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September 29 2009

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Outdoor ritual at a large black stone basin-shaped structure set in a water tank with red and white striped steps. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand on the black platform waving large white feathered fans over the structure. Between them sit a brass puja plate, a small brass vessel, a flower garland and a kalasha-like pot with orange flowers. Several people in white clothing with yellow shoulder cloths stand at the water's edge, one holding a lit oil lamp or flame on the left. Left and right foreground show white-clad devotees watching, with the faces of the attendees partly visible.2009-09-29July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a water tank beside a large black stone vessel draped with white and yellow flower garlands. A man in an orange-red dhoti bends forward at the water's edge, while a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head stands on the platform behind him. The water is shallow and filled with devotees in white and coloured clothes, some standing waist-deep, some holding up cameras or hands in prayer. On the right are decorated structures with white and yellow garlands and purple flowers, and a red-and-white striped staircase rises in the background.2009-07-08January 02 20092009-01-02September 29 20092009-09-29A large polished black stone Shivling rises from a black lotus-carved yoni-peetha base on a red and white striped platform. Two people in orange saffron robes stand at its base: a man with long dark hair holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward the stone, while a shaved-headed companion in orange stands to the left. Brass and silver puja items, a flower garland and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the base. Construction scaffolding and blue tarpaulins fill the background, with a few distant people visible on the upper structure and a couple of devotees at the bottom edge.2009-09-29Outdoor abhishekam at a large black Shivalinga, its top decorated with pink and white flower petals. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands on a metal scaffold platform holding a lit oil lamp in both hands, with a brass vessel nearby. Beside him on the steps stand another saffron-robed man and a shaved-headed man in orange. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes stands behind a railing, with red tiered steps, green trees and a grey sky in the background.2010-07-25September 29 20092009-09-29June 10 20132013-06-10Outdoor abhishekam at a large black lingam on a raised platform with a red metal railing and steps. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands on the platform pouring from a vessel onto the lingam, which is decorated with flower petals and a kalasha offering. Beside him, a bald priest in an orange robe and a younger attendant in orange with a beaded necklace hold clay pots. Below, a man in white clothing with a yellow sash arranges flower garlands. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful saris line stone steps, with trees and hillside behind.2010-07-25A large black stone Shivling stands in shallow water on a raised red-stepped platform, draped with a multicoloured marigold garland in red, yellow, white, purple and green. Several saffron-robed priests stand on a metal scaffold staircase beside it, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, another in a saffron dhoti holding a conch or vessel and pouring over the Shivling; they appear to be performing abhishekam. Green trees and an overcast sky sit behind, with more figures visible at the far edge of the platform.2013-06-03December 11 20092009-12-11