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Night photograph of a large dark Shiva lingam decorated with bands of yellow, orange, purple and green flower garlands, with a white-cream liquid being poured over its top. A bare-chested man with white tripundra markings on his forehead, an orange cloth at his waist and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands on a metal scaffold platform, pouring milk from a golden vessel. Marigold garlands hang from the railings and a brass vessel sits on the platform. Water droplets spray around the lingam, consistent with an abhishekam ritual.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of an abhishekam at a large grey stone Shivalinga draped with marigold, yellow and purple flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala stands on a metal scaffold, pouring liquid from a brass pot over the top of the linga; the liquid streams down its surface. A second person in orange stands behind him beside a brass vessel. Flower garlands also hang on the railing. The dark background makes the flowing water and marigold colours stand out.2016-12-23Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large grey stone shivalinga wrapped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and bands of maroon and purple flowers. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha-beaded necklace and an orange cloth around his waist stands on a metal scaffold platform, pouring milk from a copper pot over the top of the linga. Brass vessels sit on the platform beside him and the sky behind is black.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 08 20162016-12-08 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large dark grey Shiva lingam being bathed in milk and water from a golden kalasha. A man in a maroon-red wrap and red head cloth, with a gold rudraksha-style mala around his neck, stands on a metal staircase pouring a white stream down over the lingam. The lingam is garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers and has silver bands at its base. A second man with white ritual markings on his body stands partly visible at the right, tending a brass vessel. Dark sky behind. This is a Rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual at the lingam. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2016-12-08