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Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with silver bands, draped in a garland of white and red flowers, while a priest in red-brown robes and rudraksha beads stands atop the lingam pouring liquid from a golden vessel during a rudrabhishekam. Metal stairs with railings lead up to the platform where other figures in light clothing stand. Strings of lights outline a building behind, with colourful flag banners along the lower edge and a few onlookers at the base.

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Night-time photo of a large black lingam being bathed by a priest standing on a steel staircase platform, pouring liquid from a golden pot. The priest wears a red-brown cloth, a red head covering and a beaded necklace. The lingam is draped with a garland of white and red flowers, and metal bands encircle its base. Behind it, a wall is strung with lights and multicoloured bunting, and a crowd sits in the lower right corner.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night 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.2016-12-12May 22 20172017-05-22Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white-silver band and a garland of white and red flowers draped down its side. A figure in a red-orange garment and beaded necklaces stands on a metal staircase platform beside the lingam, pouring from a golden vessel onto its top during an abhishekam. Other attendants in white and orange clothing stand on the stairs with brass vessels. Strings of small lights decorate a wall at right, with colourful fabric banners and a crowd visible at the bottom right.2016-12-08May 22 20172017-05-22November 14 20162016-11-14A night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal band, decorated with a garland of yellow, orange, red and green flowers. A figure stands at the top of the lingam on a white metal railed platform; he has long dark hair, a crown-like headpiece, and wears a reddish-brown wrap over bare shoulders, with distinctive adornments and posture consistent with the page's a person reference. Below on the white metal staircase, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with brass vessels and lamps arranged on the steps. Lights glow at the base and a dark sky fills the background.2017-05-22November 14 20162016-11-14 +1 copiesNight photograph of a huge black Shivalinga decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white marigold flowers, with a white and red band wrapped around its middle and a white-striped Vibhuti-style marking. A white metal staircase climbs its right side to a platform where a few people stand, one in orange-brown clothing wearing a beaded mala, and others in light clothing. Floodlights and strings of lights glow in the dark sky, with flags and an illuminated building at the edge.2016-12-23Night photograph of a large dark lingam with a flower garland (red, yellow and white) arching over its top, being bathed in water from above. A man in an orange-red turban and orange garment with a gold-bead necklace stands on a white metal stairway platform at the lingam's top, pouring from a golden vessel. A second man in white dhoti with tilak and bare upper body stands beside him, and a third figure sits on a lower platform. Three-striped white and gold-decorated horizontal markings are on the lingam face. Green string lights, a red-and-orange flag, and an orange canopy with a brass kalasha in the foreground surround the scene; a camera crane is visible at left.2016-12-08December 12 20162016-12-12