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A large dark grey lingam stone is being bathed in a ritual abhishekam while garlanded with a long multicolour flower garland of yellow, red, white, purple and green blooms. Three men in saffron-orange and ochre robes stand around it. The central man, bare-chested with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, pours or holds a white cloth bundle over the lingam. A man at left wears a white tripundra marking and an orange wrap, and a man at right with shaved head and beaded necklace stands beside him. Behind them, a low railing, decorated tent drapery with red, pink and yellow garlands, and seated spectators at the lower left watch the puja.

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July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08Outdoor photo of a large black Shivalinga being bathed with milky liquid poured from a vessel. A devotee in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands on a metal railing platform, wearing a rudraksha mala, a long gold necklace and bangles, pouring the liquid over the linga. Beside him a second man in saffron wraps with a rudraksha mala, a crimson-and-white tilak and marked forehead, looks on. A red, white, yellow and green flower garland drapes over the linga. Trees and a green-roofed building form the background. a person (appearance-based candidate, with saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces) performs the abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the linga.2013-06-10Outdoor ritual at a large dark grey dome-shaped stone lingam draped with a long garland of multicolored flowers in yellow, red, white, purple and green. Three men in orange-brown and saffron garments stand behind it. The central figure, wearing a red and orange beaded mala, gold necklaces and a gold bracelet, pours from a small vessel onto the lingam. A bald man on the left, with white tripundra markings, presses his palms together in prayer, and a bald man on the right, bare-chested with a sash, rests his hands on the stone. Seated devotees in white clothing line the steps behind a metal railing, and red and yellow floral decorations hang from the tent frame.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor stage. A large smooth dark grey lingam is wrapped with a long garland of alternating red, white, yellow, green and purple flowers. A man in the centre wears a red-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace and gold bangles, and pours liquid from a white vessel onto the lingam. Two men flank him in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one with a white tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces. A metal scaffold stands beside the lingam, and red and white draped bunting and pink and white flower strings decorate the background. Two men in the same saffron attire are partly visible at the lower left. a person is the central figure, distinguished by the rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace. He stands at the lingam, pouring the abhishekam offering.2013-07-08Outdoor abhishekam at a large dark spherical stone lingam wrapped with a multicolour garland of red, white, yellow, purple and green flowers. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red-orange shawl, a red garland, layered gold necklaces and bangles pours liquid from a white conch shell over the stone, with water running down its surface. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with white tilak markings and gold necklaces, stand beside him at a metal railing; a red building and tree are behind. a person cues: long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces with a saffron-orange shawl, though the face is not used for identification. The man pouring is performing abhishekam.2013-06-03