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Night photograph of a large black Shiva linga with silver bands and a white flower garland draped along its side, set on a dark stone base. On a metal scaffold stair at left, a man in a red-maroon garment and rudraksha mala raises a lit flame high with one arm, while two other men in red-brown clothes stand behind and beside him on the platform. The scene is lit by the flame and dark sky.

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September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Night photo of a large black stone lingam with silver bands and a silver disc, draped with a white flower garland at its edge. Several people stand on a metal railed platform at the top of a steel staircase, one holding a lit oil lamp and wearing reddish-orange cloth. Dark background with a faint trail of smoke, consistent with a rudrabhishekam ritual at night.2014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Night photograph of a large black stone Shivalingam decorated with a white flower garland draped down its side and silver bands with a silver disc at its centre. A metal staircase with railings rises to a platform at the top, where two robed people in orange-toned clothing stand near a small lit flame, apparently performing a ritual abhishekam. The background is dark.2014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Night photograph of a large black stone Shivalingam decorated with a white flower garland draped over its top and a silver band with a central silver disc on its face. Beside it, a metal staircase with railings leads to a raised platform where several figures in saffron-orange robes stand or sit; one figure in the centre wears rudraksha beads and has hands raised near the face in prayer or ritual gesture. The setting appears to be a Rudra-abhishekam or puja at night.2014-09-15July 07 20142014-07-07Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam decorated with a white flower garland and silver horizontal tripundra bands with a central emblem, standing on a raised platform. Three men stand on a metal ladder-like platform atop the lingam: a bald man in orange clothes with hands joined in prayer on the left, a man in orange with a lit flame in his hand in the centre, and a man in white clothing on the right. Dark night sky and a multi-storey building with lit windows form the background.2014-09-15November 22 20162016-11-22