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A 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.

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A large dark grey Shiva lingam is decorated with bands of marigold and mixed flower garlands in orange, yellow, red, purple and white, draped over a flower-covered base. Water pours from the lingam's front over a grey yoni-shaped channel, as part of a rudrabhishekam. At upper right, two people stand on a metal scaffold platform draped with purple and orange flower garlands; a woman in a red-brown sari pours from a vessel onto the lingam, and a bare-chested man in saffron-toned cloth stands beside her.2016-12-27A 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 copiesDecember 27 20162016-12-27A 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.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A 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.2015-02-19February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27A large dark grey stone lingam, draped with a garland of yellow, orange, red and white flowers, is bathed with water. Two men stand on a raised scaffold at the right, behind the lingam. The man in the centre wears a red-orange cloth, a heavy gold necklace and flower garlands and pours liquid from a white conch-shaped vessel. Beside him, a bald man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala raises his hands in anjali. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls fill the steps below, with a stacked gold-and-silver yoni-pitha base and a flower-strewn platform. Abhishekam ritual at a Shiva lingam, with orange and yellow marigold petals on the ground.2013-12-27