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Outdoor abhishekam at a large sunken stone pool with a tall white lingam on a dark round yoni pedestal, surrounded by stepped red-and-white seating. Three shirtless priests in saffron and maroon dhotis pour water from brass vessels over a black Nandi-form stone in the foreground, while further priests in orange attend the central shrine. Rudraksha malas hang from the younger priests' necks. Spectators sit on the terraced stands at right. Brass pots line the platform, and water reflects the scene across the pool.

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November 22 20162016-11-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor sacred pool with a large white stone Shivalinga on a black circular yoni-pitha base, set on a red-and-white platform at the centre of the water. Two shirtless priests in orange dhotis with sacred threads stand on the stone steps at the near edge, one pouring water from a golden pot over a black Nandi-like stone form while another holds a vessel nearby. Several metal buckets sit in the foreground. Tiered red stone seating surrounds the pool, with a few dozen people seated on the steps at right, and a red-brick building and flags behind. Ritual abhishekam appears to be underway.2016-11-22July 03 20172017-07-03 +3 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03November 22 20162016-11-22April 25 20132013-04-25November 06 20132013-11-06A large black stone Shiva lingam rests on a yoni-shaped pedestal on a platform in a pool, with a garland of red and white flowers wrapped around it. Several priests in orange and saffron cloths and bare-chested attendants stand around the platform performing abhishekam, with metal vessels nearby. Tiered red steps around the water are lined with many small oil lamps and seated devotees in white clothing. Trees and a high stone wall form the backdrop.2016-10-17A large outdoor sunken amphitheatre-style pool with tiered red-and-white seating on both sides, lined with rows of seated people in white and saffron clothing. In the centre of the still water stands a large dark stone Shivalinga on a red-and-white striped square base, with brass vessels placed around it. Behind rises a red multi-storey building under construction with scaffolding on its roof, and red flags line the edges. A dark bull statue (Nandi) sits in the lower right foreground. The sky is clear blue and the water reflects the linga. The people visible are scattered among the seats, numbering several dozen.2016-11-22A photograph taken from above of a large Shivalinga standing in a still reflective pool at a sunken amphitheatre with red-brick tiered seating. The black stone lingam rises from a dark yoni-peetha base on a small platform, decorated at its top with a multicoloured garland and a white plaque. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand along the tiered steps and a railing on the left, while a few people in white clothes sit on the lower steps. A stone nandi head is visible at the bottom edge of the frame, reflected in the water. The scene is misty and calm.2013-11-11Outdoor photo of a large dark grey stone Shivalingam rising from a broad circular yoni pedestal at a water-side temple platform, with red-and-white striped steps behind and orange flags on poles. Several people stand around it in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis; one bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap and a man in white and a man in a light blue shirt stand near the lingam, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand in front. A metal staircase with brass pots and a spout of water is at left. The scene reads as an abhishekam-style ritual. Count of visible people is about six.2017-03-26September 26 20162016-09-26