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Large grey stone Shiva lingam, streaming with water, decorated with a garland arch of red, yellow, green and white flowers. Three or four priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand on a raised metal platform with stairs at left, one bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala in the foreground performing puja, others with hands folded in prayer. The lingam bears horizontal white tripundra-style markings. Background shows a beige brick building with windows.

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June 10 20132013-06-10June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large grey Shiva lingam with a floral arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis stand on a white metal scaffold platform at left; the central figure, with long swept-back hair and a beaded necklace, presses his palms together in anjali while a shaved-headed attendant beside him wears a white forehead mark. Water pours over the lingam, and a brick building and orange-painted wall are visible behind.2013-06-10June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 03 20132013-06-03June 17 20132013-06-17June 10 20132013-06-10June 06 20132013-06-06A photograph of a large dark grey Shivalinga, a tall rounded lingam, being bathed with liquid that streams down its surface during an abhishekam. Its base is wrapped in a silver yoni-pitha band and the lingam is framed by an arch of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, green and white. A garland-draped stage or platform in front carries rows of strung flowers in orange, purple, green, yellow and white. On a metal scaffold at the left, three shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and upper cloths stand; the nearest, with a rudraksha mala, tilts a vessel to pour liquid over the lingam. A fourth figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Behind them is a red-brick building and a sky with construction cranes.2013-11-06March 27 20172017-03-27 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04