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Close photograph of a ritual in progress. A bare forearm marked with white ash and wearing rudraksha bracelets rests a hand on a dark stone lingam smeared with yellow and red pigment. Behind it, a deity murti is dressed in a green and red silk sari with gold border and a jewelled silver waist belt, decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. At left, a silver puja plate holds a lit oil lamp. The figure whose arm is shown is not visibly identifiable beyond the ash and rudraksha, so no identity is asserted.

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A close photograph of a dark stone lingam on a round base, with a yellow turmeric or sacred paste poured in streaks down its surface. A bare arm with white-painted marks and rudraksha and beaded bracelets reaches in from the left, a hand touching the lingam during abhishekam. To the right, a figure in a green and red silk skirt with gold border and a jewelled waist belt stands among colourful striped cloth and white and yellow flower garlands. A gold ornamental vessel sits at the lower left.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close photo of a green-coated stone lingam decorated with yellow turmeric and red kumkum stripes, with a green leaf on top. A hand with a rudraksha bracelet holds a metal oil lamp with a lit flame beside the lingam. Background shows garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. No physical people are fully visible beyond the hand and wrist.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A close photograph of a green stone lingam, a Shiva linga, streaked with yellow and red turmeric and kumkum markings. A hand holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame reaches toward the lingam from the left, the wrist wearing a rudraksha bracelet. Behind them, bands of red, white and yellow marigold garlands hang in the background. No physical person's face is visible and no one can be identified; the hand is the only human part shown.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close view of a black stone Shiva lingam being anointed. A bare arm with rudraksha bracelets and white ash marks reaches from the left, holding a green leaf over the lingam's top. Streaks of yellow and a red mark decorate the stone. Behind it hang garlands of yellow and white and red flowers, and a striped silk cloth in orange, green and red. A brass vessel sits at the lower left. Consistent with a temple puja or abhishekam, the image shows a deity murti being worshipped.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold ornaments, tilak and white urdhva markings on his forehead and arms, pouring or offering from a cup while a pink lotus and red flowers rest on a grey stone shivalinga. Behind the linga, a deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands, gold jewellery, pearl necklaces and a green silk garment, with more marigold and red flower garlands framing the altar. A figure in an orange garment with a gold necklace stands at the left edge; the priest's face is partly turned away and the scene reads as abhishekam at a shivalinga. The priest's identity is not determinable from appearance.2011-12-01February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark black stone lingam set on a round stone base. A priest in white dhoti with a gold ornament at his waist pours liquid from a silver vessel or spout over the lingam. Behind it, a seated figure wears a red and orange silk garment with gold brocade and a red and yellow flower garland with white flowers, resting on a gold-coloured throne or seat. A blue curtain and ornate gold-patterned panel form the backdrop.2011-09-13February 24 20172017-02-24