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Outdoor abhishekam at a large grey stone lingam draped with a garland of marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves. Behind it stand a bare-chested, long-haired man with dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala, and beside him a priest in orange-red robes with a bead necklace who holds a silver tray or vessel. A third person in orange clothing holds a white umbrella with colourful tassels overhead. Red multi-storey building with barred windows and steps behind.

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January 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor ritual photograph at a red-walled building with black water tanks behind. A large grey stone lingam-like form is wrapped in a thick garland of marigold and multicoloured flowers in red, pink, yellow, white and green. Standing on a raised platform behind it, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a small vessel and appears to be performing a ritual. Beside him, two attendants in orange clothing hold a large white umbrella fringed with red, yellow, blue and green tassels above him. A fourth attendant in orange with a head wrap stands to the right. Chain-link fencing and a teal tarpaulin are visible in the foreground.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large outdoor Shivling is the central subject, draped with a multicolored garland of marigolds and flowers in red, yellow, green, pink and white, with a white-and-gold sheen on its upper surface. Behind it, a group of men in saffron and orange clothing stand on a raised platform beneath a colourful fringed canopy, with one man in the centre wearing a white shawl and orange garment. Orange-clad attendants stand nearby on steps. Behind the platform stand a red brick building and black water tanks. A small drone hovers at the lower left over stepped brick terraces lined with small shrine stones.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +3 copies