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November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesNovember 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesA large dark polished lingam with a garland of marigolds and yellow flowers wrapped around its base stands on a stone platform in an outdoor amphitheatre. A metal staircase with railings climbs to a raised platform where several figures in orange and saffron robes stand, one woman in pink-brown clothing with dark hair holding a brass vessel. Tiered red brick steps behind the lingam are filled with seated devotees in white clothes, and a beige stone wall with wooden doors forms the backdrop under a pale sky.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA large black stone Shiva lingam is decorated with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers wrapped around its base and pouring milky liquid down its surface. A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair, white sacred marks on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck stands on a metal platform, pouring liquid from a brass pot onto the lingam for abhishekam. A second man sits behind him on the platform beside another brass vessel, under a clear blue sky. Silver plates are fixed to the lingam's lower section.2016-11-24October 21 20132013-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11A large black stone Shivling stands on a red and cream striped platform in shallow water, with a silver band around its shaft and a garland of multicolour flowers arching behind it. Several priests in red-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand on a metal scaffold stairway at the upper left, one pouring or offering something over the lingam. Tiered red stands with many seated devotees in orange lie behind, and the scene is mirrored in still water.2013-11-04 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivling on a circular black yoni-peetha base, decorated with a multicolored flower garland wrapped down its length, stands at a riverside ghat. Several saffron-robed priests stand on a metal staircase platform beside it, some holding up ritual objects and others with hands joined in prayer, with rudraksha malas visible on their necks. Red brick steps behind them hold rows of small oil lamps, and additional saffron-clad figures stand at the upper steps.2013-06-05A large dark polished Shiva lingam, its top draped with a garland of yellow, orange and pink flowers, stands in the foreground beside stone steps. On a raised metal platform behind it, several people in saffron-orange robes sit in a row. A man at the front with long dark hair, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a bare upper body holds a ritual item and sits facing forward. Others in orange robes, including one wearing an orange headwrap, sit nearby beside a metal staircase railing, and a long-haired woman in orange is also seated on the platform.2017-09-11November 06 20132013-11-06Outdoor photo of a large dark grey stone Shivalingam rising from a broad circular yoni pedestal at a water-side temple platform, with red-and-white striped steps behind and orange flags on poles. Several people stand around it in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis; one bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap and a man in white and a man in a light blue shirt stand near the lingam, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand in front. A metal staircase with brass pots and a spout of water is at left. The scene reads as an abhishekam-style ritual. Count of visible people is about six.2017-03-26