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Outdoor ritual scene under a large tree beside a red shipping-container structure. A person in an orange-red cloth stands barefoot at a dark stone lingam with a carved figure, performing abhishekam with a vessel. A bronze seated Nandi bull stands on the left. Brass plates hold fruits, kumkum, flowers and vessels; a yellow-and-purple cloth screen encloses the shrine. A timestamp reads 15/09/2024 17:51.

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Outdoor shrine beneath a large mango-type tree beside a rust-coloured shipping container. A woman in an orange sari with bare back and white ash marks on her skin stands at a yellow-and-purple cloth enclosure, adjusting or hanging the fabric. Before her is a dark stone Lingodbhava murti carved with a figure, and a black stone Nandi bull sits at the left foreground. Brass plates and bowls hold offerings including lemons, kumkum, and small lamps, and a yellow bag of rice is on the lower plate. A timestamp in the corner reads 15/09/2024 17:51.2024-09-15Outdoor photo of an abhishekam at a small open-air shrine beside a large tree. A young person with hair tied up in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, wraps orange cloth around the lower body and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Lingodbhava murti in a gold-tinted tall column form. A metal pot, a brass bowl, a stone bull figure at the lower left and a tray of fruit and offerings sit nearby. Orange and purple cloth draping and a rusted rebar fence enclose the area, with a shipping-container-style structure behind. Timestamp 15/09/2024 17:47 at lower right.2024-09-15A young person with hair tied in a bun and white ash markings on the arms and upper back pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone lingam pillar in an outdoor courtyard. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and drapes, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and stands barefoot on a metal plate. The black pillar carries a carved relief of a deity form, set on a stone pedestal beside a large tree trunk. Behind is a yellow and purple striped cloth fence, a red metal container structure, and a steel vessel of water on the left. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual at a shrine.2024-09-15Night photograph at an outdoor shrine under a large tree. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands at left, pouring or offering something over a dark black Shiva lingam set on a stone base within an iron railing enclosure. Behind the lingam, a pinkish-red cloth is draped around the tree trunk. Wet stone flooring, scattered leaves and a second dark lingam or yoni-shaped stone sit in the foreground. A timestamp reads Nov 17, 2025 17:51:08.2025-11-18A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands at left, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Shiva lingam under a large tree at dusk. The lingam sits on a black stone base within a metal-railed enclosure, with a red cloth draped behind it and a smaller black stone idol in the foreground. Fallen leaves cover the stone floor and a timestamp reads Nov 17, 2025 17:42:42. The image shows an abhishekam being performed for the lingam.2025-11-18Outdoor evening scene at a small shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread stands on wet stone slabs, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Shivalinga. Another black stone Nandi figure lies in front of the lingam, and a tall black lingam stands behind it beside a red cloth wrap on a tree trunk. A metal railing and dark foliage surround the area, with fallen leaves on the ground. The priest is not shown with any distinctive presentation cues for a person, so he is described only by role.2025-11-18October 27 20102010-10-27 +3 copiesA photograph of an outdoor evening puja at a small stone shrine with a Shiva lingam decorated with red and yellow flowers and a stone Nandi bull with a marigold garland on a white tiled platform. An elderly bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala, wearing glasses, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. Beside him a second bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti blows a conch shell. A brass trident stands on the platform, with clay bowls, a steel pot and a brass kalasha nearby, and a red-and-white painted border around the platform.2025-12-02October 12 20102010-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20October 12 20102010-10-12 +3 copies