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A large dark green linga with silver-and-gold bands and a white stone centre is being anointed from a raised metal platform on the left. A priest in orange robes and a sacred thread stands on the platform, leaning forward to pour a golden vessel of liquid down the top of the linga, which runs in yellow streaks over the surface. Three ornate gold-beaded yoni-style pieces with multicoloured flower garlands sit at the base. Behind are unfinished concrete buildings with scaffolding and a worker on a rooftop, under a pale sky.

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October 22 20142014-10-22October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20102010-10-22Night photograph of a large black polished lingam, decorated with silver-toned bands and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers along its side, with a golden liquid being poured over its top. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace pours from a brass pot while standing on a raised metal platform beside a staircase. Another person in orange robes and a shaved head stands behind him, and a small fire flame glows near the stairs. Marigold and mixed flower garlands line the base. This shows an abhishekam ritual on a Shiva lingam.2011-10-12October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large grey-white linga being bathed in milk or liquid that streams down its surface, part of a linga abhishekam. A man in an orange saffron robe stands on a raised metal staircase platform at the right, holding a white bowl or vessel and pouring its contents over the top of the linga. To the left, a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the same platform beside brass kalasha pots, gesturing toward the linga. The linga sits on a black base decorated with a gold and silver embellished yoni-pitha band with pink and green trim. Behind them are unfinished concrete buildings with exposed rebar and bamboo scaffolding under a pale sky.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20102010-10-22October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large black stone Shiva linga on a yoni-shaped peetha, being bathed with milk and water as part of a linga abhishekam. A man in an orange saffron robe stands on a raised steel platform at the top of the linga, pouring liquid over its crown, while several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand on the metal staircase and platform, some holding brass vessels. The linga has three horizontal silver bands and is decorated with gold-and-red garlands draped around its base. Behind it rises an unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar, and in the foreground tiers of red-and-white seating stretch across the frame under a pale sky.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large dark green Shivling stands on a black yoni pedestal, decorated with three gold-and-silver bands and a white ornament on its face, with gold yellow liquid running down its surface during abhishekam. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala leans over the top of the lingam, pouring from a white cup. On a metal platform to the left, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around brass pots and offerings. Behind them is an unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar and scaffolding under an overcast sky, and red stadium seating fills the lower foreground.2010-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 08 20132013-07-08 +1 copies