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A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large dark stone lingam wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti and white tripundra markings, pours liquid from a brass pot over the stone. Beside him a younger man with a shaved head and white body markings stands behind a metal railing, with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers hanging nearby. Bright overcast sky.

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A shirtless man in white dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha onto a large grey lingam, performing abhishekam. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape over the stone. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest and orange-red bracelets, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and body. Another person is partly visible at the left edge near metal railings and a small brass vessel. The background is a bright white sky.2016-12-02November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10A large dark stone Shivalingam is draped with a garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers at its base. A bare-chested priest with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands on a raised metal platform, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over the lingam during abhishekam. Another attendant in an orange garment is partly visible at the left of the metal railing. A brick building and a tree stand behind, under an overcast sky.2016-10-10July 31 20172017-07-31October 31 20162016-10-31July 31 20172017-07-31October 10 20162016-10-10Photograph of a bare-chested priest in white dhoti pouring liquid from a golden pot over a large black shiva lingam, which is garlanded with white and purple flowers. The priest has long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a black cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest, and stands on a metal platform with railings. A second bare-chested man with a gold necklace and mala sits partially visible at left on the same platform. Behind is a tall tree and a tan stone wall.2016-10-31A photograph of a large black lingam, a Shiva linga, garlanded with yellow and magenta flower strings and partly sprinkled with flower petals. A shirtless man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a white dhoti pours liquid from a brass vessel over the top of the linga while standing on a metal staircase platform. A second, younger man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a red tilak stands beside him holding a brass vessel. The linga has a silver yoni-style band and an open-sky background. Appearance is insufficient to establish which man, if either, is the a person candidate, so both are described by role only.2016-10-03 +1 copiesA priest with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and bangles, and white dhoti, stands on a metal platform pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a large black Shiva lingam. The lingam is draped with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers and has a silver yoni-style plate on its side. Behind him a second person is partly visible on the ladder. Clear blue sky above, trees at the edge.2016-11-26 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31