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A 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.

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A photograph of a large dark stone Shivalinga draped with a multicolour flower garland of yellow, orange, red, purple and white blossoms. A metal staircase with railings leads up to a raised platform where several bare-chested men in orange and saffron dhotis sit; one central man with a topknot and sacred thread holds his palms together in namaskar, and a wall behind shows a bare-chested figure seated nearby. Below, white-clad devotees sit on the ground at the base of a tall beige wall, under a pale sky and tree.2016-10-16Outdoor photograph of a large dark black stone Shivalingam draped with a thick garland of marigold-yellow, red, purple and green flowers, set against a pale sky and a grey wall. A metal staircase with a railed platform rises at left, where several saffron-robed sadhus and a seated figure are gathered. The most prominent figure, seated at the top of the platform, has long dark hair, bare shoulders, and a rudraksha mala with an orange-red garment. Other figures in orange and saffron robes stand or sit on the steps.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark stone lingam wrapped in a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white blooms, set against a pale sky. Behind it, on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase with railings, a man with long dark hair and a beard sits with palms pressed together at his chest, wearing an orange-brown cloth, a white flower garland and bangles. Two people in orange robes stand on the stairs beside him, one holding a metal vessel. This appears to be a puja performed at the lingam. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a beard, a white garland and an orange-brown cloth, cues consistent with the page's attribution.2017-05-24Outdoor abhishekam scene at a large dark black stone Shivalinga draped with a multicolored flower garland in red, yellow, green, white and purple. On a raised metal platform reached by steel stairs, shirtless priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand and sit, one with hair tied up in a topknot pressing palms together in prayer beside a brass plate. Several other priests stand on the steps. Below, a seated crowd in white clothes watches from behind a low wall under a pale sky and green trees. The central figure is not visibly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-10-16 +1 copiesJune 03 20132013-06-03May 24 20172017-05-24Outdoor evening photograph of a large dark stone lingam draped with a thick garland of red, orange, yellow, green and white flowers. A man with a shaved head and a white forehead mark, wearing a red-orange garment and a white flower garland, sits on a steel platform with railings and performs a ritual gesture with his hands beside the lingam. A second person in red-orange cloth sits on the lower steps to the left. The sky is dusky blue. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja. Identity of the seated man is not established from appearance.2017-05-24January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor photograph of a large dark polished linga-shaped stone (shivalinga) draped in a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, orange, purple and white blooms, with scattered petals on its surface. On a metal scaffold platform beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white floral garland and orange-saffron cloth; he extends his hand toward the linga. A second man in orange-red robes stands at left on the steps, with a white cloth over his shoulder. Background shows a pale sky, a tree and a beige wall. Ritual abhishekam-style puja setting.2017-05-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies