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A large dark stone Shivalinga with silver bands and a silver disc is bathed from above. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested with a sacred thread and orange cloth, pours liquid from a brass pot onto the top of the lingam, which is decorated with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Metal stairs and railings lead up to the platform, and another person in orange cloth stands on the stairs. The liquid runs down the stone. Blue sky and a tree appear at the right edge.

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November 26 20162016-11-26A large black Shiva lingam is being bathed on an elevated steel platform with railings under a clear blue sky. A bare-chested priest with long matted hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead pours liquid from a golden vessel over the top of the lingam, which is draped with a garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers and has silver bands around its base. Beside him, a smiling young assistant with a white sacred thread and tripundra stands near brass vessels, while another attendant in orange cloth is partly visible at the left edge. Wall of an orange-brown structure behind.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam decorated with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers and two horizontal silver bands with a central silver disc. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and white tripundra markings stands on a metal staircase platform, pouring liquid from a golden pot onto the lingam. Two other figures, one in orange cloth, stand behind on the railed stairs against a clear blue sky.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 22 20162016-11-22November 22 20162016-11-22November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA large dark stone Shivalinga is being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a red-and-white beaded necklace leans over a metal platform, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over the lingam. A flower garland of red, yellow, green and white blossoms wraps around the lingam. Behind him, a younger man with white tilaka marks and a rudraksha-style necklace watches. Clear blue sky and a building roofline form the backdrop, and white silver bands are fixed around the lingam's base.2016-11-27 +1 copiesNovember 22 20162016-11-22November 26 20162016-11-26 +2 copiesA 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 copies