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Outdoor abhishekam at a large stepped tank with a giant black stone shivalingam at centre, encircled by a multicolour flower garland draped in red, yellow, green and white. A figure in a white dhoti stands at left and another in orange robes stands near the lingam. A cloth canopy with striped fringe shelters a seated figure atop the lingam, with attendants in orange around it. Tiered stone steps behind are lined with small black shivalingams, and a red multi-storey building rises in the background.

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January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor ritual at a large tiered stone bathing tank beside a red multi-storey building. A massive dark stone Shiva lingam with a yoni-shaped base stands in the centre, draped with a long garland of marigold and multicoloured flowers and carrying a small metal plaque. Behind it, a standing figure in orange robes and a white-clad figure with an umbrella-like canopy in white and multicoloured fringe stand on a raised platform near the top of the lingam. Seated figures in orange and red clothing sit at the left and right edges beside small shrines and a deity murti in a golden arch, and a standing attendant in a white dhoti and saffron-coloured clothes stands at the left. Rows of small stone lingams line the tank steps, and green tarpaulin and metal railings surround the site.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large black stone Shivalingam stands on a black circular yoni-pitha base at the centre of a stepped tank, draped with multicoloured garlands of marigold and red flowers and dusted with red kumkum. Behind it, a red multi-storey building and a striped canopy shade a few figures in orange and red robes on a raised platform, and a small deity shrine with a figure in yellow sits to the left. Rows of small black lingams line the tiered white steps. Three robed people stand under the canopy, one seated, in orange and red clothing.2018-01-01 +1 copiesA large dark grey stone Shivalinga on a black circular yoni-pitha base stands in a tiered stone tank with stepped terraces lined with small black lingams. A multicoloured garland wraps the linga and a red kumkum or vibhuti mark is on its top. Behind, a small shrine niche with an orange-draped deity murti and a second murti on the right sit at water level. Two men in orange or white dhoti-style clothes stand at the left edge near the water. In the background stand red-painted building, water tanks and a tented area. On the upper platform near the top, several people in orange robes stand beneath a striped canopy with a red offering plate, performing a ritual.2018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga on a circular yoni-pitha base, draped with a garland of orange, yellow and green flowers, with a stream of white liquid or milk-like abhishekam pouring over its top. Behind it, rows of stone steps are lined with small black lamps or pots. In the background, a tall red multi-storey building, a tiered canopy with colourful fringe, and water tanks stand out. Small deity figures sit in niches at the pool's edge, and several people in white and orange clothes stand on a raised platform near the canopy. The scene reads as a temple abhishekam ritual at an open-air pool.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copies