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Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal band, draped with a red and white flower garland, on a tall black yoni-pitha base at an outdoor ritual site. A ladder rises beside it with a figure standing at the top near the lingam. At the lower left, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands beside the base holding a garland. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold ornate throne with red cushions and gold trishula standards, facing the lingam. Flags and colourful bunting line the stands, and crowds sit in tiered seating at the right under string lights and red flags.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a huge black stone Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni-pitha base, with a white metal staircase rising beside it and a garland of flowers draped over the shaft. A seated figure in a red garment sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold halo-style backrest and red cushions, beneath a striped canopy. Bare-chested attendants in orange-red and white dhotis tend the lingam, and ritual trident and gold kalasha-like objects stand near the throne. Tiered stands behind are filled with a large crowd of seated devotees, with red flags and lit lights along the wall. Consistent with a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam on a tiered yoni-pitha base, marked with white horizontal tripundra bands and draped with a flower garland. A figure in orange robes stands atop the lingam on a white metal staircase, pouring or offering something. On the stage below, two priests in white and orange dhotis stand near brass trishula staffs and a kalasha, one holding a flower garland. A golden ornate throne with a red cushion holds a seated white-robed figure of a deity or saint, with a small canopy above it. Crowds of devotees fill tiered seating on the right, beneath strings of lights and red flags, as part of a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam in a pond-side ritual courtyard at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, decorated with string lights, flowers and a rounded arch. A seated figure in a red-and-maroon robe and sash sits on a gold-and-red throne in front of the lingam, with a golden kalasha-like ornament and brass vessels on the red cloth. Two priests in white dhoti and orange-brown cloth attend at either side, one pouring from a vessel. Rows of seated devotees fill the stone steps in the background under bright floodlights, with red flags along the railings and a multi-storey building lit with lights behind. Rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual in progress. The visible people are the throned figure, two attendants and a few devotees on the steps.2016-12-08Night outdoor ritual at a huge black stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base, its top reached by a white metal staircase and garlanded with a marigold rope. A seated figure in red and gold sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a red-and-gold canopy overhead. Bare-chested priests in orange dhotis stand near the base; one pours or offers at the lingam while others sit beside brass trident-topped staffs and kalasha vessels. Thousands of seated devotees fill tiered stands under strings of lights, with orange and red flags along the wall. A deity murti or lingam-based abhishekam appears to be underway. a person candidate is a red-robed figure on the throne, appearance uncertain.2016-12-08