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A large outdoor Shiva lingam is decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, with a flower-draped base on a raised stone platform. Shirtless priests in orange and white dhotis stand around, one holding a long cloth, with brass pots and vessels at the base. A golden ornate throne with a red cushion sits at right, and a figure in saffron-orange robes and a crown-like headdress is seated on it, with a trident and a gold staff beside it. A metal staircase leads up to the lingam, and a large crowd of devotees sits on red stone steps in the background under a clear sky.

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A large grey stone Shiva lingam is heavily decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, white and purple flowers wound around its crown and base, with strands of marigolds hanging down its front. Two men in orange cloths and bare-chested stand on a metal staircase at the left, one tending the lingam from above. Seated devotees fill the tiers at the right under a canopy with coloured cloth banners, and a brass lamp is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a Rudra abhishekam setting.2016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor temple-style ritual on a raised red stage at a large open-air venue. A tall cylindrical shivalinga is wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white, with a decorated face and a garland-draped base. A seated figure in a red-cushioned gilded throne sits at right, beside a standing priest in orange cloth and a white-clad attendant with brass lamps. Several bronze pots and vessels sit at left, and a metal scaffold stair leads up beside the lingam. Tiered seating behind holds a large audience, and a white-clad figure stands on the stair at left.2016-12-18December 07 20162016-12-07December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesA large outdoor stage at a grand festival event features a towering decorated shivalinga-style structure draped in rainbow-coloured garlands, flower strings and striped fabric, set on a gold-ornamented base with a golden deity murti panel. Several bare-chested men stand on top of the structure and around its base, some in white dhoti and others in orange cloth. Tiered stands of seated spectators fill the background beside a partly built multi-storey ashram building with scaffolding, and brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit on the platform.2016-12-23December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 16 20162016-12-16 +2 copiesA large grey stone lingam is decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers, with a scroll-like floral frame above it and a garland-draped base. In front, a man in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a white flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a striped canopy, hands raised in a blessing posture. Devotees sit on striped mats in front of him: men bare-chested in white dhotis with folded hands, and women in saris and salwars, including several in orange. Brass plates and vessels sit on the floor, and tiered stone steps behind are lined with grey deity figures and red flags, with a red building behind. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam ceremony.2016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23December 18 20162016-12-18