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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at the water's edge, pouring or offering with both arms raised over a dark stone Shiva linga draped in red rose garlands and topped with white flowers. A boy in the foreground, seen from behind, watches. Red draped fabric and its reflection frame the water behind. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and sacred thread and has white sacred ash marks on his arms and shoulders.

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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread stands at the water's edge, pouring yellow turmeric powder from his hand onto a black stone Shiva lingam. He holds a small blue bowl of turmeric in his other hand, and wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. The lingam is garlanded with red roses and set against a red draped backdrop and still water. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-15A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone shivalingam during abhishekam. A garland of yellow flowers with red blossoms encircles the lingam, and a rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Behind him a red draped canopy and a reflective blue floor frame the ritual. The priest wears white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arm, and a wrist mala.2016-12-16A priest with a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi-style murti. Red and white flower garlands drape the sculpture, and a white flower rests on its head. Behind it, a still water surface reflects a red draped canopy. A white sacred ash mark is visible on the priest's arm. A partially visible person appears at the lower right edge. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering at a water-side shrine.2016-12-15Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a yellow and red flower garland around its neck. A young bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread pours water from a gold kalasha over the statue's head, while another priest in the foreground, also bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white markings on his body, stands near it. Behind them a red draped table holds rows of small gold objects, and water flows over the dark stone surface.2016-12-03December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms, and a white sacred thread. Behind him a second, partly visible person in a red-pink cloth stands at the left edge. Red ritual flags and tiered stone seating appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue receiving abhishekam on a red stepped platform with black stone pillars. A shirtless man in orange dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha over the Nandi, which has a pink and white flower garland. Beside him, a man with rudraksha mala and orange dhoti holds a brass pot, wearing glasses, with white ash markings on his arms. Other devotees in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand on the steps behind them.2016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16December 12 20162016-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19