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A photograph of a riverside or tank ritual with rows of black stone Shiva lingams draped in white cloth and garlanded with flowers, arranged on red-and-white stepped ghats. In the foreground a man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a long flower garland and gold armband, holds a brass vessel and offers water toward the lingams. Behind him, robed priests in orange and white move along the steps, one carrying a trident aloft. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands on the steps with hands folded in anjali. Several figures wear orange robes. The setting appears to be an abhishekam or puja ceremony at water's edge.

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July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ritual at a temple with red-and-white stepped platform. In the foreground, a woman in a red sleeveless dress and flower garland pours liquid from a brass pot over black Shiva lingams wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with white flowers. To the left, a monk in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands on the steps with palms pressed together, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and a girl in pink dress watch and fold their hands in prayer. Abhishekam to lingams.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A large outdoor water tank with a tall black Shiva linga rising from a platform at its centre, with a flower-garlanded base and water jets. Along the steps at the front, several rows of covered white-shrouded stone linga-like forms, each with a grey top and flower garlands, sit at the water's edge. A man with long dark hair in an orange-red garment and a multi-strand flower garland stands holding a brass pot and pouring water over the linga forms, in a ritual abhishekam. Beside him a man in orange robes kneels on the steps tending a tray of flowers and offerings. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand along the steps, and more people bathe in the water and watch from the red-and-white striped tiered embankment behind.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08