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August 07 20172017-08-07September 26 20162016-09-26A photograph of a temple ritual setting with rows of black stone shivalingams on red-tiled steps. Several young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, their faces and arms marked with white vibhuti lines and wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young woman with braided hair sits near small brass lamps, flowers and a plate of offerings. Behind them older men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests sit among brass vessels and pujaram items. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the lingams, with the pictured people seated in meditative stillness.2017-07-31 +1 copiesMen perform a Shiva lingam abhishekam on stepped stone platforms. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit around black lingams on yoni-shaped pedestals, decorated with yellow and orange flowers. Some hold their hands in mudras or chant, and brass kalasha vessels sit nearby. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread. A white railing is visible at left.2016-10-16 +1 copiesClose view of a row of dark grey stone Shiva lingams with carved bands, set in a line on a stepped platform. A bare arm with rudraksha and beaded bracelets reaches in from the upper right to place a small pink and white flower offering on one lingam. Behind them, out of focus, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on red steps, performing a lingam abhishekam ritual.2017-08-07A row of black stone Shivalingams on a red-bordered stone platform receive abhishekam, with brass pouring vessels held over them. A bare-armed devotee's hand reaches down to a lingam draped with an orange-red rudraksha mala, and a brass tray holds flowers and small oil lamps. On the left a bare-shouldered person in a rudraksha mala kneels, and on the right a figure in white robes holds a brass pot. The scene shows Rudra abhishekam at the rows of lingams. Visible people are partially shown, so the count is limited.2016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor photo of a row of black stone Shiva lingams on a red-brick platform, each with a gold-coloured base tray. Pink and white flower petals are scattered over the lingams. Golden kalasha vessels are tilted above them, pouring water down over the stones in an abhishekam. Several people in plain white clothes kneel along the row; only forearms, bare feet and white-clad legs are visible, so the people are partly cropped. Bags and white cloth sit on the left.2016-12-02July 24 20172017-07-24Close view of several black stone Shivalingams on pedestals being ritually bathed with water in an outdoor abhishekam. Water streams from golden pouring vessels held by seated devotees. The central lingam has a small red-pink flower on top and an orange marigold on a neighbouring lingam. Devotees wear white, teal patterned and red-trimmed clothing, with bangles visible on a wrist. Only hands, arms, legs and lower bodies are visible, so the participants are partly cropped.2016-12-18June 03 20132013-06-03July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copies