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A large black Shiva linga stands on a black yoni-peetha base, draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, white and pink flowers, and green leaves. Water streams down and around the linga from fountain jets, and water runs across the base. Behind it, rows of red-and-white stands are filled with a crowd of people in white and colourful clothing, some standing along a fence at the rear. The sky is pale and hazy, with a single lamp post visible on the right.

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A large black stone linga with a water-fall abhishekam pouring over it stands on a shallow water basin in an open-air arena with red tiered seating. The linga is garlanded with multicoloured flower strands in yellow, orange, purple and white, and a flower garland circles its yoni-peetha base. Water jets arc outward from the linga. Behind the arena, a large crowd of devotees stands along a railing under a pale evening sky, with a floodlight visible. The scene reads as a Mahashivratri-style linga abhishekam.2010-02-12A large black Shiva linga stands on a yoni-shaped pedestal in an open outdoor basin, with water streaming down its surface. The linga and base are garlanded with bands of marigold and mixed flowers in orange, purple, white and green. Water jets spray around the base. Behind, a line of people in white clothes stands along red-and-white tiered seating beside a fence, with a pale pink sky above. The scene resembles a linga abhishekam performed before onlookers.2010-02-12A large black stone Shivalingam, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a yellow-and-red cloth band, stands on a tiered black pedestal in an open outdoor area. Jets of water spray over the lingam, and three horizontal white marks are painted on its upper shaft. A tall metal staircase rises beside it, and rows of seated people in white clothes sit on red-tiled steps behind, with a few standing figures on the upper terrace. An orange banner flutters at the left edge under a pale sky.2010-10-17A large black lingam stands on a black yoni-peetha base at night, draped with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and a white and red bead-like garland band. Water sprays in tall arcs over and around the lingam from fountains, with the water flowing down its surface. Behind it, tiered stands are filled with spectators, and rows of small lamps glow along the lower steps. The base has red and white striped edging. A few small figures in white stand at the sides near the water, and a crowd is seated in the background.2010-02-12A large black Shiva lingam stands on a circular platform at the centre of the scene, draped with a garland of yellow, orange, red and green flowers and surrounded by floral chains. Water sprays in the foreground. Behind it, red stone steps rise, with many people in white dhotis and white garments standing and sitting on the steps, a man in a saffron-orange robe seated at right, and red-roofed temple structures and tents above. Oil lamps and small decorative shrines flank the base.2010-07-26October 17 20102010-10-17Dusk photograph of a large black Shiva linga on a tiered black peetha, decorated with a yellow-and-green floral garland and flower festoons, standing in a shallow water pool. Several fountain jets arc upward around it. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill stone steps and a bank at the left, with an unfinished concrete building topped by many spires behind them and floodlights on either side. Strips of lamps line the pool edges. No individual person is clearly identifiable in the foreground; the crowd is seated in the background.2010-02-12Dusk view of a large black linga monument in the middle of a water pool, with several water jets rising around it. The linga is decorated with a garland of green leaves and yellow-orange flowers at its base, and a band of striped red, white and orange is painted along the pool edge. Tiered stone steps on the right and left hold a large audience of people dressed mostly in white, seated and standing. Lights are strung along the steps and pool edge, and a partially built multi-spired structure with many small spires stands in the background under a purple evening sky. No individual person is clearly a identifiable candidate for a person in this view.2010-02-12June 09 20092009-06-09December 22 20102010-12-22A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a square platform in the middle of a water tank at an outdoor ashram venue, its base wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and banana-leaf and foliage decorations. Behind it, rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on red-brown stepped terraces, with more people in white near a red-carpeted area. Several figures in white stand on the steps and near a rail at right. Coloured triangular bunting in red, yellow and blue decorates the far walls, and palm trees and buildings appear beyond. A small seated figure in orange-red garments sits at the front near a red mat. The scene suggests a Guru Purnima abhishekam-style ceremony at the Dhyanapeetam.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22