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Outdoor photo of a large black Shiva lingam draped in a thick band of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands, with a garlanded yoni-shaped base and water pouring from its spout during abhishekam at a temple tank. Behind it, rows of seated devotees in white clothes with folded hands watch from red-brick steps, and orange umbrellas shade several seated saffron-robed monks. On the right, a priest in orange robes performs puja on a garlanded raised platform beside a striped flower-covered railing. A blue sign reads Vaidyasarovar. Estimated count of visible people: many, well over twenty.

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A large black Shiva lingam on a circular yoni pedestal is decorated with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white, purple and green, and water flows from the yoni spout during a rudrabhishekam. Above, on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase draped with yellow and purple garlands, a woman in an orange-red sari and red flower garland holds a lit lamp during aarti. Beside her, a man in orange robes stands near the platform. Behind, a crowd of people in white clothing sits with hands folded, and along the stepped stone seating, several seated figures in orange and red robes sit under orange and red decorative umbrellas. Strings of marigolds and colourful tassel streamers hang overhead.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark black stone lingam, the Shiva linga, stands on a circular yoni pedestal wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in orange, yellow and purple with white flowers. Water flows down the lingam and out the yoni spout. A garland of multicoloured flowers hangs down its front. Behind it on a raised platform, a man in a red-orange robe with a flower garland holds up a white conch-like vessel, and another bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti stands beside him. Seated on red stone steps, a crowd of people in white clothing, plus several orange-robed sadhus, watch, with orange umbrellas overhead. Purple and white banners hang behind.2013-12-27A large black lingam at an outdoor shrine is bathed in water and decorated with a dense skirt of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, orange, white, purple and green, with a flower garland hung down its front. Water pours from the spout of the yoni base, and water sprays over the top of the lingam. Behind it, rows of devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded on red stone steps beneath orange and yellow umbrellas. Several priests in orange and saffron robes sit on the steps, and a priest in orange-brown garments stands at the right beside a flower-decorated railing, with garlands draped over it. Three small brass plaques are mounted on the lingam's side. Foreground flowers and petals scatter across the wet platform, marking an abhishekam ritual.2013-12-27A large dark grey Shivalinga stands at the centre of a flower-decorated circular platform, wrapped with a long garland of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and draped with multicoloured marigold and jasmine swags. Behind it, on an elevated stage at the upper right, a figure in orange-red robes with a long flower garland stands beside a bald man in red-brown robes, with purple and yellow garlands hanging from the railing. Below, a large seated and standing crowd, many in white, watches from red-carpeted steps beneath orange and purple umbrellas, with several monks in saffron robes seated on chairs at right. Marigold petals cover the ground around the base.2013-12-27A large dark black stone Shivalingam is decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, orange, purple, white and red, and its base is wrapped in flower swags while water flows over it from the peetha. Behind, a raised platform on the right holds a figure in saffron-coloured robes with a flower garland and gold necklaces, sitting above a crowd of devotees seated on steps and under orange and red decorated umbrellas, and several robed attendants in orange and saffron stand nearby. A platform with floral garlands and a ceremonial staircase frames the scene, consistent with an abhishekam at a large outdoor ritual gathering.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark stone Shivalinga at an outdoor temple stage is draped in garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, white, red, purple and green, with water flowing over it onto a flower-strewn base. Behind it, a tiered staircase of seated white-clad devotees and drummers watches, while on a raised platform several saffron-robed priests, some bare-chested, stand near a woman in a red-and-orange sari with a garland. Red-and-white banners and palm trees frame the scene, consistent with an abhishekam ritual.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a square platform in a water tank, draped with a multicoloured garland skirt of marigolds and flowers in yellow, orange, red, white and purple, with water pouring over it from spouts. Behind it, rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill tiered red stone steps under a canopy of banners and palm trees, and several saffron-robed priests stand on the platform and along a yellow-garlanded walkway to the right, performing abhishekam ritual. Smaller decorative ceremonial pots with colourful flower garlands sit at the lower left.2013-12-27