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Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a large dark black Shivalinga, draped with a multicoloured flower garland in red, purple, yellow, green and white. Three priests sit on a white metal platform with steps and railings. The central priest, bare-chested with a brown sacred thread, white dhoti and white body markings, reaches toward brass bowls. Beside him a bare-chested priest wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti, and at left a woman in orange wrap and gold-bordered cloth tends brass vessels. Behind the wall, a few white-clad devotees sit. A wall and trees form the backdrop.

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October 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor abhishekam at a large dark black lingam draped with a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white blossoms. On a raised white metal platform with railings, a bare-chested priest with long hair, a tilak and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti, holding a small brass vessel and a bell-like object. Beside him, a younger priest in saffron-orange dhoti and another man in white sit in the ritual, one with glasses. Brass vessels rest on the platform, and a stone wall and trees stand behind; devotees sit below in the background.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 31 20162016-10-31A large dark polished lingam stands in the foreground, draped with a garland of white, red and green flowers. On a raised metal platform at left, a shirtless priest with long swept-back hair and a white dhoti holds a small offering dish and performs an offering to the lingam, while two attendants in saffron cloths sit nearby with ritual items. Stone steps and a tall stone wall form the background, and a person in white sits on the steps at right.2016-10-17October 10 20162016-10-10A photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a large black lingam set on a raised platform with a metal railing staircase. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala pours liquid from a brass kalasha over the lingam, which is decorated with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel, and another man in white stands at the left edge of the platform. The sky is pale and overcast.2016-09-26October 16 20162016-10-16July 31 20172017-07-31A large black dome-shaped Shiva lingam is wrapped in a garland of red, pink, white, yellow and green flowers. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands on the lingam, reaching down to adjust the garland, while a metal staircase and platform behind hold several priests in saffron robes and white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred markings. Their work suggests a rudrabhishekam or puja at the lingam, with a stepped platform and a pale sky above.2017-07-03November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20162016-09-26