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Night ritual photograph at a large black Shivalinga covered with a band of multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green, its base wrapped in strings of flowers. Silver-gold yoni-patta bands sit on the lingam. On a metal scaffold platform behind it, three men stand: a man in an orange robe and a long necklace holding a flame lamp, beside a second man in orange robes holding a lamp, and a young man in a white dhoti and gold-beaded necklace who has shaved head and tilak. Warm lights glow in the background.

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October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam decorated with bands of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands around its base and along its side. On an elevated metal platform reached by a steel staircase, several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style garlands stand together; one holds a lit flame toward the lingam while another man in orange with shaved head assists. A man in white dhoti and shirt climbs the stairs, and another in white stands on the platform. Strings of lights glow in the background and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a large polished black lingam with a gold-banded base and a garland of yellow, red, white and green flowers on top. On a steel platform beside it stand a man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style bead garland, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the lingam, with a second saffron-robed attendant beside him. Behind them a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and sacred marks on his body stands on the platform, and another saffron-robed man in a shaved head climbs the steel staircase below. Lamps glow in the dark background.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a large dark polished lingam with a silver-and-gold embossed band and a garland arch of yellow, white, red and green flowers, set on a base of marigold and mixed flower garlands. Four men stand near a raised metal platform with railings on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange dress with a sash reaches across to touch the lingam with one hand, while another man in white ritual cloth holds a lit oil lamp on a tray beside him. Two men in orange robes stand behind them, one with a shaved head and a bead necklace, the other with hands folded. Strings of warm lights hang on the building behind.2011-10-12September 22 20142014-09-22Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green, with a striped garland arching over its top. Several priests stand on a metal scaffold staircase beside it; one in an orange robe reaches toward the lingam while others wear white dhotis and garlands. Strings of festival lights glow along the stepped background, and a lit tree stands at right. A worker in white leans over a lamp at the staircase base, and metal pots sit on the steps below.2011-10-12