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A large white-washed Shiva lingam, tall and cylindrical, is being bathed in milk on an outdoor platform. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers wraps its base and top. A shirtless man with a bare chest, a shawl and sacred markings stands on a metal staircase and pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the lingam's crown. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth stands on the stairs. Silver bands encircle the lingam's lower section. Blue sky and trees form the background. The scene depicts abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the lingam.

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November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA large white-washed Shiva lingam with a silver-plated yoni-pitha base is being bathed in milk, with a flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms wrapped around its dome against a clear blue sky. A priest with bare upper body, sacred ash on the forehead and arm, stands atop the lingam pouring liquid from a golden vessel, while a second figure in a bare-chested devotional stance assists beside him. A steel staircase and railing rise up the left side, where another man in orange-toned cloth is visible on the steps. Milk streams down the stone surface in a scene of abhishekam.2016-11-24Outdoors under a clear blue sky, a shirtless man with long dark hair and white ash markings on his arms and forehead pours from a brass kalasha onto a large dark black stone lingam, which is draped with a garland of red, yellow and green flowers. He stands on a metal scaffold platform beside a second man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tripundra, while a third man is partly visible at the left edge. Brass pots sit on the platform, and a brass pot and hand-rail frame the scene. Appears to depict abhishekam of a Shiva lingam.2016-11-27 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam on a large black Shiva lingam with a silver yoni-band and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers draped along its side. A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks, white tilak markings on his forehead and body, and an orange-and-white cloth stands on a metal platform, pouring liquid from a brass pot over the lingam's top. Two other men with bare upper bodies, sacred threads and orange cloths stand beside him on the platform, one smiling, with brass vessels nearby. The sky is clear blue.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA large dark polished lingam, a Shiva linga, stands outdoors under a clear blue sky, wrapped with a garland of alternating red, yellow, white and green flowers. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, long matted hair and a rudraksha mala leans over the top of the lingam from a metal platform, holding a brass vessel. Beside him a younger assistant with white markings and a rudraksha necklace watches, and another priest in an orange cloth stands at the left railing with brass pots nearby. A white cloth is draped on the platform.2016-11-27 +1 copies