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Outdoor photograph of a large black stone Shivalingam on a tiered circular pedestal, wrapped with multicoloured flower garlands and steaming with smoke or incense. Behind it, a priest in saffron-orange clothing stands on a raised platform beneath a multicoloured canopy, and a second attendant in orange cloth is nearby. Tall red-brick building and empty tiered stone steps frame the scene. A small deity murti sits in an arched niche at the left, and a person in white walks along a walkway at the far left.

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January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 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 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +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 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copies