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A large black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base is being bathed with milk-like liquid that streams down its surface during a linga abhishekam. Gold-coloured decorative pieces with red and green trim are draped on the front of the linga. On a metal staircase and platform to the left, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold brass pots and vessels, while a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the top right pouring liquid from a golden vessel onto the linga. Behind is a half-built concrete structure with exposed rebar and rows of red-cushioned seats in the foreground. Overcast sky.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A large black stone linga on a black yoni-peetha pedestal is being bathed with water during abhishekam at an outdoor open-air ritual site with rows of red stone seating. Three gold-embossed decorative panels with red and green borders are draped at the base. On a metal staircase and platform at left, several men in white dhotis and shawls pour liquid from vessels onto the linga. At upper right, a man in orange robes with a saffron garment and a visible necklace stands on the platform and pours from a metal pot. Behind them is an unfinished multi-storey concrete building with exposed rebar and scaffolding under a cloudy sky.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalinga stands on a black yoni-pitha base outdoors, bathed in water poured over it during abhishekam. Three gold-and-red garlands hang at its base. Ascending a metal staircase on the left, several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies pour liquid from vessels onto the linga. At the top, an orange-robed figure with shaved head stands at the summit, pouring from a silver vessel onto the linga's crown. Red-tiered stands and an unfinished concrete building form the background.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large black stone linga is being bathed with water at an outdoor site with tiered red-and-white seating. Water streams over the linga's rounded top and down its base. Three gold-coloured ornamental draped garlands with red and green trim hang on the lingam's front. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand on a metal staircase with railings at the left, pouring water or offerings. One man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the top of the platform beside another figure, holding a vessel. 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Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls stand on a metal staircase and platform at the left, one in an orange robe pouring liquid from a gold vessel onto the linga, as part of a linga abhishekam. Another priest in white holds a plate. Behind them is an unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar, and tiered red-and-white seating fills the background. Pale green liquid runs down the linga and into the basin.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalinga on a black yoni pitha is being bathed with liquid that streams down its surface, a ritual abhishekam. Three golden ornamental pieces with red and green trim are draped at the base of the linga, and a silver band wraps its upper section. Several white-clad priests stand on a metal staircase and platform to the left, one in an orange-saffron robe near the top pouring from a vessel, and others carrying golden vessels. Behind is an unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar, and in front rows of red seating stretch across the foreground.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA large white linga is being bathed with water poured over it in an abhishekam on a black peetha base decorated with gold-coloured yoni-patta ornaments trimmed with red and green garlands. Behind it, a concrete building under construction with exposed rebar stands against a grey sky. On a metal platform staircase at upper left, a man in an orange robe stands holding a vessel while several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps and platform, tending to the linga. Red-tiered seating fills the foreground.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black-and-white striped linga abhishekam at an outdoor stage, with water flowing down the white-streaked lingam onto a black yoni pitha. Three golden shringar garlands with red-and-green trim hang on the base. 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