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A large festival photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre. In the centre stands a tall dark stone linga covered with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and green flowers, with a white and red striped base and a vertical white-and-gold decorated panel. Below, several people sit on a red and green cloth. A man in an orange robe sits near the front, with other men in white dhotis and bare torsos, and a woman in a pink sari sitting among them. A man in orange-red stands beneath a multicoloured canopy on the right. Brass vessels and pots stand on a platform to the left. Audience members in white and colourful clothing fill the red stone tiered seating behind, and a red banner with white flags stands at the left.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony at a large black Shiva lingam wrapped in dense garlands of yellow, orange, magenta and purple flowers, with a striped flower skirt at its base and a white ornamental band. A white metal staircase climbs beside it. On a red-draped stage at right, a saffron-robed person sits, and several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit or stand around, with a pink-sari woman near the lingam. A canopy with colourful fringe shelters a seated figure at right. A tiered stone amphitheatre behind is packed with seated, mostly white-clad devotees, and red flags line the left side. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam; a brass figure stands at left.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene at a stone-edged water tank. A large black Shiva lingam is decorated with layered marigold and flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with a tall garlanded base wrapped in striped yellow and purple flowers. Beside it a seated priest in orange robes sits on a red-and-green cloth with a woman in a pink sari and several men bare-chested in white dhotis, with brass vessels and oil lamps before them. A red-draped stage and rows of red chairs lead to a stepped seating area crowded with many white-clad and colourful-clad devotees watching. A tall white scaffold stair stands at left. Clear sky overhead.2016-12-03A photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre-style ceremony. A large dark stone lingam-shaped form on a raised platform is draped with long garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, red and purple, with a metal staircase and railing rising to its top where a single robed figure in saffron stands. On the stage below, bare-chested priests in white and orange cloth attend brass pots and offerings. A golden throne-like seat with a striped canopy sits on a red carpet at the front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the tiered stone seating behind, with a few in colourful dress, while a standing figure in white watches from the right. A tree and grey sky appear beyond the wall.2016-12-02Outdoor ceremony on a raised red-draped stage before a large terraced audience of hundreds seated on red-and-white stone steps. A tall elaborate seat or structure is wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers, with a striped cloth panel and a flower-decorated arch at its top. Brass pots and vessels sit at its base, and several robed priests sit cross-legged on mats in white and orange clothing, one in saffron. A figure in red and gold seated on a throne under a red-and-gold canopy appears at the centre of the stage. A metal staircase rises at the left and a tree stands behind the wall. Red chairs are arranged on the stage.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a huge Shivalinga draped in garlands of orange and yellow marigolds and bands of green, red and white flowers, standing on a water-filled platform. A metal scaffold staircase rises beside it, with several people in white dhotis and shirts climbing near the top to reach the linga. On the left, a tiered red stone bank holds a line of drummers in orange and saffron clothing playing drums, with more people in white gathered behind and along the terraces. The scene looks like a Maha Shivaratri abhishekam with flower decorations and a crowd in the background.2015-02-17July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor temple-style ceremony at a large stepped amphitheatre beside a water tank. In the foreground a huge shivalinga-form structure wrapped in garlands of yellow, purple and green flowers stands beside a line of brass pots. Several shirtless priests in orange and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a red-and-white draped platform, along with men in white and saffron. Rows of seated devotees fill the stone tiers behind, with orange flags along the rails and a painted backdrop on the far wall. A shaded golden seat under a multicoloured canopy sits at the centre. Puja with floral decorations.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 02 20162016-12-02