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Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual. In the left foreground a hand holding a golden vessel pours water and milk over a large dark black shiva lingam, which is draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and green flowers. Behind it, a large blurred crowd of devotees in white and colourful traditional clothes sits on tiered steps, many with small oil lamps glowing among them. Strings of purple and white lights hang overhead.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam abhishekam on a riverside ghat. A bare-chested priest in orange-brown dhoti stands behind a large black lingam draped with marigold garlands and red cloth, pouring liquid from a metal vessel. Several metal pots stand at left, and a man in red cloth bends over them. Behind, a large crowd of devotees sits on tiered steps lit by bright floodlights and strings of colourful lights, with red flags along the railing. The priest's face and features are not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a dark black Shiva lingam being bathed in a stream of liquid. The lingam is draped with a garland of yellow marigold flowers and red roses and green leaves. Blurred background shows a crowd of people and warm bokeh lights at night.2016-12-08Close-up photograph of a dark black Shiva lingam being bathed in a stream of yellow liquid poured from above. The lingam is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red rose garlands. Droplets spray outward, and blurred lights and a crowd of devotees fill the background. No clearly identifiable person is shown, only a hand and arm at the upper left pouring the offering.2016-12-08December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 08 20162016-12-08A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare chest and white ash markings on his torso pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch on a night-time ritual stage with metal railings and green tubing. The scene shows a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies