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November 07 2016

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A large dark black stone Shivalinga rises from a stone base, wrapped with a garland of white and red flowers running down its side, with a silver band carved into its surface. Atop the linga, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a yellow-brown cloth around his waist pours liquid from a brass pot. Beside him on a steel scaffold platform, another shirtless man in a loincloth and a younger attendant assist with the abhishekam. The sky is pale and hazy.2016-11-07A large black Shiva lingam with a silver-banded yoni-style base stands in the foreground, draped with a garland of white and red flowers. On a metal scaffold platform at the top, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a sacred thread pours liquid from a golden vessel onto the lingam, appearing to perform abhishekam. Two other men stand behind him, one wearing orange cloth on the left, under a pale sky.2016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesNovember 07 20162016-11-07July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large dark black Shivalinga being bathed with liquid poured from a white vessel. A bare-chested priest with long hair, wearing a white dhoti, leans from a metal scaffold platform and pours a yellow stream over the top of the lingam. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers wraps around the lingam's base. Other devotees in orange clothing stand on the platform behind him, and a grey sky and green tree appear in the background. The visible man shows no distinctive a person cues, so his identity is unconfirmed.2017-05-29June 03 20132013-06-03A large black lingam is draped with a garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers and fitted with silver bands. On a metal platform beside it, several men in saffron-orange robes stand; one at the front, with long dark hair and an orange garment, reaches toward the lingam and holds a thin rod or stick over it. Another man near the rail, wearing an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, holds a small object. Two more men in orange stand behind them on the steps, and a plain building wall and a pale sky form the background.2013-06-10A photograph of a large dark grey Shiva lingam decorated with a garland of multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, white, purple and green, with a silver yoni-style base plate bearing a white ornamental band. Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and ochre shawls stand on a metal scaffold platform with red and white flower garlands draped over its railing; the taller priest, with short hair and a gold necklace, pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam's top. Other priests are partly visible at the platform's edge. Pale sky forms the background. The scene depicts abhishekam of the lingam.2013-06-24Outdoors under a clear blue sky, a bare-chested priest with long matted hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms pours liquid from a gold pitcher over a large black lingam. A garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers wraps around the base of the lingam, which has silver bands around its middle. Behind him on a metal scaffold platform, two other shirtless men in orange cloths and white tripundra stand near brass bells and vessels, one smiling. The scene is an abhishekam being performed on a Shiva lingam.2016-11-27 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20162016-09-26