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Night photo of a large black lingam draped with a garland of marigolds and red flowers in front of a steel staircase platform. A man with long swept-back dark hair and reddish-maroon ceremonial clothing stands on the platform holding a lit oil lamp in one hand, with incense smoke rising. Several other figures in orange and red robes sit on the steps below with small lamps, and a bright light glows at the right edge.

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May 22 20172017-05-22Night photograph of a large black Shivalingam decorated with a garland of orange, yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth wrap holds a flame, with smoke rising. Behind him, another person in orange robes is partly visible, and small brass lamps sit on the steps below. Strong stage-like lighting against the dark sky. A logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-05-22Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a large black Shiva lingam draped with a white, red and yellow flower garland. A man with a red turban, bare chest, rudraksha mala and orange-brown waist cloth stands on a raised metal platform, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame with smoke rising beside him. Brass pots and vessels sit on the steps below, and another figure in orange robes stands behind him on the stairs. The sky behind is dark.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Photograph at dusk of a large dark stone shivalingam draped in a long garland of marigold and rose flowers in red, yellow, green, purple and white. Two men in saffron and orange robes stand on a steel staircase platform beside it. The man on the right wears a white flower garland, bare upper body with ochre-marked forehead, and sits with hands together; the man on the left, partly visible, holds an offering tray. a person: the man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a flower garland and saffron ritual clothing, consistent with the page's reference to a person at a puja. Setting is an outdoor ritual at twilight with a grey-blue sky.2017-05-24Night photograph of a large black Shiva lingam wrapped with a garland of white jasmine and red-and-yellow flowers, with a silver band at its base. On a metal staircase platform to the left, a man in a red-orange turban with a white flower emblem, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace holds a lit flame, performing aarti. Another person in orange cloth sits beside him, and brass vessels and kalashas are stacked on the steps below. The man's long-hair and ornament cues are not clearly visible here, so identity is uncertain. Two people are visible.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal tripundra marking and a garland of white and red flowers draped down its side, set on a dark stone platform. A bare-chested man with long dark hair stands on a metal scaffold stair beside it, extending one arm and holding an object toward the lingam, apparently performing abhishekam. Two other figures stand behind him on the stairs in dark or reddish cloth, with brass vessels visible below. Smoke rises in the dark sky above, and small red flags stand in the background.2016-11-14 +1 copiesNight photo of a Rudrabhishekam at a large black Shivalingam draped with white flower garland. On a metal platform, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a tilak raises a lit oil lamp toward the lingam. Another man in orange and white stands beside him, and a third person is partly visible at left on the stairs. Dark background.2014-09-15May 24 20172017-05-24Night-time photograph of a large black Shivalinga decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands and a white-and-red tripundra-style band. On a metal staircase beside the linga stands a priest in orange-red garments and a beaded necklace, holding a flame lamp, with smoke rising behind him. Below on the stairs, a bare-chested man with his hands folded and another man stand near brass pots and oil lamps, all wrapped in garlands. The background is dark sky with strings of lights at lower right. The scene shows an evening abhishekam-style puja or aarti at the linga.2016-12-23Night photograph of a priest performing aarti with a lit lamp on a raised metal platform beside a large dark Shiva linga decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple, white and green flowers. The priest wears an orange-brown dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, has pale markings on his bare upper body and wears the hair tied up. Smoke rises from the flame against a black sky. A brass vessel sits on the platform and orange and yellow marigold garlands drape the railings.2016-12-23