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A photograph of a large dark green Shivalinga with silver and gold decorative bands at its base, seen at the right edge. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron garment and a gold-beaded necklace holds a brass lamp with a flame and smoke, appearing to offer aarti. Below on the stairs, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala carries a brass kalasha vessel. Brass pots stand on the steps. Behind them, unfinished concrete buildings and a grey sky. Garlands are visible at the bottom of the frame.

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Outdoor photo of a Shiva linga abhishekam on a tall metal scaffold beside a large dark linga adorned with silver and gold bands. A shaven-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold bead garland and holding a brass aarti lamp aloft with bells, stands on the upper platform. Below him on the steps, a second man in a white dhoti with maroon border and sacred thread carries brass kalasha pots down toward the linga. The background shows an unfinished concrete building under a pale sky.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22June 17 20132013-06-17October 22 20102010-10-22July 08 20132013-07-08Outdoor 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 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04 +1 copiesOctober 22 20102010-10-22Photo 11734709A large black Shivling with three horizontal white bands and a central white dot stands on a black yoni-peetha base, encircled by a garland of red, yellow, purple, green and white flowers. On a white metal staircase and platform at left, three men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand; the man at front, with long dark hair and a red-orange garland, holds a small lamp or cup aloft. Red-orange buildings and trees appear behind, under a pale sky.2013-06-17July 29 20132013-07-29June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copies