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A large black Shiva lingam with three horizontal white bands stands in a pool, wrapped in marigold garlands and set on a striped decorated platform with garland-draped base and colourful festoon bands. Behind it, a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on tiered steps, with saffron-robed monks seated at left and along the right stairs. Garlands drape a yellow-railed staircase, and a decorated chariot with colourful banners stands in the background. A figure in orange and white at the top of the stairs appears to be performing a ritual beside the lingam, consistent with a rudrabhishekam. Attendance is large, with many people visible.

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December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large black Shiva lingam stands on a flower-decorated base wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and magenta, with a rudraksha-style garland draped down its side. Saffron-robed priests stand on a raised steel platform beside it, pouring liquid over the lingam during an abhishekam, while a yellow-garlanded railing leads up to them. Below, a tiered red-stepped ghat faces a pool, where many people in white clothes sit in rows, and a few saffron-robed figures sit on the steps. An orange-and-yellow decorated arch and a pair of umbrellas frame the scene.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large black Shiva lingam stands in a shallow pool, decorated with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, red, white and green, with a garland wrapped around its top. Water flows over the lingam and down a spout from its base. Two saffron-robed figures stand on a raised platform beside the lingam, and a tiered stone amphitheatre behind holds rows of seated devotees in white clothes, with saffron-robed monks seated along the right side and flanking the yellow garland-draped railing of a staircase. Sunlight falls across the water and the scene reads as a Rudrabhishekam abhishekam ceremony.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark grey Shiva lingam stands on a square platform in a water tank, dressed with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple, with a garland draped over its top. Yellow marigold garlands also wrap the railing of a metal staircase leading up to the platform. On the stepped stone seating behind, several saffron-robed monks stand near the top, and a large seated audience in white and red clothing fills the terraces, with two saffron-robed figures seated in orange chairs on the left side near umbrellas. Mirrored water reflects the scene at the base. The setting suggests an abhishekam ceremony, with a decorated kalasha-like arrangement and banners visible in the background.2013-12-27