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A young girl in an orange sleeveless dress with a gold-bordered sash stands barefoot on a pale concrete pad, lifting a gold vessel high above her head to pour water over a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni-shaped base. The linga is glossy and wet, with horizontal bands carved around its shaft. Dry golden grass, a wooden fence and eucalyptus-like trees sit behind under a cloudy sky.2021-02-22Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20A young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a dark polished Shivalingam on a black stone yoni-peetha base. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and wears rudraksha beads. Behind the lingam stands a golden seated statue of a figure with a golden turban and a raised hand in blessing, set on a marble pedestal. A brass trident stands to the left and a small pink flower lies near the base. The setting is a temple shrine with granite walls, consistent with a daily abhishekam ritual.2024-10-21Outdoor photo of an abhishekam at a small open-air shrine beside a large tree. A young person with hair tied up in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, wraps orange cloth around the lower body and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Lingodbhava murti in a gold-tinted tall column form. A metal pot, a brass bowl, a stone bull figure at the lower left and a tray of fruit and offerings sit nearby. Orange and purple cloth draping and a rusted rebar fence enclose the area, with a shipping-container-style structure behind. Timestamp 15/09/2024 17:47 at lower right.2024-09-15A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and shoulders and rudraksha beads around his neck, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-peetha base during abhishekam. A golden seated statue of a figure with a raised hand and a golden turban stands behind on a pedestal, and a gold trident leans against the wall to the left.2024-10-21Jun 20 2022 sripuram2022-06-20A young person with hair tied in a bun and white ash markings on the arms and upper back pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone lingam pillar in an outdoor courtyard. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and drapes, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and stands barefoot on a metal plate. The black pillar carries a carved relief of a deity form, set on a stone pedestal beside a large tree trunk. Behind is a yellow and purple striped cloth fence, a red metal container structure, and a steel vessel of water on the left. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual at a shrine.2024-09-15A person in an orange-red robe pours water from a small metal vessel onto a black stone Shivling in a yellow-walled room. The person wears a rudraksha mala with beads and a beaded bracelet, and holds the vessel with both hands over the lingam. A steel pot sits to the left beside a green wooden door, and the water runs down the polished black stone base in an abhishekam offering.2022-01-10A young girl in a blue shimmering blouse stands from behind, raising a brass incense burner (dhupa) with smoke rising toward a dark stone shivalinga draped in white cloth with a red and green border. The linga has three horizontal white ash lines painted on it, a white cloth wrap and a garland of white and red flowers at its base. The outdoor setting has dry golden grass, a wooden fence, eucalyptus-style trees and a clear blue sky, with a concrete platform beneath the altar.2022-01-10A photograph of a shrine interior. In the foreground, a young person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with white ash markings on the arms and a dark bead necklace, holds a lit lamp or flame to a black stone lingam on a black yoni-shaped base. A small green leaf lies on the base. Behind the lingam stands a gold-coloured seated statue of a figure with a turban and raised hand in blessing, set within an ornate gold arch. A small gold pyramid-shaped yantra sits in the lower foreground. The walls are pale grey stone.2024-12-23Feb 21 2022 sripuramA person in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit flame or lamp over a black Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-peetham base. Behind the lingam, a golden statue of a seated man in a turban and robe sits within an ornate golden arched niche, and a small golden Sri Yantra sits on the floor in the foreground. White ash markings are visible on the person's arms and shoulders, and a rudraksha mala hangs around the neck. A green leaf and a white flower rest near the lingam, and the stone walls are grey.2024-12-23