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April 03 2008

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Night photograph of a Shiva lingam abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a black lingam set in a round black yoni pedestal. Behind him rows of smaller black lingams stand on red-rimmed bases, many draped with white cloth, lit faintly under the dark sky. Red and white painted stone border edges the platform.2008-07-30April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time photograph of an outdoor temple-style courtyard with rows of black stone Shivalingams on a paved floor edged with red and white painted borders. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and red-yellow flower garland stands at right, holding a small metal vessel, apparently performing abhishekam or a puja. A central white-draped platform holds a lingam and a folded cloth. Banana trees, string lights and a palm-leaf decoration frame the scene, with a truck and a few lamps in the background. a person: the standing man wears a saffron robe, a flower garland and has long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2010-12-29December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time photo of an outdoor shrine ground filled with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on a concrete platform edged in red and white stripes. At centre stands a white-draped base with a blue-and-white cloth. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe, with long dark hair and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers around the neck, faces away from the camera while holding a small bell or lamp in one hand. Banana trees, string lights and bunting frame the scene.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in a white dhoti seated on the ground during a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a beaded bracelet, and a wristwatch, and holds a golden abhishekam vessel with a spout to his face while pouring over a large dark stone shivalinga. Many more black shivalingas on golden peetha bases fill the rows behind him, with gold kalashas and bright blue lighting in the background.2016-12-23Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward the dark sky. Behind him rows of seated figures in white garments wear marigold garlands and sit before a row of metal vessels on striped steps. Strings of small lights hang between concrete pillars in the background.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night-time ritual abhishekam on riverside steps. Several men in white dhotis sit on red stone steps, pouring liquid from brass vessels over black stone shivalinga lingams arranged in a row. Brass kalashas and bowls sit around the lingams, and red flowers lie at the lower left. Behind them, devotees in white and a woman in a red sari with gold border sit on tiered steps lined with red flags, facing the water. Floodlights and a large screen glow in the background. Photograph, plenty of people visible across the steps.2016-12-23