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A large stone lingam is decorated with heavy garlands of marigolds in yellow and orange, along with purple and white flower strands, forming a tall flowered crown and a mandala of petals at its base. Metal stairs and a platform lead up to priests in orange and saffron robes performing a ritual at the top. Below, many seated participants, some bare-chested and some in white, sit on red steps beside rows of small brass lamps, while others stand near the base. The setting is a large outdoor ritual ground beside a tall beige wall with red flags, consistent with a Shiva abhishekam with floral offerings.

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December 17 20162016-12-17December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor temple-style ritual on a raised red stage at a large open-air venue. A tall cylindrical shivalinga is wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white, with a decorated face and a garland-draped base. A seated figure in a red-cushioned gilded throne sits at right, beside a standing priest in orange cloth and a white-clad attendant with brass lamps. Several bronze pots and vessels sit at left, and a metal scaffold stair leads up beside the lingam. Tiered seating behind holds a large audience, and a white-clad figure stands on the stair at left.2016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesPhoto 11699015A large outdoor Shiva lingam is decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, with a flower-draped base on a raised stone platform. Shirtless priests in orange and white dhotis stand around, one holding a long cloth, with brass pots and vessels at the base. A golden ornate throne with a red cushion sits at right, and a figure in saffron-orange robes and a crown-like headdress is seated on it, with a trident and a gold staff beside it. A metal staircase leads up to the lingam, and a large crowd of devotees sits on red stone steps in the background under a clear sky.2016-12-17A large grey stone Shiva lingam is heavily decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, white and purple flowers wound around its crown and base, with strands of marigolds hanging down its front. Two men in orange cloths and bare-chested stand on a metal staircase at the left, one tending the lingam from above. Seated devotees fill the tiers at the right under a canopy with coloured cloth banners, and a brass lamp is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a Rudra abhishekam setting.2016-12-17December 14 20162016-12-14Large grey Shiva lingam draped in dense garlands of marigold, yellow, purple and white flowers, with a flower-wreathed crown-shaped top and a flower-covered base on a stepped platform. A metal staircase on the left rises toward the lingam, with two figures in orange and red clothing standing near the top, one bare-chested. Seated spectators in colourful clothes fill tiered stone steps on the right, beside a building wall and a red-and-white pole.2016-12-16December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor photograph of a large grey stone Shivalinga, a Shiva lingam, decorated with garlands of marigolds and a pink-and-white floral band, standing on a flower-covered platform with multicoloured marigold and petal bands. A metal staircase with yellow marigold garlands leads up to the lingam's top, where a person in an orange-yellow garment sits and holds an object, while a man in dark clothing stands on the stairs below and another figure in a dark garment appears at the base. Red-brick tiered seating with rows of small lamps lines the background, with two people in white seated at right, a tree and a plain building wall behind. Blue-and-white cloth strips hang at the lower right beside the platform.2016-12-23December 18 20162016-12-18