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A large dark grey Shiva lingam is draped with garlands of marigolds, white jasmine and multicoloured flowers, with a striped band of white and red flowers on its front. Above it on a white metal scaffold platform stand several men in saffron and orange garments; one bare-chested man in the centre with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and holding a brass vessel, appears to be performing abhishekam, while others stand nearby. Red flags flank the lingam against a pale sky with trees behind. A figure at right wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala.

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A large dark black stone Shivalinga is adorned with a thick garland of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, orange, pink, purple and white, with a floral border around its base. Several robed figures in orange and saffron clothing stand on a white metal staircase and platform beside it, and one figure at the top raises a small vessel over the lingam. Sunlight falls on a pale sky and a concrete wall behind. The arrangement of flower garlands and the lingam suggest a Shiva puja or abhishekam ritual.2015-02-19July 08 20132013-07-08A large dark grey cylindrical lingam stands in the foreground, wrapped with a garland of multicoloured flowers in red, orange, yellow, purple, green and white that arcs over its top. Beside it, a metal staircase with railings leads up to a platform where several figures in saffron-orange robes stand. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment and a red floral garland, stands at the top gesturing with one hand. Beside them a bald priest in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds his palms together. Another orange-robed man with a bead necklace stands lower on the stairs, hands folded in front of him. Several white floral garlands drape the railings. The sky is pale and overcast.2013-06-24July 24 20172017-07-24A large dark black Shivalingam is draped with multicolored flower garlands in yellow, orange, magenta, white and green, with a decorated floral base in orange, yellow and green. Metal bands with silver fittings encircle the lingam. On a white metal scaffold platform on the left, a man in orange robes and an orange turban raises one hand in blessing beside another figure in white. Another robed attendant in orange stands on a lower step at left. A tiered brick wall with potted plants sits behind the lingam, and a concrete building with shuttered windows stands at right under a pale sky.2015-01-13December 02 20162016-12-02A large dark grey Shiva lingam, draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, is being bathed with milk poured from above. On a metal scaffold beside it, three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at the top. The central figure, bare-chested with long dark hair and a red and white garland, extends his arm to pour the milk, while a shaved-headed priest with white tilak and rudraksha malas watches beside him. Another attendant in saffron stands further left. The scene is an abhishekam at an outdoor Shiva lingam against a pale sky.2013-07-08A large dark Shivalingam is being bathed with milk on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase. A tall, bare-chested man with long dark hair and red-orange ceremonial cloth at the waist pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam, with flower garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and green wrapped around its top. Two other men in red-orange dhotis and garlands stand beside the railing, one with palms joined and white markings on his forehead, and another figure is partly visible at left.2013-07-08June 03 20132013-06-03A 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.2013-06-24June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large dark black stone Shivalingam draped with a thick garland of marigold-yellow, red, purple and green flowers, set against a pale sky and a grey wall. A metal staircase with a railed platform rises at left, where several saffron-robed sadhus and a seated figure are gathered. The most prominent figure, seated at the top of the platform, has long dark hair, bare shoulders, and a rudraksha mala with an orange-red garment. Other figures in orange and saffron robes stand or sit on the steps.2015-02-17