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A man with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands on a steel platform beside a large black Shiva linga wrapped in a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves. He wears a white dhoti and a beaded armband, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lamp with a flame in the other, performing a puja. Behind him, a man in white with a shaved head and tilak marks sits with folded hands. The sky is pale blue and the lingam is dark and smooth.

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A large dark grey Shiva lingam is being bathed with milk on a tall outdoor platform reached by a metal staircase with red and white floral garlands. The lingam is wrapped in a silver band and draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers. On the platform, a man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands beside a second man in a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala who holds a white vessel and pours liquid over the lingam. Another man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a further person in orange stands on the stairs below. Overcast sky in background.2013-07-08A large dark grey Shiva lingam with a silver band and a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, white and purple flowers is viewed from the side while a metal staircase with railings leads up beside it. On the staircase top, four men stand in saffron and orange clothes: one in a white-and-orange shawl with a shaved head and tripundra marks, one in a long reddish dhoti holding a white cloth, and one with long hair wearing a red garland, gold chains and an orange dhoti who is pouring liquid over the lingam from a vessel. A bald attendant in orange stands behind them. Red flower garlands drape the railings. Abhishekam is being performed on the lingam.2013-07-08January 01 20182018-01-01Outdoors at dusk, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti sits on a raised metal platform with railings, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp and a handheld bell. He wears a brown rudraksha-style mala and an arm band, and his long hair is tied back. Beside him, a second man in a white garment sits partly visible. In the foreground, a large dark black stone shivalinga is draped with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. A small white lamp post stands at the lower left.2016-10-17November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas sits on a raised metal platform with railings, smiling as he performs a ritual over a large dark stone linga draped in a multicoloured flower garland of yellow, purple, red, green and white. He holds a brass lamp with a flame and a small brass bowl, while a cup sits on the platform. Smoke rises against a clear blue sky. The scene suggests a Rudra abhishekam ritual, with a partially visible assistant at left. A cameraman is visible at the top edge.2016-10-16Outdoor photo of a large dark cylindrical lingam, its surface streaked with wet white and grey paint, dressed with a silver yoni-style band and a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers arched over its top. Several men in saffron-orange and rust-coloured dhotis and shawls, with bare upper bodies, rudraksha necklaces and white-marked foreheads, stand on a white-railed metal platform with stairs beside the lingam. The central man, with long swept-back dark hair and a red garland, holds a white cloth or vessel toward the lingam while others around him stand with white offering cloths; this appears to be an abhishekam. Pale overcast sky in the background.2013-07-08November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesOctober 17 20162016-10-17A large black Shiva lingam with a silver tripundra marking and a band of red, yellow, green, blue and white flower garlands arching over its top stands on a dark plinth. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a row of saffron-robed men with shaved heads stand with hands pressed in anjali. The man at the top right wears red-and-white garlands, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and smiles while pressing his palms together, appearing to be a person standing among the devotees. Pale sky fills the background.2013-07-08November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies