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A large dark polished lingam stands in the foreground, draped with a garland of white, red and green flowers. On a raised metal platform at left, a shirtless priest with long swept-back hair and a white dhoti holds a small offering dish and performs an offering to the lingam, while two attendants in saffron cloths sit nearby with ritual items. Stone steps and a tall stone wall form the background, and a person in white sits on the steps at right.

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October 17 20162016-10-17November 07 20162016-11-07A photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam abhishekam on a raised metal platform beside a large dark stone lingam wrapped with a garland of yellow and purple marigolds. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the lingam, while a second man in a rudraksha mala stands behind him and an orange-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. A green tree and a concrete wall with a wooden door stand in the background under an overcast sky.2016-10-10A large black dome-shaped Shiva lingam is wrapped in a garland of red, pink, white, yellow and green flowers. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands on the lingam, reaching down to adjust the garland, while a metal staircase and platform behind hold several priests in saffron robes and white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred markings. Their work suggests a rudrabhishekam or puja at the lingam, with a stepped platform and a pale sky above.2017-07-03October 10 20162016-10-10November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large dark stone Shiva lingam, with a multicoloured flower garland draped down its side. On a white metal scaffold platform, a bare-chested man with long hair tied up and a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and ritual implement while seated in white dhoti; beside him, attendants in orange and saffron cloth sit with brass vessels. Trees and a stone wall stand behind. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2016-10-16October 10 20162016-10-10Outdoor ritual photograph of a large dark polished stone lingam wrapped with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. On a white metal scaffold platform, a bare-chested man with long hair tied up and a rudraksha mala sits in white dhoti, holding a metal lamp with flame and smoke, performing an abhishekam or aarti. Two younger attendants in orange cloth with white body markings stand beside him on the platform. Blue sky and trees in background.2016-11-24October 17 20162016-10-17Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a large dark black Shivalinga, draped with a multicoloured flower garland in red, purple, yellow, green and white. Three priests sit on a white metal platform with steps and railings. The central priest, bare-chested with a brown sacred thread, white dhoti and white body markings, reaches toward brass bowls. Beside him a bare-chested priest wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti, and at left a woman in orange wrap and gold-bordered cloth tends brass vessels. Behind the wall, a few white-clad devotees sit. A wall and trees form the backdrop.2016-10-16October 31 20162016-10-31