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A large black stone Shiva lingam is the central subject, draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands with a garland hanging down its length, and a flower-decorated yoni base below. Water flows over the lingam during an abhishekam. On a raised platform at upper right, a woman in a red sari with a red garland and a bald priest in orange-brown dhoti stand performing the ritual. Below, seated devotees in white clothes fold their hands in prayer on temple steps, several with orange and purple umbrellas, and two seated sannyasis in orange robes sit to the right. Orange-clad figures are visible on the steps. Marigold petals cover the ground around the base.

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December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a circular yoni-pitha base wrapped in bands of marigolds and multicoloured flower garlands, with water pouring from the spout onto the ground. Behind it, a raised platform holds a seated woman in a red garland and gold necklace beside monks in saffron and orange robes, one of them bare-chested with a shawl. Below, seated figures in red and orange robes sit on steps under orange and red ceremonial umbrellas, and a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands behind a metal fence, many with hands joined in prayer. Red banners and tassels hang overhead. This is a rudrabhishekam abhishekam of the lingam during a celebration.2013-12-27A large black lingam at an outdoor shrine is bathed in water and decorated with a dense skirt of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, orange, white, purple and green, with a flower garland hung down its front. Water pours from the spout of the yoni base, and water sprays over the top of the lingam. Behind it, rows of devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded on red stone steps beneath orange and yellow umbrellas. Several priests in orange and saffron robes sit on the steps, and a priest in orange-brown garments stands at the right beside a flower-decorated railing, with garlands draped over it. Three small brass plaques are mounted on the lingam's side. Foreground flowers and petals scatter across the wet platform, marking an abhishekam ritual.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark stone Shivalinga at an outdoor temple stage is draped in garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, white, red, purple and green, with water flowing over it onto a flower-strewn base. Behind it, a tiered staircase of seated white-clad devotees and drummers watches, while on a raised platform several saffron-robed priests, some bare-chested, stand near a woman in a red-and-orange sari with a garland. Red-and-white banners and palm trees frame the scene, consistent with an abhishekam ritual.2013-12-27A large dark black stone Shivalingam is decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, orange, purple, white and red, and its base is wrapped in flower swags while water flows over it from the peetha. Behind, a raised platform on the right holds a figure in saffron-coloured robes with a flower garland and gold necklaces, sitting above a crowd of devotees seated on steps and under orange and red decorated umbrellas, and several robed attendants in orange and saffron stand nearby. A platform with floral garlands and a ceremonial staircase frames the scene, consistent with an abhishekam at a large outdoor ritual gathering.2013-12-27A large black Shiva lingam stands on a flower-decorated base wrapped in bands of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, white and magenta, with a rudraksha-style garland draped down its side. Saffron-robed priests stand on a raised steel platform beside it, pouring liquid over the lingam during an abhishekam, while a yellow-garlanded railing leads up to them. Below, a tiered red-stepped ghat faces a pool, where many people in white clothes sit in rows, and a few saffron-robed figures sit on the steps. An orange-and-yellow decorated arch and a pair of umbrellas frame the scene.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large dark black stone lingam, the Shiva linga, stands on a circular yoni pedestal wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in orange, yellow and purple with white flowers. Water flows down the lingam and out the yoni spout. A garland of multicoloured flowers hangs down its front. Behind it on a raised platform, a man in a red-orange robe with a flower garland holds up a white conch-like vessel, and another bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti stands beside him. Seated on red stone steps, a crowd of people in white clothing, plus several orange-robed sadhus, watch, with orange umbrellas overhead. Purple and white banners hang behind.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27