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Night photograph of a huge black Shiva lingam with a horizontal silver-banded tripundra marking, wrapped with a garland and decorated with a multicoloured fringed canopy, set on a black circular base. Metal steps and scaffolding rise beside it, and a figure stands at the top. In the foreground, several priests in bare-chested or white dhoti and orange shawls stand around the lingam, and a gold ornate throne with a seated figure in orange-red robes sits at right beside a trident-topped staff. Crowds sit in tiers at right under strings of lights and orange flags. Dark sky overhead.

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December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a huge black Ananda Lingam rising from a stepped stone platform beside the Vaidya Sarovar at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with silver horizontal bands and marigold garlands wrapped around its base. Scaffolding ladders climb its sides. At the lower left, two people in white ritual clothes perform a puja beside brass vessels. In the lower centre, a golden throne with an ornate gold back holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a crowd of devotees seated on tiers to the right beneath strings of lights and red and orange flags. Illuminated buildings stand at the left.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night photograph of a massive black Shiva lingam with horizontal white tripundra bands and a garland of red and white flowers, reached by a white metal staircase. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand at its base, one holding a cloth. A small figure stands atop the lingam. In the foreground, a seated figure in a golden throne with a red cushion and golden ornate backrest sits on a red-draped stage, with gold trident-topped staffs beside it. Colourful striped canopy cloth hangs above the throne. Spectators fill tiered seating on the right beneath strings of lights, and brass vessels sit on the left.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08Night-time outdoor photo of a huge black stone Shiva lingam with a white horizontal tripundra band, draped with a flower garland, with a metal staircase and small figures at its top. In front, a golden ornate throne with a tiger-motif base holds a seated figure in a red cushioned seat. Ritual brass implements, trishul-style staffs and a red-draped platform surround it. Men in white dhotis attend near the left, and a seated crowd fills tiered stands on the right under decorative lights and red flags, consistent with a Rudrabhishekam ritual.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08