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A large black lingam is draped with a garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers and fitted with silver bands. On a metal platform beside it, several men in saffron-orange robes stand; one at the front, with long dark hair and an orange garment, reaches toward the lingam and holds a thin rod or stick over it. Another man near the rail, wearing an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, holds a small object. Two more men in orange stand behind them on the steps, and a plain building wall and a pale sky form the background.

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June 10 20132013-06-10July 08 20132013-07-08A large black lingam, the Shiva linga, is draped with a garland of marigolds in red, yellow, green and white, and a silver band of ornamented metal is fixed around its base. On a metal platform on the left, several men in saffron-orange robes stand at a railing; the man at the centre, with long swept-back hair and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) above the linga. Other men in orange stand beside him and one at the far left, one holding a flower offering. Behind them a plain sky and unfinished brick wall fill the background. Two bare-armed devotees and a lamp-holder suggest a puja with aarti being offered at the abhishekam area.2013-06-10June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA large black Shiva lingam stands in the foreground, decorated with a multicolour garland arch of red, yellow, green and white flowers and silver horizontal tripundra bands. On a metal platform at left, three priests in saffron-orange robes stand at the lingam; the central figure stands with hands joined in prayer, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, while a priest beside him holds a ritual object and another priest with white forehead markings stands with hands folded. The scene suggests abhishekam worship at the lingam against a pale sky and a red building.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJuly 01 20132013-07-01June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark grey Shiva lingam decorated with a garland of multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, white, purple and green, with a silver yoni-style base plate bearing a white ornamental band. Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and ochre shawls stand on a metal scaffold platform with red and white flower garlands draped over its railing; the taller priest, with short hair and a gold necklace, pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam's top. Other priests are partly visible at the platform's edge. Pale sky forms the background. The scene depicts abhishekam of the lingam.2013-06-24A large black lingam with a silver three-line tripundra band and a silver disc is decorated with an arch of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, red, purple and green, with yellow petals scattered on top. Behind it, four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a metal platform with railings and stairs. One man at the far right has long swept-back dark hair and a flower garland, and appears to be the a person by his long hair, garland and ornate clothing, while the others have shaved heads and rudraksha malas and sit in the same group. Red and beige buildings and a grey sky form the background.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A large dark black stone lingam with three horizontal silver bands across its front is decorated with a flower garland arch in red, yellow, purple, white and green. On a metal scaffold platform beside it, a figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron robe stands at the top, gesturing with a hand. Two other saffron-robed figures with shaved heads and beaded necklaces stand nearby, one on a lower step. Pale overcast sky and a red building are in the background.2013-06-17