black yoni pedestals during abhishekam. Water is poured from golden vessels held by hands at the upper right, with a stream of liquid falling onto the central lingam. Red flowers rest on the tops of some lingams. Attendees in a colourful striped top and white garment are partly visible in the background, with a brass lamp at the lower left.2016-12-17