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Night photograph of a tall, smooth grey lingam being bathed in a spray of water from the right, with water droplets glittering against the black background. A metal staircase with railings stands at the left, and a visible hand grips its rail. A band of marigold and red-and-white flower garlands wraps the lingam and the base, with more flower decoration in the foreground. Warm out-of-focus lights glow behind, and a gold-patterned yoke or band encircles the lower part of the lingam. This depicts a lingam abhishekam ritual.

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October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga being bathed with water during an abhishekam. Water streams down its dark surface and spills over its base into the basin below. The lingam is draped with garlands in yellow, white, red, magenta and green, and a flower garland circles its base. A metal staircase with railings stands at the left. Strings of oil lamps glow faintly in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2011-10-12Night photo of a large dark grey Shiva lingam on a black yoni-pitha base, with silver bands and a central silver disc on its front, draped with a yellow and red flower garland. Two priests stand on a raised metal scaffold platform at the top right, one in white with a rudraksha-style mala and one in saffron, one holding a small ritual vessel. Lights are strung in the background and a brick stair with a metal railing sits at the left edge. Visible water runs down the lingam.2014-09-08Night photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam draped in layered garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and purple, white and green flowers, with a red-and-white garland at its base. A steel railing and staircase on the left lead up beside it, also hung with orange and yellow flower strands. Water pours down in a heavy shower over the top of the lingam, lit against a black night sky. No people are visible in the frame, and the scene reads as an abhishekam being performed at the shrine.2016-12-23September 08 20142014-09-08Night photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam wrapped with bands of marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a red-and-white cloth band near its base. A white metal scaffold with stairs rises beside it, and a figure in white clothing stands at the top pouring or offering something over the lingam, with a yellow cloth or stream falling from above. Small string lights and flags appear at the lower left, and a fountain spray is visible at the right under a dark sky.2016-12-23Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam on a raised circular base, decorated with white and silver horizontal bands and garlanded with white and red flower strands. A metal staircase with white railings climbs beside it, and a figure in a red cloth stands at the top pouring liquid from a vessel onto the lingam, water spraying outward. A colourful striped cloth canopy with a golden finial sits at the lower right, with lit lamps along the edge. Dark sky above.2016-12-08October 12 20112011-10-12March 03 20112011-03-03