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May 24 2017

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A large black Shivalingam decorated with colourful striped garlands, sitting on a raised platform in the middle of a rectangular water pool. A white metal staircase with railings leads up to the platform. Behind it, tiered stone steps are lined with rows of terracotta pots, and a grey stone wall with carved panels rises at the back under a clear sky with a tree. Two small figures in white are visible on the left steps, though only partly seen.2015-01-13May 24 20172017-05-24A large black Shivalingam is decorated with long garlands of marigolds and multicolored flowers in orange, yellow, green, purple and white, and it sits on an ornate flower-decorated platform or ratha. Silver horizontal tripundra-style bands mark the front of the lingam. Beside it, a metal staircase leads to a raised platform where several people in saffron and orange robes stand, one in white. A standing person in orange clothing and an orange turban is at the left near the stairs. Terracotta pots and potted plants line the tiered red stepped area behind, with a grey concrete building and a sky backdrop.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13July 01 20132013-07-01January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam wrapped in a garland rope and draped with a colourful flower skirt in red, orange, yellow and green. Its base is decorated with patterned marigold and flower bands. A metal staircase and platform beside it hold several people in orange and saffron robes, some standing and one with dark hair near the top. A clear pale sky and a grey stone building with small windows are behind. Several terracotta pots sit at the right edge.2015-02-19 +1 copiesA large black lingam, a Shiva linga, sits on a tall base wrapped in a striped skirt of multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, green and white, with draped flower strings hanging down its sides. The lingam stands on a square platform of red and white striped panels over water. A white metal staircase and scaffold rise beside it, with a few figures in orange and saffron clothing standing on the upper landings. Behind, rows of terracotta pots fill a tiered wall, with a grey concrete wall carrying relief carvings and a tree above. Stepped red seating lines the left side. Several people in white stand at the lower staircase and along the seating area.2015-01-13Outdoor photograph of a large black Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, red, green and white, with a flower-garland border on its base. Beside it, a white steel staircase and platform rise to a raised stage where several people in white dhotis and saffron or orange robes stand and sit, one in an orange-and-red turban holding an object. A tiered brick wall with potted plants and a modern building stand behind under a clear sky.2015-01-13May 24 20172017-05-24Photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam resting on a broad circular yoni pedestal at an open-air ritual site with tiered red-and-grey stadium-style seating behind. A metal staircase and railed platform rise on the left, where several people in white, light blue and orange-saffron clothing climb toward the lingam. A woman in a saffron sari stands at the base near the pedestal, and brass vessels are set on the platform, with a thin water stream falling over the lingam. Appears to be an abhishekam setting.2017-03-26January 13 20152015-01-13