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Night-time abhishekam at a large dark stone Shiva lingam on a stepped stone platform, with water pouring over it. A young priest in a red dhoti with white sandalwood marks on his bare torso stands at right holding a brass vessel and pouring water over the lingam. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the base. Several bare-chested or white-clad participants sit on the steps behind a metal railing, and brass kalashas stand on the steps. Some people in white cloth sit around the lingam.

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A night-time Rudra Abhishekam at a large black stone Shivalinga draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A young shirtless priest in a red dhoti, with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, pours water from a brass vessel over the lingam. Behind him, several men sit on red-tiled steps beside rows of small black lingams and brass pots; one older man with a white beard sits in a white cloth, and others wear saffron and white dhotis. Chain-link fencing and green pipes run along the steps.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night ritual at a large dark stone Shivalingam on a raised marble platform, draped with a dark cloth and wrapped in garlands of yellow and red flowers. A bare-chested young priest in a red dhoti stands at the lingam, tending the offering. Behind a metal mesh railing, devotees sit on red steps lined with small black lingams and brass lamps; a bearded man in white and saffron-trimmed garments sits nearby, and a man in white sits at lower left. A brass vessel stands at right.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night scene at a stepped stone ghat during a Shiva abhishekam. A large dark Nandi-like black stone linga is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and water runs down over it. A shirtless man in a maroon dhoti stands at right pouring from a vessel, near brass kalasha pots and small oil lamps lining the steps. Several men in white dhotis and bare torsos sit or stand along the red steps and metal railing, one with a bead mala. A bearded man at left holds a brass vessel. Chain-link railing and a green hose run across the frame.2016-12-09A photograph of an outdoor night ritual at a stone temple setting. In the foreground a large black Shiva lingam is draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red beads, while a young shirtless man in a red dhoti and white body markings pours liquid from a vessel over it, an abhishekam. Behind a metal railing, several men sit on red-and-grey steps, some bare-chested and some in white or saffron-brown garments, watching. A seated woman in white with a yellow cloth is at the lower left, and red flags and brass vessels are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 18 20162016-12-18Night photograph of a large dark Shiva lingam draped with yellow and red marigold garlands at a stepped abhishekam area. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti pours or tends the lingam at right, while devotees sit on the steps behind a metal railing. Brass kalashas and lamps line the steps, and a brass vessel stands in the foreground. Several people in white or saffron-toned dhotis and bare torsos are seated or bending, including a bearded man with long hair at left. A tree and red flag appear at top left.2016-12-09December 06 20162016-12-06December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copies