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A large black stone Shiva linga is decorated with a tall framework of marigold and garland strands in red, orange, yellow, green, purple and white, forming a sculptural ratha-like structure. On top of the linga, a bare-chested man with a shaved head stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white sacred thread. Two assistants are partly visible beside him, one in orange clothing. Behind them stand metal frame poles and a red-brick wall under an open sky.

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March 07 20162016-03-07January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large dark stone Shivalinga is wrapped in a thick band of multicolored flower garlands in purple, yellow, green, red and white, against a bright white sky. On a metal scaffold staircase beside it, a woman in a maroon sari with gold jewelry stands with hands folded in prayer, while a shirtless man in an orange cloth and a man in white dhoti stand nearby. Priests in white and orange garments work on the platform, and a few other figures are partly visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a Shivaratri abhishekam or puja at a linga.2015-02-17March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a man seated atop a large grey stone structure decorated with a thick garland of marigolds and other flowers in yellow, red, white and green. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste, has long dark hair swept back, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rust-coloured shawl over his upper body. Above him a multicoloured fringed canopy in red, yellow, green, purple and white shelters the seat. Behind, on a metal staircase railing, two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand near a small ornate figure. A red-roofed building sits at the left edge under a pale sky.2018-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07A photograph at night of a large dark black Shivalingam decorated with a garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers and a pile of petals on top. Four men stand on a raised platform beside it: a central man in an orange-saffron garment with a white floral garland and a tilak on his forehead performs namaskar with folded hands, flanked by attendants with bare upper bodies, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white sacred threads. Behind them a red building, a red flag, and a seated crowd of devotees in the dark background.2017-05-24