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A photograph of a large black Shiva linga with a white band at its base, being bathed in abhishekam on an outdoor platform with red-brick steps. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands on a metal platform, pouring liquid over the linga, with yellow marigold garlands draped on top. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a white shawl with a red cloth stands. Two more people in white dhotis stand at the left edge, one holding a brass tray of yellow flowers. Behind the linga are orange-roofed buildings, green trees, parked vans and a man in red sitting near the vehicles.

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October 22 20142014-10-22October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor linga abhishekam at a temple ground. A large black polished linga stands in the foreground, dusted with yellow flower petals on its top. Behind it, a bare-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands on a raised platform near the linga, with a shaved head and a dark mala around his neck. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl pours or tends the abhishekam, and another white-clad priest holds a brass plate of yellow flowers. Further left, a few more priests in white stand on the platform, and a seated person in red sits on the steps. Terracotta-coloured buildings with green roofs and small kalasha finials stand in the background, with parked vehicles and trees.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large black-and-white shivling on a raised metal-railed platform under a pale sky. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the top of the steps beside the shivling, which is topped with yellow marigold garlands. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl assist: one on the left holds a ritual vessel and a pot, and another in the middle, in white with a wrap, holds a brass item. Small brass pots and offerings sit on the platform. Two people are visible, plus a third priest partly in frame.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor abhishekam on a large black-and-white Shivalinga with flower garlands of yellow marigolds draped on its top. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands on a metal platform at the right, near the linga, with a thread-like garland visible. Two other men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a tilaka and white upper cloth, stand on the metal staircase at left; one holds a brass tray of yellow flowers. A pale overcast sky and green trees sit behind the scene.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large black lingam on a stepped platform with red metal railings. A figure in orange robes with a long dark hair pours liquid from a golden vessel over the top of the lingam, and rose petals are scattered on it. Beside them, a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands on the steps, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl attends to floral offerings and brass vessels on a tray at the lower left. Behind them a large crowd of devotees dressed in white fills the terrace, with a concrete building and trees in the background.2010-07-25October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copies