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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13March 04 20192019-03-04A large dark black Shiva linga stands on a circular platform heavily decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white. The linga is ringed by a flower-covered cobra-hood style arch and a striped garland hangs across its front. Behind it, two people in white ritual clothing sit at the top of stepped red-brick seating, with a red multi-storey building and a fenced courtyard in the background.2016-03-07February 26 20172017-02-26A large dark stone Shiva lingam is decorated with a silver yoni-pitha base and a tall arch of marigold and multicolored flower garlands in yellow, orange, red, green and white, with small round ornaments along the frame. Yellow turmeric or abhishekam liquid runs down the stone. A person in dark clothing is partly visible at the top of the arch, apparently pouring from a golden pot. Behind is a red-orange building under a steel frame, with a black stone deity figure at right. The lingam sits on a floral-festooned platform.2017-02-26A large dark black stone Shivalingam is draped in garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers, with a decorated flower-strewn base in orange, yellow, green, white and purple. Several men in saffron and orange robes and turbans stand on a white metal staircase and platform beside it, with one man in orange wrapping cloth at the lower left. Rows of small potted plants line a red brick terrace behind the lingam under a pale sky.2015-01-13A large black Shiva lingam stands on a stone base in shallow water, draped in dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in orange, yellow, white, purple and green. Striped flower skirts cover the yoni-pitha base, and flower garlands arc over the top of the lingam. Two people in orange and red clothing stand on a raised platform at the top of the lingam, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A red multi-storey building and steps with seated onlookers in white form the background. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or floral decoration of a lingam at an outdoor water-side shrine.2015-02-19March 07 20162016-03-07February 26 20172017-02-26