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Outdoor photo of a large Shivalinga draped in a dense garland of marigolds and yellow, purple and green flowers, with a flower snake coiled around its top. Beneath it, a wide tiered base is covered in colourful flower strands, with brass vessels set on the platform. A metal staircase rises to the top of the lingam, where a figure in orange stands. Several people in orange, white and saffron clothing move around the stepped red-and-white platform, and a golden throne with a canopy stands at the right beside a colourful cloth. Spectators sit on red stone steps in the background. Water covers the paving at the front.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style courtyard with a tall stone Shivalinga-like pillar draped in dense garlands of yellow, orange, purple and green flowers. Its base is wrapped in a striped garland band and set on a red-and-white striped platform with steps. Brass kalasha-style vessels sit at the base. Several people in saffron/orange robes stand on the metal walkway at left, one holding a long staff; others in white and dark clothing are near the stairs and seated on tiered red stands. A canopy with a gold-trimmed throne is at right. A rain-wet blue floor reflects the scene.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony at a large open-air arena with tiered stone seating filled with a large crowd of spectators. In the foreground a huge lingam is wrapped in striped yellow, purple and white garlands, with a serpent-like garland hood at its top, standing beside a white metal staircase scaffold. On a raised red-and-white striped stage, several robed participants sit cross-legged in white and one in orange ochre clothing, facing a central seated figure on a golden throne-like seat with a small arrangement of brass and copper vessels nearby. Overcast sky above and a lake or pool surface at the base of the stage.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor temple-style ceremony beside a large Shiva lingam draped in banded garlands of yellow, purple, green and white flowers, with a large bronze pot before it. Priests in orange and saffron dhotis stand at the left and on the platform, while a group of men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis sit in rows on a red-and-white mat for the ritual. A golden throne-like seat with a colourful canopy stands at right, and a large crowd sits on tiered stone steps under an overcast sky, with a metal staircase at left and a stone wall with orange flags behind.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor temple-style ceremony at a large stepped amphitheatre beside a water tank. In the foreground a huge shivalinga-form structure wrapped in garlands of yellow, purple and green flowers stands beside a line of brass pots. Several shirtless priests in orange and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a red-and-white draped platform, along with men in white and saffron. Rows of seated devotees fill the stone tiers behind, with orange flags along the rails and a painted backdrop on the far wall. A shaded golden seat under a multicoloured canopy sits at the centre. Puja with floral decorations.2016-12-03