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Night photo of a large dark grey lingam with a silver band and a marigold garland framing it, set in an open courtyard lit with multicoloured string lights on a building behind. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies stand on a raised metal platform with railings at the top of the lingam, pouring liquid over it in an abhishekam. Water streams down the stone surface. Railings and dark trees surround the area.

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A large dark grey stone lingam, decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers around its curved top and a silver yoni-style band with a round silver plate at its centre, is being bathed by liquid flowing down its face at night. Above it on a raised platform stand three men: two bald priests in saffron-orange cloth, and a central figure in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holding a small vessel. Behind them a building facade is decorated with strings of green, red, blue and purple lights.2014-09-08September 08 20142014-09-08September 08 20142014-09-08Night photograph of a huge dark black Shivalingam with a silver-plated band across its middle, wrapped at the top edge by a garland of yellow and red flowers. On a raised platform at the top stand three men in saffron-orange robes; the central figure wears white garments and a rudraksha-style necklace. Strings of multicoloured lights in red, green, blue and purple decorate the building behind, and a railing runs along the platform base.2014-09-08Night photograph of a large black stone lingam with a silver band and garland of yellow and red flowers framing its arched front, set on a dark platform before tiered stone seating. Behind it, a multi-storey building is wrapped in strings of coloured fairy lights in red, green, blue and purple. On an upper balcony, three men in ochre and saffron clothing stand around a lit lamp or flame; the central figure wears white and holds an object, while the two flanking figures wear saffron or orange robes. Their identities are not established, so the in_person value is unsure.2014-09-08Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam decorated with a red and cream flower garland arch and a gold-embroidered band with a circular golden emblem, being bathed with water. Three men stand on a raised metal platform at the top, wearing reddish-orange cloth and bare-chested; one holds a vessel and pours. Colourful string lights line a building in the background, and a railing and dark crowd edge the foreground.2015-02-16Night photograph of a large black stone lingam with silver horizontal bands and a golden disc, wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a dark plinth in an outdoor amphitheatre. Behind it, a multi-storey building is strung with red, green, blue and purple fairy lights. Three men in orange and white robes stand on an upper balcony; the central man holds a lit lamp or torch aloft while the two flanking men look on. Tiered stone seating with lamp-lit niches fills the right foreground.2014-09-08September 08 20142014-09-08Night photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga with a silver three-bar yoni-style base plate and a gold-rimmed circular emblem at its centre, garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers. Three or four priests in orange and saffron robes stand on an elevated platform above the linga, performing ritual worship with brass vessels and lamps. Strings of green, purple and red fairy lights decorate the building behind. Water flows down the face of the linga. A large black stone lotus-shaped pedestal forms the base in the foreground.2014-09-08February 16 20152015-02-16September 08 20142014-09-08Night photograph of a large dark stone Shivling in a black stone yoni-pitha base, with water flowing down its surface and a silver and gold partly covered band across its middle. A garland of yellow and red flowers arches around the top of the lingam. Behind it, a building facade is strung with green, blue, red and white fairy lights. Three people sit on a raised platform above the shivling; the central one wears white clothing with a sacred thread and garland, and the two flanking figures wear orange or saffron robes. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed on the lingam.2014-09-08