Outdoor photo of a large ritual array of black stone Shivalingams arranged in rows on a wet concrete floor, each with a small name plate in front. Several women in white and cream sarees and white-clad men pour water or milk from brass vessels over the lingams. Strings of paper stars with orange flowers, banana plants, white pillars, a green tarpaulin and a white car form the setting. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo of a large ritual array of black stone Shivalingams arranged in rows on a wet concrete floor, each with a small name plate in front. Several women in white and cream sarees and white-clad men pour water or milk from brass vessels over the lingams. Strings of paper stars with orange flowers, banana plants, white pillars, a green tarpaulin and a white car form the setting.

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Outdoor ritual scene showing rows of black stone Shiva lingams set on a wet ground, each with a round yoni base. Two women in white and cream sarees bend over the lingams pouring water from brass vessels, one wearing a white top. Behind them, a decorated pandal with banana leaves, purple and blue cloth, and hanging orange, yellow and pink flower garlands and paper streamers. Other women in sarees and a few people in white walk through the background under a blue-and-red canopy. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed on many lingams.

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Outdoor photograph of a large field of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals arranged in rows under a heavy overcast sky. Devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing orange shawls, stand among the lingams with offerings, some holding small pots. A tall flagpole with an orange flag stands at left, and a leafless tree and a few green trees line the background. A figure in orange robes with arms outstretched stands at right, facing the crowd. The scene appears to be a mass lingam abhishekam or puja ritual. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

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