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A large black dome-shaped Shiva lingam is wrapped in a garland of red, pink, white, yellow and green flowers. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands on the lingam, reaching down to adjust the garland, while a metal staircase and platform behind hold several priests in saffron robes and white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred markings. Their work suggests a rudrabhishekam or puja at the lingam, with a stepped platform and a pale sky above.

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July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16October 10 20162016-10-10August 07 20172017-08-07October 16 20162016-10-16September 26 20162016-09-26October 10 20162016-10-10October 16 20162016-10-16November 07 20162016-11-07September 26 20162016-09-26A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a large black lingam set on a raised platform with a metal railing staircase. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass kalasha over the lingam, which is decorated with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel, and another man in white stands at the left edge of the platform. The sky is pale and overcast.2016-09-26October 10 20162016-10-10