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A large black Shiva lingam stands on a tiered platform, dressed with a dense garland of yellow, orange, red, green and purple flowers and a band of white and red sandalwood-coloured paste across its face. Its base and the surrounding ledge are wrapped in striped marigold and flower garlands with beaded fringe. On the left, a metal staircase leads up beside the lingam, where several figures in orange and red clothing climb or stand, while a lower figure in orange sits at the right foot of the platform among brass vessels and bells. Brass pots and small lamps sit on the platform and red flags stand in the background, under a pale sky. The scene suggests a large abhishekam or decorated puja at a Shiva shrine.

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February 26 20172017-02-26A large dark stone Shivalinga stands on a tiered base wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, green, purple and white, with a red garland hanging across its face and a white tripundra mark painted on the stone. Tall garland arches frame the linga. On the left, figures in orange and saffron robes climb a metal staircase toward the top of the structure. In the lower right, a man in orange clothes bends over brass vessels and offerings on the ground in front of stepped brick seating lined with brass lamps. Red flags stand in the background under a pale sky.2017-02-26Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam with a silver-banded yoni-peetha base, decorated with thick multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, orange, red, green, purple and white, draped over an arched frame. A yellow-and-red garland hangs across the front. Behind it, a stepped metal scaffold leads up to the lingam, with several people in orange and red clothing standing on the platform. A brown-clothed attendant in orange dhoti stands at the left, near brass pots. Rows of small brass lamps line the red stepped platform at right, and red flags flank the wall behind. Potted plants sit along the striped base. A deity murti abhishekam setting under a pale sky.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26January 13 20152015-01-13A large outdoor Shiva lingam, dark grey and polished, is wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in orange, yellow, white and purple, arranged in striped and scalloped patterns over the yoni base. The lingam stands in a water tank with red-and-white striped walls and reflecting water. A metal scaffold stair rises beside it, with several figures in white and light clothing standing on the platform near the top. On the stone tiers at left, people in white sit in rows, and a few more are seated on the right. The sky is bright and white.2015-02-17December 03 20162016-12-03 +2 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13December 15 20162016-12-15February 17 20152015-02-17