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Photo of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at night: several black stone Shivalingams on round bases are being poured over from golden conical vessels held by priests. A bare-chested priest in the foreground, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms and a white dhoti with gold border, holds a golden funnel spout above a lingam while a thin stream of liquid falls. Other priests in white dhotis, some with white forehead markings, sit in a row behind, also holding golden vessels. Warm lamp light glows in the background. No one in the frame is identified as a person.

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November 14 20162016-11-14Close view of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at night. Several black stone Shivalingas stand in a row, each being poured over through a long golden funnel-shaped vessel held by a worshipper. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white sacred ash (vibhuti) on his forehead and arms, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, holds one golden funnel above a black lingam. Behind him, other worshippers in white dhotis and white garments sit in line, also holding golden vessels. Warm lamp lights glow in the background.2016-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at night in a temple setting. Several men with bare upper bodies and white forehead bands sit beside tall black shivalingas on round stone bases, pouring liquid through long brass abhishekam spouts. In the foreground, a black lingam with horizontal lines is bathed from a brass horn-shaped spout, and a small red flower rests on its base. Men in white dhotis sit behind, and a brass vessel sits at lower right. Red brick walls form the backdrop.2016-11-14 +2 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA close photograph of black stone Shivalinga abhishekam in progress. In the foreground a golden vessel with a spout pours water over a dark polished linga, a small white flower resting on its top. Several other black lingas with carved bands stand nearby, some with orange-red kumkum dots. Behind them, out of focus, a person in white clothing and black sleeves, and gold-bangled arms, perform the ritual. The people are partially visible and not clearly countable.2016-12-19December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDevotees sit in rows on red-painted stone steps performing abhishekam on black stone Shivalingams with brass pouring vessels. A man in the foreground with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and orange-brown beaded necklace holds a brass vessel over a lingam. Others in white dhoti, a man in a red-and-white outfit, and a woman in glasses and pink top also pour water from brass vessels. Each lingam has a yoni pitha base, with red flowers and a small lit lamp on top. Brass lamps and offering plates sit around the stones, and a woman in a blue top sits on the right.2016-12-17