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A large dark grey Shiva lingam is being bathed with milk on a tall outdoor platform reached by a metal staircase with red and white floral garlands. The lingam is wrapped in a silver band and draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers. On the platform, a man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands beside a second man in a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala who holds a white vessel and pours liquid over the lingam. Another man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a further person in orange stands on the stairs below. Overcast sky in background.

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Outdoor abhishekam at a very large dark grey Shiva lingam, its silver-banded yoni-pitha base and rainbow-coloured flower garland arching over the top. Milk or white liquid streams down its surface. On a metal scaffold platform at left, several men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand; one at centre, with dark hair and a red-and-white garland around the neck, pours liquid from a vessel over the lingam. Others in orange, one with a shaved head and white tilak, stand nearby with red and white garlands. Pale sky background.2013-07-08Outdoor photo of a large dark cylindrical lingam, its surface streaked with wet white and grey paint, dressed with a silver yoni-style band and a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers arched over its top. Several men in saffron-orange and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, with bare upper bodies, rudraksha necklaces and white-marked foreheads, stand on a white-railed metal platform with stairs beside the lingam. The central man, with long swept-back dark hair and a red garland, holds a white cloth or vessel toward the lingam while others around him stand with white offering cloths; this appears to be an abhishekam. Pale overcast sky in the background.2013-07-08A large dark grey Shiva lingam with a silver band and a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, white and purple flowers is viewed from the side while a metal staircase with railings leads up beside it. On the staircase top, four men stand in saffron and orange clothes: one in a white-and-orange shawl with a shaved head and tripundra marks, one in a long reddish dhoti holding a white cloth, and one with long hair wearing a red garland, gold chains and an orange dhoti who is pouring liquid over the lingam from a vessel. A bald attendant in orange stands behind them. Red flower garlands drape the railings. Abhishekam is being performed on the lingam.2013-07-08June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA large dark grey Shiva lingam, draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, is being bathed with milk poured from above. On a metal scaffold beside it, three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at the top. The central figure, bare-chested with long dark hair and a red and white garland, extends his arm to pour the milk, while a shaved-headed priest with white tilak and rudraksha malas watches beside him. Another attendant in saffron stands further left. The scene is an abhishekam at an outdoor Shiva lingam against a pale sky.2013-07-08A large black Shiva lingam with a silver tripundra marking and a band of red, yellow, green, blue and white flower garlands arching over its top stands on a dark plinth. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a row of saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand with hands pressed in anjali. The man at the top right wears red-and-white garlands, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and smiles while pressing his palms together, appearing to be a person standing among the devotees. Pale sky fills the background.2013-07-08A large dark Shivalingam is being bathed with milk on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase. A tall, bare-chested man with long dark hair and red-orange ceremonial cloth at the waist pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam, with flower garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and green wrapped around its top. Two other men in red-orange dhotis and garlands stand beside the railing, one with palms joined and white markings on his forehead, and another figure is partly visible at left.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08January 01 20182018-01-01A man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands on a steel platform beside a large black Shiva linga wrapped in a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves. He wears a white dhoti and a beaded armband, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lamp with a flame in the other, performing a puja. Behind him, a man in white with a shaved head and tilak marks sits with folded hands. The sky is pale blue and the lingam is dark and smooth.2016-10-17A large dark grey Shiva lingam with a silver band and a rainbow garland of multicoloured flowers is being bathed with milk during an abhishekam on an outdoor platform. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes stand on a metal staircase with railings and red garlands; one man at the top right, with long dark hair and a red-and-saffron wrap, pours liquid from a white vessel onto the lingam while smiling. Another priest with a shaved head and white tilak stands beside him, and a man in white carries a pot at the lower left. Plain pale sky and trees form the background.2013-07-08June 03 20132013-06-03