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Outdoor photo of a large grey stone Shivalingam decorated with bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, green and red, with red rose petals scattered at its base. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand on a metal staircase platform beside it; the seated priest in front, with white tilak markings and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a brass vessel over the lingam. A third attendant in orange is partly visible below. A stone wall and trees stand behind under a clear sky.

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Outdoor abhishekam on a large grey stone Shivalingam wrapped in marigold, green leaf and multicolour flower garlands. Two men stand on a metal staircase and platform: the one on the right, bare-chested with a saffron dhoti and long dark hair, pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the lingam, water spraying up around it. A second attendant in orange cloth stands behind on the stairs. Blue sky and green trees behind a tan wall.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoors under a clear blue sky, a priest in orange ritual cloth with a bare upper body and white tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a tall, rounded, flower-garlanded sacred stone form, a shiva lingam-style murti, as water streams down its surface. The lingam is wrapped in bands of yellow, orange, white, red and purple marigold and other flower garlands. Behind him, on a raised metal platform with orange-garlanded railings, two more attendants in orange cloth stand, one wearing rudraksha beads and tilak. Dense green trees and a tan stone wall form the background. The scene depicts abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the deity.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photo of a ritual at a large dark stone lingam wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. On a white metal staircase platform, a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left with hands joined near the lingam. Beside him a young man with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth, holds up a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the stone. A second figure in orange stands behind. Dark sky background, rudrabhishekam-style worship.2016-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large grey stone Shiva lingam wrapped with garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and white flowers. A metal staircase with railings, also draped in marigold garlands, rises to a platform where a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti stands at left and a shaved-headed man in saffron cloth pours from a silver vessel over the lingam. Several other men in orange and saffron cloths stand on the steps and at left, with a bright blue sky and trees behind the wall.2016-12-23January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor ritual at a large dark black lingam draped in a thick garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers. On a metal staircase beside it, a central man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and a red-orange garment holds a white cloth-wrapped offering, while two shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings assist him. Behind them, another saffron-robed priest and a figure in white stand near orange-and-red bunting and a white draped wall. The central man's cues are long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-orange clothing, so he may be a person, though the identification is uncertain.2013-07-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copies