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A seated priest in a rust-red and orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a silver vessel over a clear crystal Shiva lingam set on a glass and silver yoni-peetha base. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, gold bangles, a gold necklace and gold earrings. Behind him stands an ornate silver-framed mirror panel. Crystal lingams and a small silver lamp sit on a silver tray over a patterned blue cloth, in an abhishekam ritual.

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April 29 20142014-04-29June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA man with a white sandalwood band and red bindi on his forehead pours liquid from a silver vessel over a clear crystal Shivalingam on a silver tray in front of him. He wears gold necklaces, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and an orange-red garment, and he sits before an ornate silver-framed backdrop with a heart-shaped motif. The lingam and a small silver bell stand on a blue cloth table. Dark night setting with a railing and distant lights behind. Appears to be a lingam abhishekam ritual. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2014-04-29A photograph of a smiling man seated on a brown cloth-covered seat before an ornate silver-framed backrest in a dark setting. He wears a maroon-red robe with a gold border, a long gold necklace with a rudraksha mala, a gold armlet, and gold bangles; a white tilak with a red bindi marks his forehead. Before him on a blue-and-gold brocade table stands a silver tray of red and white flower petals with a clear glass lingam-shaped abhishekam vessel and a silver vessel with a small bell. Printed copyright text runs vertically at right.2014-04-29Night photograph of a smiling man seated cross-legged before an ornate silver-framed backdrop with repoussé floral and heart-shaped motifs. He wears a white vibhuti line with a red bindi, a maroon robe with gold trim, a long gold necklace, a tall rudraksha mala, gold armlets and bangles. In front, a silver shivalinga stands in a pink-tinted water vessel surrounded by pink and white flower petals on a tray, with a silver kalasha-like vessel and a small silver figure nearby. a person is seated with a crown-like gold ornament; a white metal railing and clothes are visible behind.2014-04-29July 30 20122012-07-30A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red saffron-toned garment, wearing long gold ornate beads, rudraksha malas on the neck and upper arms, and a silver necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and white markings on his arms. He holds an ornate silver conch-shaped vessel and pours water over a small golden deity figurine on a silver tray decorated with pink flowers and green leaves. He sits before an ornate gilded frame and a wooden door.2012-06-01April 29 20142014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29A seated man in rust-red saffron-toned robes pours liquid from a silver conch-shaped vessel onto a small bronze deity murti standing on a tray, with a shivalinga-like stone piece beside it on a white-covered tray. He wears long dark hair, a red bindi, multiple rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, and rudraksha bracelets. Behind him is an ornate gold-framed chair and a wooden door. Abhishekam ritual setting.2012-06-01 +2 copiesApril 29 20142014-04-29June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copies