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Outdoor photograph of a large cream-coloured Shiva lingam draped in a thick garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves in red, yellow, white and purple. Above it, a tall gold-handled ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured tasselled fringe is held by a man in a dark sleeveless top with rudraksha mala. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and long hair stands on a raised metal platform with railings, smiling. An orange cloth drapes over the railing. A second person stands partly visible behind the railing.

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January 01 20182018-01-01A large pale stone lingam is draped with a long garland of marigolds, white flowers and multicoloured blossoms in red, yellow, green and purple. A multicoloured fringed parasol with yellow pole is held over it. Standing on a white metal railed platform beside it, a man with a shaved head and tilak wears a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, and is partly seated near the stone. A younger assistant in orange clothing holds the parasol pole, and another person in orange stands at the right edge of the platform. The sky is pale grey.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised white metal platform beside a large grey stone sphere draped with garlands of marigolds in red, yellow, white and green. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless top, an orange lower cloth, a rudraksha mala and a thin gold necklace, with a vermilion mark on his forehead, and looks calmly to one side. Behind him, attendants in orange robes and one in a white dhoti stand on the railed steps holding ceremonial items, under a golden umbrella with multicoloured tassels against a pale sky. The scene appears to be a ceremonial outdoor event, and the man is a person in person.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01A man in orange-red robes and an orange sash sits cross-legged on a raised white metal platform, looking out over a large smooth pale sphere wrapped in a long multicoloured garland of marigolds, roses and white flowers in yellow, red, green and purple. An ornate fringed canopy with a yellow pole shelters the scene against a pale grey sky. A second person in orange sits behind him on the platform, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. The man has long dark hair, a beard and a forehead tilak. The setting suggests a ceremonial abhishekam or puja offering on a monumental stone form.2018-01-01 +1 copiesA large grey stone lingam or yoni-shaped sacred object is wrapped in a thick garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves in red, yellow, white and green. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a reddish-orange robe sits on a raised platform, with a multicoloured fringed umbrella overhead. Two attendants in orange robes stand on the metal staircase beside him. The scene is set outdoors under a pale sky with a red-roofed building at left.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01