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Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with three horizontal silver bands and a garland of white and red flowers draped over its top. Two people stand on a metal staircase with railings beside the lingam, and one man at the top wears an orange-red head wrap, a beaded necklace and dark clothing, with a second person in orange clothing just below him. Smoke rises faintly against a dark sky.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a huge dark black stone lingam with a white horizontal band and a wreath of white and red flowers draped over it. A man in a reddish-brown turban and light clothing stands on top of the lingam, pouring liquid from a brass vessel. A white metal staircase with railings rises beside it, and a row of colourful striped tassel banners hangs in the lower right, with lit lamps along the edge. The surrounding sky is dark. Ritual abhishekam of a Shiva lingam.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large dark black Shiva lingam, its surface glistening and streaked with water, wrapped with a garland of orange and white marigold flowers and a red-and-white floral band. A priest wearing a red head cloth and bare upper body stands atop the lingam, pouring from a golden vessel during a Rudrabhishekam abhishekam. A white metal staircase with railings leads up to the platform, and a rainbow-coloured tassel canopy hangs at the lower right. The sky is dark and the background is unlit.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large dark stone lingam rising from the bottom of the frame, draped with a garland of white and red flowers. Atop the lingam stands a man with a red-and-gold turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a leopard-print garment, his palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti with bare upper body and a dark cloth over one shoulder stands near a metal staircase railing. The background is solid black sky.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large dark black Shiva lingam on a circular stone base, with white-painted horizontal tripundra bands and a white disc marking on its face. A white metal staircase with railings climbs to its top, where a figure in red and gold-toned attire stands beside the lingam, with a garland of white and red flowers draped over the top. Near the base, a striped canopy umbrella with coloured tassels in red, yellow, green, blue and white stands on a gold pole. Dark sky behind, with a string of lights at the lower right.2016-12-08Night photo of a large black stone lingam with silver bands and a silver disc, draped with a white flower garland at its edge. Several people stand on a metal railed platform at the top of a steel staircase, one holding a lit oil lamp and wearing reddish-orange cloth. Dark background with a faint trail of smoke, consistent with a rudrabhishekam ritual at night.2014-09-15July 07 20142014-07-07December 08 20162016-12-08