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A photograph of a large dark grey stone linga-shaped dome decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Three men stand at its edge on a white metal staircase: a central man with long dishevelled hair, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, bare-chested with white ash markings and a white waist cloth, bending over the stone with his hands; a younger man on the left with curly hair and white markings wears an orange cloth; a third person on the right, with long dark hair and an orange shawl, leans forward. A gold-roofed structure appears in the background. The stone dome suggests a ritual abhishekam or puja preparation.

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July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31Outdoor abhishekam on a large dark grey lingam draped with a garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, sacred ash lines on his forehead and body, and a brown rudraksha mala with gold pendant pours liquid from a white conch-like vessel onto the stone. Two young bare-chested attendants in orange cloth stand on either side on the metal platform, one with a rudraksha mala and tilak markings. A yellow-roofed building is behind them. Three people are visible.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31A photo of an outdoor abhishekam on a large black dome-shaped lingam decorated with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. A bare-chested priest in the centre pours liquid from a silver vessel over the stone, a rudraksha mala on his wrist and a beaded necklace around his neck. Two assistants in orange cloth and bare upper bodies stand on either side on a metal platform, one with a white stripe of sacred ash on his chest. Behind them is a yellow-roofed building under a pale sky, and a single pink petal lies on the stone.2017-07-31July 17 20172017-07-17A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large dark black stone lingam wrapped with a garland of red roses, yellow and white flowers and green leaves. A central man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a brown shawl over his shoulders, rudraksha beads on his arms and neck, pours liquid from a white vessel onto the lingam. Two younger men in saffron-orange cloths stand on either side on the metal scaffold platform. A white-painted metal railing frames the scene, with a yellow-roofed building behind. a person candidate is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and distinctive ritual adornment. Scattered petals lie on the stone.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31Outdoor photograph of two men performing a ritual atop a large dark grey stone dome-shaped object, its top ringed with a garland of red roses, yellow and white flowers and green leaves. The man on the left, bare-chested with long dark matted hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, has white horizontal tilak markings on his forehead and arms and sits with eyes lowered. Beside him a younger man with short dark hair, white forehead marks and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder also leans forward over the stone. A metal railing frames the structure against a pale sky with a blurred steel framework behind. The scene suggests a sacred abhishekam or puja over a stone object.2017-07-17July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copies