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Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Shivling standing in a water tank, with water streaming from its top and a spout down its side. The lingam is wrapped in bands of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands, and a garland drapes around its base. Hundreds of white-clad devotees sit on red stepped seating above the water, and a few saffron-robed priests stand on a raised platform beside a yellow flower-garlanded staircase. Several people in orange robes and white dhotis are visible near the top of the lingam, and an ornate arched decoration with flowers stands behind. Festival setting with banners and trees in the background.

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A 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.2013-12-27A large black Shiva lingam stands in a shallow pool, decorated with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, red, white and green, with a garland wrapped around its top. Water flows over the lingam and down a spout from its base. Two saffron-robed figures stand on a raised platform beside the lingam, and a tiered stone amphitheatre behind holds rows of seated devotees in white clothes, with saffron-robed monks seated along the right side and flanking the yellow garland-draped railing of a staircase. Sunlight falls across the water and the scene reads as a Rudrabhishekam abhishekam ceremony.2016-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27Outdoor abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam set on a square platform in a pool of water, draped with multicoloured marigold garlands in yellow, orange, red, purple and white, with water streaming down its sides. Behind it, a tiered red stone amphitheatre holds a large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes. Several saffron-robed priests stand on an elevated platform at upper right, one in an orange robe near a purple-and-gold garland, while a yellow-railed walkway leads to the stage. Decorated canopies with orange and red umbrellas and a floral arch appear in the background. Tall palms and a building line the horizon.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark grey Shiva lingam stands on a square platform in a water tank, dressed with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple, with a garland draped over its top. Yellow marigold garlands also wrap the railing of a metal staircase leading up to the platform. On the stepped stone seating behind, several saffron-robed monks stand near the top, and a large seated audience in white and red clothing fills the terraces, with two saffron-robed figures seated in orange chairs on the left side near umbrellas. Mirrored water reflects the scene at the base. The setting suggests an abhishekam ceremony, with a decorated kalasha-like arrangement and banners visible in the background.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A 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 20132013-12-27