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Outdoor photo on a hazy grey sky. A large dark grey dome-shaped linga-like structure is draped with a long multicolour flower garland in yellow, red, purple and green. Behind it stands a man with long swept-back hair, red tilak and gold necklaces with a red and multicolour garland, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads. To the left a shaved-headed priest in white ritual cloth with white tilak pours liquid from a silver vessel over the dome. Another shaved-headed priest stands at the right edge. A green plant and a pole appear at the lower left.

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Outdoor photo of a large dark grey Shiva lingam, its curved top draped with a rainbow garland of marigolds and purple flowers. A man with a shaved-head priest-like companion stands on a raised platform behind a metal railing. The central figure wears a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-brown ochre cloth over his shoulders, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads, a gold armlet and bracelets, and holds a white cloth bundle over the lingam. Another priest in ochre robes and a shaved head with white tilak stands beside him, and a third attendant in ochre is partly visible at the left edge. The overcast sky forms a plain backdrop. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja offering on the lingam.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22June 24 20132013-06-24June 17 20132013-06-17June 10 20132013-06-10June 10 20132013-06-10Outdoors, two men in saffron-orange ritual dhotis stand on a raised white metal railed platform beside a large dark black stone lingam. The lingam is draped with a long garland of multicoloured flowers in red, green, purple, yellow and white. The man in front has long dark hair, wears a red and white flower garland, a gold beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, and pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam. A second priest with a shaved head and white tilak marks stands to the left wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Trees and a pale overcast sky are behind them.2013-06-17Outdoor photo of a large black Shivalinga being bathed with milky liquid poured from a vessel. A devotee in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands on a metal railing platform, wearing a rudraksha mala, a long gold necklace and bangles, pouring the liquid over the linga. Beside him a second man in saffron wraps with a rudraksha mala, a crimson-and-white tilak and marked forehead, looks on. A red, white, yellow and green flower garland drapes over the linga. Trees and a green-roofed building form the background. a person (appearance-based candidate, with saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces) performs the abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the linga.2013-06-10July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor temple abhishekam at a large dark black lingam. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and upper cloths stand at a white metal railing, one holding a white cloth. Both wear white tripundra forehead markings, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold-toned pendants. A multicoloured flower garland of red, white, yellow, purple and green blossoms drapes over the lingam. A third priest in orange is partly visible behind. A red-roofed building forms the background.2013-06-04 +1 copiesJune 03 20132013-06-03July 08 20132013-07-08