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Night photograph of a large black stone Shivling in a circular yoni-pitha basin with a water channel, its polished surface wet and a garland of red, yellow and green flowers wrapped around its upper part, with a silver strip band across its face. A figure seated on a raised white-railed platform above the Shivling wears white clothing and a sacred thread, with a bare upper torso and a shawl, performing abhishekam. Other figures in orange and saffron robes stand on the stairs and platforms behind, and a bright floodlight and strings of coloured lights are visible in the dark background. The grandstand seats are empty in the rows behind.

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Night photograph of a large grey stone Shiva lingam with a silver yoni-style base band wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, water flowing down its surface. A person in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread and orange-red garments sits on a raised platform beside the lingam, operating or tending it. Metal scaffolding stairs and rails surround the structure, with tiered seating and coloured fairy lights in the background and a bright floodlight at upper right. A circular dark basin collects the water at the base.2014-09-08Night 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.2014-09-08August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a large dark stone Shiva lingam in a basin, water streaming down its surface, decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and silver bands near its base. A metal scaffold staircase at left leads up to a platform where a man in white clothing and a person in orange robes stand beside the lingam pouring or tending the abhishekam. Potted plants line stepped terraces at right and a white building with lit wall lamp stands behind.2014-08-11Night photograph of a large dark grey Shiva lingam on a black circular yoni-pitha base, decorated with a garland of yellow and red marigold flowers and a silver band with a central silver disc. Two or three men stand on a metal scaffold staircase at the top right beside the lingam; one man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold chain stands at the top, and another in orange-brown robes stands beside him, holding a small metal vessel. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights hang in the background, and a metal railing fence is visible on the left.2014-09-08September 08 20142014-09-08Night photograph of a massive black stone Shivalinga on a circular lotus-shaped pedestal, wrapped at its base with a garland of red and yellow marigolds and streaked with liquid running down its surface during abhishekam. Three horizontal bands of gold or silver tilaka-like markings are on the lingam. Two people in orange-brown robes stand on a metal scaffold staircase beside it, near lamps, while several figures in orange clothing are seen at the lower left near the stone steps of an open-air amphitheatre with empty tiered seating and metal railings in the background.2014-09-22Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni base, decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers around its upper curve and a silver band with a central circular emblem. Behind it a steel staircase and railing rise to a platform where a few people in white and orange clothing stand near the top of the lingam, one holding a small object. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background. Abhishekam-style water runs down the stone surface.2014-09-08September 22 20142014-09-22September 22 20142014-09-22Night photograph of a huge black stone Shiva lingam on a tiered black base, decorated with a garland of white and red flowers draped over its top. A metal staircase and platform rise beside it, where three people in dark and orange robes stand near the top, one wearing a white head covering. Bright floodlight glows at left, and a crowd of seated people in orange clothing is visible in the stands behind.2014-10-13A night photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni-pitha base, wrapped with a band of marigold garlands in yellow and orange. Metal railings and staircases surround it, and a few figures in orange and white robes stand on the raised platform at the top near the lingam. Rows of empty seats and dim lamps are visible in the background, with a flowing water stream at the lower right.2014-09-22