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A large black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni pedestal is adorned with a long garland of marigolds and colourful flowers draped over its sides. Sacred ash or abhishekam offerings rise in a plume of pale powder above the lingam. Behind it, a person in a white garment stands with a tall ladder-like platform, and a figure holds a striped umbrella over the scene. The setting is a stepped stone tank with rows of small black lamps lining the tiers, shrines with seated deity murtis at the corners, and a red multi-storey building with water tanks in the background.

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January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalingam at an outdoor temple stands in a tiered water tank, dressed with a yellow-and-white garland and a cloud of yellow powder rising from its top. A tall red multi-storey building stands behind, with a white-and-coloured parasol above a small group of statues or figures. Rows of small black lingams line the stepped stone terraces of the tank, and small shrines with deity murtis sit at the water's edge. A lone white-clad priest stands on the left side of the pool, with a faint figure near the rear. Green canopies and water tanks are visible in the background under a pale sky.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni-pitha base, draped with a garland of orange, yellow and green flowers, with a stream of white liquid or milk-like abhishekam pouring over its top. Behind it, rows of stone steps are lined with small black lamps or pots. In the background, a tall red multi-storey building, a tiered canopy with colourful fringe, and water tanks stand out. Small deity figures sit in niches at the pool's edge, and several people in white and orange clothes stand on a raised platform near the canopy. The scene reads as a temple abhishekam ritual at an open-air pool.2018-01-01A large dark stone Shivalingam with a garland of orange, green and yellow flowers draped around it stands in the centre of a stepped stone tank. Behind it, a robed man in orange and a seated man in orange stand near a multicoloured canopy atop a tall red building. A small deity murti in yellow garments sits in a niche to the left, and a figure in an orange robe stands at the water's edge. Tiered stone steps lined with black lamp stands surround the tank, with green tarpaulins and a red brick building in the background.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a large tiered stone bathing tank beside a red multi-storey building. A massive dark stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands in the centre, draped with a long garland of marigold and multicoloured flowers and carrying a small metal plaque. Behind it, a standing figure in orange robes and a white-clad figure with an umbrella-like canopy in white and multicoloured fringe stand on a raised platform near the top of the lingam. Seated figures in orange and red clothing sit at the left and right edges beside small shrines and a deity murti in a golden arch, and a standing attendant in a white dhoti and saffron-coloured clothes stands at the left. Rows of small stone lingams line the tank steps, and green tarpaulin and metal railings surround the site.2018-01-01 +1 copies