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Outdoor photo of a large grey Shivalinga covered in garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and green flowers, being anointed from a raised metal platform. A seated priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with white tripundra markings pours from a brass vessel onto the linga. Two other priests in orange cloth stand on the platform beside him, one holding a flower garland. A green tree and a tan wall sit behind the scene under bright daylight. Their rituals resemble abhishekam with flower decoration.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A large dark stone lingam is being bathed with water on an outdoor platform. A man in an orange-saffron cloth and a garland of white flowers stands on a metal scaffold, pouring water from a silver vessel over the lingam. The lingam is draped with a thick garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, red, purple and green, with white flower strands. Water splashes off the stone. A second person in orange cloth sits at the left edge of the platform, and a metal railing and staircase frame the scene. A plain brick wall and a tree stand in the background under a pale sky. The scene is an abhishekam, the ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam.2017-05-24December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoors under a clear blue sky, a priest in orange ritual cloth with a bare upper body and white tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a tall, rounded, flower-garlanded sacred stone form, a shiva lingam-style murti, as water streams down its surface. The lingam is wrapped in bands of yellow, orange, white, red and purple marigold and other flower garlands. Behind him, on a raised metal platform with orange-garlanded railings, two more attendants in orange cloth stand, one wearing rudraksha beads and tilak. Dense green trees and a tan stone wall form the background. The scene depicts abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the deity.2016-12-23A large dark grey Shivalingam is draped with long garlands of multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, white, purple and green, wrapped around its curved top. On a metal staircase and platform beside it, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala stands, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits nearby. Wet streaks run down the lingam. A pale grey sky and a stone wall form the backdrop.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor photograph of a large dark polished linga-shaped stone (shivalinga) draped in a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, orange, purple and white blooms, with scattered petals on its surface. On a metal scaffold platform beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white floral garland and orange-saffron cloth; he extends his hand toward the linga. A second man in orange-red robes stands at left on the steps, with a white cloth over his shoulder. Background shows a pale sky, a tree and a beige wall. Ritual abhishekam-style puja setting.2017-05-24January 13 20152015-01-13October 16 20162016-10-16January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a large black Shiva lingam draped with a multicolour flower garland in red, yellow, green, purple and white. Three men stand on a white metal staircase platform beside it. The central man, bare-chested with long hair tied up and a white dhoti, leans over the lingam pouring from a brass vessel. Beside him, a younger man in a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested, and a third figure in an orange dhoti stands on the stairs. Brass puja vessels sit on the platform under a pale sky.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16