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A photograph of abhishekam at a black stone Shiva lingam set on a dark pedestal. A bare forearm with a brass pitcher, its spout pouring water over the lingam. The lingam sits on a silver collar with a small gold-coloured ornament and a red flower or bead at its base. Behind it are white railings and a red-brown mesh fence. No people's faces are visible and no a person candidate appears.

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Close-up photograph of a hand pouring water from a brass vessel with a curved spout over a black polished Shiva lingam with a gold-coloured yoni-base top ornament, a ritual abhishekam. The hand wears gold bangles and a gold ring. Behind the lingam are several more dark stone lingams on pedestals and a grey railing in soft focus. No face is visible and no one can be identified in the frame.2013-06-05A photograph of a black polished stone Shivalinga on a round black yoni-peetha base, being bathed with a thin stream of liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a hand in the upper left. A small brass ornament sits on the top of the linga. Behind, an orange marigold-like offering and a small brass plate with a lamp rest near the lower left. A partly visible white-clad person stands at the left edge. Outdoors, with stone and bricks in the background. This shows abhishekam being performed on the linga.2013-06-05June 05 20132013-06-05Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shiva lingams topped with silver-tinged bowls and flower petals. A priest with bare upper body, seen only partly at left, holds a long gold-coloured vessel pouring a thin stream of liquid onto a lingam. Other gold pourers rest on neighbouring black lingams, and a red wall forms the blurred background. A ring is visible on a hand at top left.2016-12-14June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Close-up photograph of a dark black Shivalingam being bathed with water poured from a gold abhishekam vessel shaped with a spout ending in a small gold cow-head. A hand holding the gold vessel is visible at the upper right, with a thin stream of water falling onto the lingam's top, where a red mark is visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm brown and pale tones and the faint outline of other people, and a white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2017-02-24January 02 20172017-01-02December 16 20162016-12-16December 19 20162016-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12December 18 20162016-12-18