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Night photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga at the center of a water-filled tank, decorated with a gold-and-silver band, marigold and multicolored garlands draped around its base and dripping with water. Around the tank, rows of small oil lamps glow on terraced steps. A white metal staircase on the left leads up to a platform where several shaved-headed priests in orange-saffron robes stand pouring liquid from metal vessels over the linga. Strings of lights decorate the building behind. The linga is being bathed in an abhishekam ritual.

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A night-time photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga on a raised tiered platform, draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and framed by a floral arch. Water pours over the linga from above. Several saffron-robed priests stand on a white metal staircase and platform, one pouring liquid from a vessel onto the linga while others hold brass pots. Rows of small clay lamps lit with oil lamps line the tiers, and string lights decorate the building behind. Water channels surround the base. Several small figures sit at the lower steps near the linga.2013-03-10Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a yoni-pitha base, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and yellow and pink strands hanging from the base. A white metal staircase and railing lead up to a platform where several saffron-robed priests stand, some holding brass vessels and ritual items during a puja. Strings of lights decorate the surrounding building, and rows of small oil lamps line the tiered stone steps around the water. Water flows from the base of the lingam into the pool.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a golden-yellow and magenta flower garland draped around it and a yoni-style base, set in shallow water with lit oil lamps on tiered steps behind. Several saffron-robed priests stand on a white metal staircase and platform at left, one pouring or offering something onto the lingam from above. Water jets spill around the base. Tiered rows of small lamps and string lights decorate the courtyard and a multi-storey building in the background.2013-03-10Night photograph of a large green-and-black Shiva linga on a circular yoni-peetha base, garlanded with red, pink and yellow flower strands, being bathed with a flowing liquid poured from a vessel by a woman in red-orange sari standing on a metal staircase. Several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand on the steps and landing, some holding brass vessels and bowls. Tiers of clay oil lamps line the stone steps behind, and strings of coloured lights decorate a multi-storey building in the background, indicating an abhishekam ceremony at night.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night photograph of a large black stone Shiva linga on a tiered base, with water pouring over its top in a vertical stream from an overhead vessel. The linga is decorated with yellow, pink and multicoloured marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed figures stand on a white metal staircase and platform beside it, one reaching toward the top of the linga, and others on the steps and balcony. The surrounding basin is filled with rows of small oil lamps, string lights hang on a building behind, and water spills across the edge of the base. Several saffron-robed men are visible, the largest group near the staircase, with additional figures in white at the right edge.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga at the centre of a water-filled tank, decorated with a multicolour flower garland and a gold-coloured plaque. Water streams down over the linga from a pot held by a figure at the top. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on a metal staircase and platform beside the linga, some holding brass vessels and lamps. Rows of small oil lamps line the stepped stone ghats and the balustrades, with string lights and a blue-lit building behind. Other people in white clothes stand in the background, consistent with an abhishekam ritual on Maha Shivaratri.2013-03-10Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white-capped top, decorated with garlands of yellow and magenta flowers and a silver yoni-pitha base, set in a water basin with fountains. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white metal staircase and platform at the left, one holding a lit lamp or flame aloft toward the lingam while others fold hands in prayer. Tiered rows of small oil lamps line the steps, and string lights decorate the building behind. This appears to be a lingam abhishekam or aarti in the evening. Five men are visible on the platform; no one is identified by name.2013-03-10Night photo of a large black Shiva lingam with a tiered base, decorated with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and an arched garland frame, with three horizontal white tripundra lines marked on its face. Water flows from the lingam and from a spout on the base. Several priests in saffron-orange robes stand on a white metal staircase and platform at left, one holding a ritual vessel. Rows of small oil lamps line the stepped terrace below, and strings of lights decorate the scene against a building at night.2013-03-10