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December 20 20162016-12-20November 11 20162016-11-11Night photograph of a large dark granite Shiva lingam on a square yoni pedestal, decorated with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland. A tall metal staircase with railings leads up to a platform beside the lingam, where several people in saffron and orange robes stand near brass lamps. Floodlights illuminate the scene. Behind, tiers of seated devotees fill stone steps beside a wall strung with lights, and a colourful striped canopy with yellow tassels shelters a golden palanquin-like seat at right.2016-12-12Night photograph of a giant black Shiva lingam with white horizontal tripundra bands and a white-and-magenta flower garland wrapped around it, set on a large stone yoni-peetha base. A robed priest stands on a metal staircase platform at the top, holding a flame and performing an aarti or abhishekam offering while smoke rises. Below, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti holds a lamp near the base, and a bare-chested man with folded hands stands at the lower right. A golden statue stands at the lower left. Metal racks of vessels line the staircase. Red flags are visible behind.2016-11-14November 14 20162016-11-14May 22 20172017-05-22Night photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga on a black circular peetha base, draped with a long garland of yellow and green flowers. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand on a metal staircase and platform beside the linga, tending lamps. Behind, a crowd of seated devotees fills rows of red seats under floodlights, with strings of lights along a wall and a multicoloured draped canopy at right. Context suggests the Karthigai Deepam lamp festival.2016-12-12Night photo of a large grey cylindrical Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni pedestal at an outdoor temple event. A white-and-gold metal staircase with railings climbs its left side, with saffron-robed priests on the steps and at the top, one pouring from a golden vessel onto the lingam. A yellow and green marigold garland drapes down the lingam. To the right, a crowd of seated devotees fills tiers beneath strings of lights and a striped multicoloured canopy, with a gilded kalasha-like ornament at the lower right.2016-12-12Night abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam decorated with bands of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands around its base and along its side. On an elevated metal platform reached by a steel staircase, several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style garlands stand together; one holds a lit flame toward the lingam while another man in orange with shaved head assists. A man in white dhoti and shirt climbs the stairs, and another in white stands on the platform. Strings of lights glow in the background and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene.2011-10-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12November 14 20162016-11-14