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A photograph of a large grey dome-shaped Shiva linga decorated with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with painted sun, snake and yantra-like symbols on its surface. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a rudraksha mala, sits in lotus-style posture on a raised steel platform at the top of the linga, with a metal staircase and railings leading up to it. A plain building with a doorway stands in the background under a pale evening sky.

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A large dark grey Shivalinga stands outdoors, its upper dome draped with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds and red flowers. A metal staircase with white railings climbs to a platform beside it. On the platform, a painted statue of a man with long dark hair and a dark crown or headdress sits in an orange-red garment with a garland around the neck, with another figure partly visible behind him. Below on the stairs, figures in orange robes stand near oil lamps on the steps. Overcast sky and a reddish wall lie behind. The figures appear to be statues or depictions rather than living people.2017-05-22A bare-chested man with a shaved, tilak-marked forehead sits cross-legged on a raised steel platform atop a large dark grey Shiva lingam. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a long rudraksha mala. The lingam is draped with a garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers and decorated with painted white and red sun and serpent motifs. A steel staircase with handrails leads up to the platform, where a brass vessel and a yellow flower offering sit beside him. A stone wall and pale sky form the background.2017-08-07September 11 20172017-09-11August 07 20172017-08-07A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers draped around its upper half stands in the foreground on a raised black platform. Behind it, a metal staircase with railings leads up to a platform where several men in orange and saffron robes sit and stand, one seated figure bare-chested with white cloth at the waist gesturing with his hand. Other men in saffron clothing and bare-chested assistants stand on the steps. Behind them is a tiered red-brick structure with rows of small lamps, and a wooden door sits to the right under a grey overcast sky.2017-06-26September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesJune 24 20132013-06-24May 22 20172017-05-22A large grey Shiva lingam with a black yoni-style base stands outdoors, its upper surface streaked with milk or white liquid from an abhishekam. A garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, red and purple wraps around the lingam. A metal staircase with red and white floral garlands leads to a platform where several men in orange and saffron robes stand; one man in the center wears a black cap, a red garland and a red shawl, holding a white cloth. Other saffron-robed men climb or stand on the steps, and a red brick wall and trees appear behind.2013-07-08November 07 20162016-11-07