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A large black stone lingam is draped with a long garland of red, white, yellow, green and purple flowers. A man with long swept-back hair, a red shawl, and a rudraksha mala and gold necklace pours liquid from a vessel onto the lingam while standing on a metal step ladder. Beside him, another man in saffron robes with a shaved head and white forehead marks assists. Along the red stone steps, seated devotees watch, and two musicians in orange robes play long brass horns at the right. The setting is an outdoor abhishekam ritual in front of a red-roofed building. a person is a probable presence on the ladder based on his long hair, shawl and rudraksha mala, and the page's reference to him.

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Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone lingam decorated with a multicolour garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Two men stand on a metal ladder beside it: one with a shaved head, white tilak and orange robe, and a taller man with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace in orange clothing, holding a small white vessel. Seated devotees in white, red and orange on red steps watch, hands folded; orange-clad attendants stand at right, one playing a long brass horn. Red-roofed buildings and a white railing are behind.2013-06-03June 10 20132013-06-10Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone shivalinga on a circular platform. Several priests in saffron and orange dhotis stand on a metal staircase around the linga; one man in the centre wears a red and white garland and rudraksha mala and pours liquid from a vessel over the top. A long multicoloured flower garland in red, white, yellow, purple and green wraps the linga. Behind, seated devotees in white and dark clothing watch from red stone steps, while musicians in orange clothes play a drum and horn-like instruments on the right, with a palm tree and red-roofed buildings beyond the railings.2013-06-03A photograph of a large dark grey stone linga-shaped structure wrapped with a multicoloured garland of yellow, red, purple and green flowers, set in an open outdoor ceremonial space. A bare-chested man in saffron-toned cloth stands at its top beside a figure in saffron, and a third man in ochre dress stands at right. The central figure wears a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, appearing to perform an offering on the linga. Below, a large audience in white and light clothing sits on red-tiered steps, some with hands folded, behind a metal fence. Banana plants, and striped blue, yellow and red draped cloth frame the background, and a decorative white umbrella stands at lower left.2013-07-22June 04 20132013-06-04June 17 20132013-06-17June 10 20132013-06-10A large black stone lingam is being ceremonially bathed on a red-stepped platform. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand on a metal scaffold beside it; the upper priest, bare-shouldered with a white beaded necklace, raises a hand to his head. A long garland of marigolds and green, purple and yellow flowers drapes down the lingam. A third saffron-robed man stands on the steps at left, and a figure in white dhoti kneels at lower left near a metal vessel. Orange-roofed buildings and trees sit behind a white railing.2013-06-04 +1 copiesA large dark stone Shiva lingam stands in a water basin with a gutter spout, draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A man in an orange-red shawl and a red garland stands on a metal stair beside the lingam with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, a red stepped ghat holds about two dozen people in orange, red and white robes; some sit, some stand, and a few play drums and horns at the upper right. Metal pots and vessels sit on the steps. The scene reads as a lingam abhishekam ceremony at a temple tank. The man's appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no identity claim is made.2013-06-03July 08 20132013-07-08A large black stone Shivalinga on a circular basin is being bathed, with water flowing down its spout, and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers wrapped around the lingam. On top, near the lingam, a man in an orange-red garment with a red and gold necklace stands on a raised platform, with a bald man in white beside him. Red-brown stone steps behind the lingam hold many people: women in orange and red saris with hands folded in prayer on the left, several women in white seated on the steps, and musicians in orange robes playing long brass horns and drums on the right. A metal railing and red-roofed buildings sit behind them, with a pool of brown water in front.2013-06-03July 01 20132013-07-01