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A large grey Shiva lingam is draped in flower garlands and stands on a base covered in strings of marigolds in orange, yellow and purple with white jasmine. Water or milk streams down its surface as a raised platform on the left holds several people in orange and saffron robes, one woman in red and gold saree-style dress pouring liquid from a vessel onto the lingam. Two men in saffron ritual clothing stand beside her on the metal platform, which is decorated with purple and yellow garlands, and a row of clay pots sits behind the lingam. The scene depicts a rudrabhishekam ritual performed in an outdoor courtyard.

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December 27 20162016-12-27January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a large dark grey Shivalinga, a tall rounded lingam, being bathed with liquid that streams down its surface during an abhishekam. Its base is wrapped in a silver yoni-pitha band and the lingam is framed by an arch of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, green and white. A garland-draped stage or platform in front carries rows of strung flowers in orange, purple, green, yellow and white. On a metal scaffold at the left, three shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and upper cloths stand; the nearest, with a rudraksha mala, tilts a vessel to pour liquid over the lingam. A fourth figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Behind them is a red-brick building and a sky with construction cranes.2013-11-06A large dark grey stone lingam, draped with a garland of yellow, orange, red and white flowers, is bathed with water. Two men stand on a raised scaffold at the right, behind the lingam. The man in the centre wears a red-orange cloth, a heavy gold necklace and flower garlands and pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel. Beside him, a bald man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala raises his hands in anjali. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls fill the steps below, with a stacked gold-and-silver yoni-pitha base and a flower-strewn platform. Abhishekam ritual at a Shiva lingam, with orange and yellow marigold petals on the ground.2013-12-27February 27 20142014-02-27February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large dark black shiva lingam is the central subject, draped with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, red, purple and white, with a swag of multicolored flower festoons along its top and a striped flower curtain hanging below. Water flows down the lingam and out through its yoni-shaped base. On a metal platform at the upper right, a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a red blouse and flower garlands pours liquid from a silver vessel, and beside her a bald priest in an orange-brown robe stands with a purple and white garland draped on the railing. This is a rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual at the Bengaluru event, shown in daylight against a pale sky.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large grey Shiva lingam is being bathed with water and decorated with a thick band of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in orange, yellow, white, purple and green, with a silver band around its middle. A metal scaffold platform on the left holds several shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes, one carrying a drum, and a woman in a red top with a red shawl stands at the far end. Garlands drape the railing. The lingam stands on a flower-covered square base in a courtyard with a white-and-red striped plinth in the foreground and a brick wall of potted plants behind. Petals and flower scraps lie on the ground.2016-12-27 +1 copiesJuly 08 20132013-07-08 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02