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October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl with rudraksha mala standing on a raised stone platform, holding white flowers, in front of a large Shivalinga draped with a green and yellow cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a kalasha-like crown. A younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border holds a plate of flowers to the left. Many small black lingams are arranged on the ground around them, with trees, a white canopy and a lamp post behind. a person is.2012-10-11July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor ritual scene in front of a hillside with banana plants and red shipping containers. A standing man with bare upper back wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and holds a red parasol with fringe and a small brass vessel in one hand. He faces a large seated figure draped in red and orange garlands, with a painted face and a red-and-white pattern, decorated with white and red beads and a white dhoti. Rows of white-cloth-covered offerings with marigold garlands stretch across the ground. A man in white at the left edge is partly visible. The figure in orange with the parasol appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate given his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial bearing, though the face is not clearly shown.2011-12-21Temple ritual scene with a standing man in orange saffron robes and a long gold-bead garland holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) with a brass plate. A bare-chested devotee in the foreground, with a red thread on his wrist, also reaches toward the lamp. Behind them, a large deity murti is adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands, a gold crown and a golden kalasha-like pedestal. A white marble statue in orange robes and a pearl mala sits at the lower right, and a gold-and-pink fabric backdrop frames the shrine.2010-07-21October 10 20122012-10-10Night-time outdoor puja before a shrouded murti draped in orange cloth with gold-bordered sashes and white garlands. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, raises a lit oil lamp toward the figure. Oil lamps and small offerings sit on a raised platform, lit by street lights, with stacked shipping containers behind.2012-04-06A seated priest in orange ochre robes, bare-shouldered with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead, makes an offering with his hands beside a large decorated deity murti. The murti is dark-faced, wearing a gold crown, a red and gold garment, and is adorned with long garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. In front, a small white and orange-robed figurine sits with a rudraksha mala, and brass vessels, a gold lamp stand and a basket of flowers are arranged on a white cloth. A pink and gold drape hangs behind the deity.2010-07-21October 10 20122012-10-10July 21 20102010-07-21