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A large dark black stone shivalingam is decorated with marigold garlands in orange, yellow and white, with a red, yellow and purple floral skirt wrapped around its base. A silver band marks its upper section. A metal staircase on the right leads up to a platform where two people stand: a woman in a red-and-gold garland and gold necklace, smiling, and a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes holding a white cloth or offering. Several other saffron-clad men are on the stairs and platform. Behind, a gilded temple tower and rows of seated white-clad devotees are visible.

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December 27 20162016-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27A large grey Shiva lingam is being bathed with water and decorated with a thick band of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in orange, yellow, white, purple and green, with a silver band around its middle. A metal scaffold platform on the left holds several shaven-headed priests in orange-saffron robes, one carrying a drum, and a woman in a red top with a red shawl stands at the far end. Garlands drape the railing. The lingam stands on a flower-covered square base in a courtyard with a white-and-red striped plinth in the foreground and a brick wall of potted plants behind. Petals and flower scraps lie on the ground.2016-12-27 +1 copiesA large dark black Shiva lingam is being bathed with water as it stands on a platform decorated with garlands in marigold orange, yellow, red and white, and a silver-banded yoni-like base. Water streams down its surface and sprays into the air. On a raised wooden platform at upper left, two men in saffron and orange robes sit smiling; the man in the foreground holds a small ritual vessel and wears rudraksha and gold necklaces with floral garlands. Behind them stands a multi-tier red-brick terrace lined with rows of seated devotees in white. Rows of terracotta pots with plants line the right side and a small blue bird logo appears at the top left.2016-12-27A large black Shiva lingam stands on a raised platform, wrapped in dense garlands of orange, yellow, white, purple and green flowers draped in vertical stripes with scalloped festoons. Silver bands encircle its upper part. Above on a metal staircase and platform, three men in saffron-orange and red ritual clothing stand near the top, one with his hands joined in prayer, one wearing an ornate crown and garlands. Behind are a white building, potted plants on tiered red steps, and a pale pink dusk sky. The scene appears to be a Shiva abhishekam or puja setting.2013-12-27February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesDecember 27 20132013-12-27A large black stone Shiva lingam, draped with a long garland of orange, yellow, red and white flowers, stands at the left of the frame during an abhishekam on a raised platform. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one bare-chested and bald, stand on the metal platform beside it, with a woman in an orange sari and a flower garland also on the platform, holding a vessel. Behind them a decorated canopy with red, gold and orange tassels frames the scene. Seated on the stepped red stands in the foreground, a person in orange robes with a beaded necklace sits on a chair beneath orange umbrellas, and rows of people in white clothes with hands folded watch from behind a metal fence. Drums are visible near the lower right.2013-12-27A large dark black shiva lingam is the central subject, draped with bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, red, purple and white, with a swag of multicolored flower festoons along its top and a striped flower curtain hanging below. Water flows down the lingam and out through its yoni-shaped base. On a metal platform at the upper right, a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a red blouse and flower garlands pours liquid from a silver vessel, and beside her a bald priest in an orange-brown robe stands with a purple and white garland draped on the railing. This is a rudrabhishekam abhishekam ritual at the Bengaluru event, shown in daylight against a pale sky.2016-12-27February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large dark Shiva lingam is decorated with a wide oval band of garlands in yellow, orange, green, purple, white and maroon flowers, edged with beaded strands and with a silver yoni-style base wrapped in flower festoons. A man with long hair, a reddish-orange garment and gold armlets pours liquid from a vessel over the top of the lingam from a metal scaffold platform. Several other men in saffron-orange and red cloths stand on the platform beside him, one holding a white cloth. The scene suggests an abhishekam; the sky is pale blue with a bare concrete wall behind.2015-02-19