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Outdoor photo of a woman in a rust-red sari with a white forehead mark performing an aarti with a flame-lit lamp atop a raised metal platform beside a large dark black stone Shivalinga. The lingam is draped with bands of marigold and yellow flowers, green leaves and purple and red garlands, with strings of wooden beads. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand behind her on the platform railing, one wearing rudraksha beads and white sandalwood markings. Clear blue sky in the background.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam draped with a multicolour garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a tilak, ornate beaded necklaces and gold adornments stands at the lingam, pouring liquid from a white vessel, while a second priest in orange clothes with white forehead markings and an orange shawl leans on a silver railing beside him, smiling. A third person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Green trees, a red-roofed building and a stone wall form the background.2013-06-10 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark stone Shivalingam decorated with a band of red, yellow and green flower garlands, with silver plates on its base. On a metal platform beside it stands a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead, long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and a brass vessel. Behind him another bare-chested person with white markings is partly visible, and on the stairs below two people in orange cloth sit, one with hands folded. Clear sky above and a rounded stone form in the foreground.2016-11-27 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19A photograph of a large grey stone linga-like sculpture draped in a long garland of marigolds, roses and white flowers in yellow, green, red, purple and white. On a raised metal platform with a white railing, a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala wears a rust-orange robe and sits cross-legged, one hand raised holding a small object. Behind him an assistant in orange holds a tall gold-shafted parasol with multicoloured tassels, and another attendant in orange stands at the right edge. Overcast pale sky fills the background.2018-01-01June 24 20132013-06-24