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Night photograph of a large dark grey Shivalinga on a raised black yoni-pitha base in a water-filled pool, decorated with bands of marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, white, red, purple and green. A striped garland drapes the linga shaft. Two men are visible: a bare-chested worker in light clothing on the left holding a hose, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl pouring water or washing near the base. Metal railings and a staircase lead up the left side, and rows of small lit lamps and string lights glow in the background beside terraced planters.

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October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a large dark blue-grey Shiva lingam set on a black yoni-peetha base, decorated with multicolored flower garlands in yellow, red, white and green draped around the shaft and base. Ringed by a multicolored garland arch at its top. Priests in saffron-orange robes stand on a metal staircase beside the lingam, one holding a conch-like vessel, while other priests in white dhotis stand and sit on the steps and temple platform below. Strings of lights and a tree glow in the background, with water surrounding the lingam platform. Appears to be an abhishekam being performed.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12January 04 20162016-01-04Night abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam decorated with multicolour flower garlands and a rainbow-striped arch of flowers. Several people stand on a metal staircase platform beside it: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti pours or tends at the lingam, and men in saffron/orange robes stand on the upper landing, one in saffron pouring from a vessel. Strings of lights glow on the building behind, and water flows over the lingam into a flower-wreathed base.2011-10-12October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a large black cylindrical Shiva lingam standing on a tall tiered base wrapped with yellow and white marigold garlands. Water sprays in arcs around the lingam, and a metal staircase with railings rises at left beside a bright floodlight. Blue and green fairy lights hang on a wall at right, and rows of clay pots line the brick wall behind. No people are visible in the scene.2016-01-06A night-time photograph of a large black Shiva lingam set in a pool, covered in a white abhishekam sheet and draped with bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, red and white, with a ring of lamps around its base. Several people in saffron-orange and white clothing stand on a metal staircase beside the lingam, pouring or offering over it, while devotees in white sit on red stone steps around the water. Strings of lights outline the terraces, and illuminated towers stand at the right.2011-10-12January 04 20162016-01-04Night photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga rising from a reflective water tank, with a set of white metal stairs on the left leading toward it. Beside the lingam, a small illuminated floating platform carries a deity murti decorated with a colourful garland and bright lights, with a figure in orange seated near it. A few people in white stand or sit in the water at the platform's edge. Floral petals float on the water, and terraced red walls with potted plants line the background.2011-12-10Night abhishekam at an outdoor Shiva lingam, a large dark grey lingam draped with a multicolour garland of marigolds and jasmine strings on its base. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on a metal staircase and platform, one pouring liquid over the lingam's top from a vessel. Men in white dhotis and shawls sit on steps beside the lingam, with pots and vessels on the wet ground below. Strings of lights and a tree are in the background.2011-10-12Night photograph of a large grey stone Shiva lingam with a silver yoni-style base band wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, water flowing down its surface. A person in white ritual clothes with a sacred thread and orange-red garments sits on a raised platform beside the lingam, operating or tending it. Metal scaffolding stairs and rails surround the structure, with tiered seating and coloured fairy lights in the background and a bright floodlight at upper right. A circular dark basin collects the water at the base.2014-09-08