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Night-time photograph of a large black Shivalinga decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands and a white-and-red tripundra-style band. On a metal staircase beside the linga stands a priest in orange-red garments and a beaded necklace, holding a flame lamp, with smoke rising behind him. Below on the stairs, a bare-chested man with his hands folded and another man stand near brass pots and oil lamps, all wrapped in garlands. The background is dark sky with strings of lights at lower right. The scene shows an evening abhishekam-style puja or aarti at the linga.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 08 20162016-12-08November 14 20162016-11-14Night photograph of a priest performing aarti with a lit lamp on a raised metal platform beside a large dark Shiva linga decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple, white and green flowers. The priest wears an orange-brown dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, has pale markings on his bare upper body and wears the hair tied up. Smoke rises from the flame against a black sky. A brass vessel sits on the platform and orange and yellow marigold garlands drape the railings.2016-12-23Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with three horizontal silver bands and a garland of white and red flowers draped over its top. Two people stand on a metal staircase with railings beside the lingam, and one man at the top wears an orange-red head wrap, a beaded necklace and dark clothing, with a second person in orange clothing just below him. Smoke rises faintly against a dark sky.2016-12-08Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam wrapped in garlands of marigold, yellow, purple, maroon and white flowers. A white metal staircase with orange and yellow marigold garlands leads up to a raised platform. On the platform, a man in white dhoti stands near brass vessels, and a bare-chested man in white and an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind a metal rail beside the lingam. A third bare-chested man stands on the stairs. Water splashes at the left edge, and a white-lit wall is visible at lower right.2016-12-23May 22 20172017-05-22Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a large black Shiva lingam draped with a white, red and yellow flower garland. A man with a red turban, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-brown waist cloth stands on a raised metal platform, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame with smoke rising beside him. Brass pots and vessels sit on the steps below, and another figure in orange robes stands behind him on the stairs. The sky behind is dark.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal tripundra marking and a garland of white and red flowers draped down its side, set on a dark stone platform. A bare-chested man with long dark hair stands on a metal scaffold stair beside it, extending one arm and holding an object toward the lingam, apparently performing abhishekam. Two other figures stand behind him on the stairs in dark or reddish cloth, with brass vessels visible below. Smoke rises in the dark sky above, and small red flags stand in the background.2016-11-14 +1 copies