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Close view of a large dark grey Shivalingam at night, its polished surface streaked with liquid running down the sides in an abhishekam. A garland of yellow and red marigold flowers with green leaves wraps the upper edge of the lingam. At the top left, a seated priest in white ritual clothing and a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel on a raised platform, with a wooden railing beside him. The background is a plain pale wall and a dark night sky. No readable names appear in the scene.

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July 07 20142014-07-07August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a large dark blue-grey Shiva lingam with water streaming down its surface, decorated with a band of red, yellow and green flower garland and a silver yoni-style plate with engraved patterns. Behind it, on a metal platform with railings, two priests in white dhotis and orange-brown shawls stand; the nearer one wears a white forehead tilak, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings, and holds a small silver vessel while performing abhishekam, and a second priest with a shaved head and white tilak stands behind him. Metal stairs and a dark night sky frame the scene.2014-07-07A large dark grey Shiva lingam is shown from a low angle at night, wrapped with a garland of yellow and red flowers and banded with silver ornamental bands. Water runs down its surface. Above, on a metal railed platform, a priest in white ritual clothes with a white tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds a small vessel and pours during abhishekam, a Rudrabhishekam ritual. The priest has shoulder-length hair and no visible saffron or ornate a person cues, so he is described only by role.2014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11Close view of a large dark black shiva lingam with a rounded top being bathed with white liquid running down its surface during abhishekam. A garland of yellow and red flowers with green leaves wraps around the base of the lingam. At the upper left, the edge of a figure in white cloth and a golden object are partly visible on a raised platform. The background is dark and a plain light wall is at right.2014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a large grey stone Shiva lingam with a silver yoni-style base band wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, water flowing down its surface. A person in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread and orange-red garments sits on a raised platform beside the lingam, operating or tending it. Metal scaffolding stairs and rails surround the structure, with tiered seating and coloured fairy lights in the background and a bright floodlight at upper right. A circular dark basin collects the water at the base.2014-09-08Night-time photograph of a large dark granite Shiva lingam wrapped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds and green leaves. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl sits on a raised metal platform beside it, holding a brass vessel over the lingam during abhishekam. White vibhuti marks show on his forehead and arm, and another priest in orange garments is partly visible at the left edge. The background is dark, with a light-coloured wall at the lower right.2014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a large dark black lingam at a shrine. The priest stands on a metal staircase in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala of reddish seeds around his neck, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red bindi. He pours liquid from a brass vessel over the lingam, while another person's arm reaches in from the left holding a kalasha. A garland of yellow and red flowers wraps the base of the lingam, and a small brass cup sits beside it. Black background.2014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11