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March 11 20172017-03-11Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine with a black stone lingam draped with a garland of pink and white flowers and a cobra-hood brass cover. Two brass trident-topped stands with saffron and yellow flags, and an ornate brass oil lamp stand with a bowl-shaped lamp, frame the scene. A woman in a white sari with a blue blouse and bangles stands beside a bare-chested man in grey trousers and a gold chain, both holding offerings. Beside them a shirtless man with long hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and white shoulder cloth, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth sits in the background. Brass vessels of water stand in front, and an ornate umbrella with a carved wooden figure shows at left.2017-03-11Night outdoor ritual at a golden cobra-hooded Shiva lingam altar strung with yellow and pink flower garlands beneath a tree. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks and a white sacred thread reaches out to offer something white at the lingam. Beside him a young shirtless boy in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass pot. A woman in a blue sari with a red bindi watches at the rail, and a few onlookers stand behind a metal barrier. Strings of lights and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2017-06-08 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11June 08 20172017-06-08Night-time temple ritual at an outdoor shrine. A shirtless older man in a white dhoti with white vibhuti marks on his forehead holds a white cloth over a golden cobra-hooded deity murti with a tall silver lingam-type vessel and white-and-yellow flower garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed young priest wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a wristwatch, with white ash smeared on his arms and chest, and holds a brass pot. A woman in a grey sari with a pink-and-purple shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer behind the shrine, and several devotees with ash marks watch from the background under tree branches and string lights.2017-06-08June 08 20172017-06-08Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A shirtless man with a white and red forehead marking and a red and black wristband stands at left-centre, reaching up to pour or touch water over a golden cobra-hooded statue, its hood raised above a flower-garlanded silver-and-glass vessel. Beside him a second man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti holds a brass pot and bangles. Hanging green leaves, a corrugated metal roof and string lights frame the scene, with a few onlookers visible at the bottom edge. The visible action resembles abhishekam at a shrine. Visible people: three, two in the foreground and one partially visible at the lower edge.2017-06-08July 24 20052005-07-24 +1 copiesNight photograph of a shaved-headed priest bent forward at a dark stone shivalingam set on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or touching it with his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body and a red-and-brown dhoti-style lower cloth. Behind him a group of standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, watch closely; one man at right wears a pendant necklace. Red-painted stone and marigold petals surround the base, and a large white-draped statue with a gold border rises at the right edge. The priest's lower body and an oil lamp at the far left frame the scene.2006-12-22March 11 20172017-03-11Night-time photo inside a temple shrine during abhishekam. A figure with a tall black turban and bare shoulders, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a gold necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a black Shivalinga on a dark stone platform. Behind, a man in an orange-brown dhoti holds a silver vessel and another person in orange stands at left. Garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers hang around a gilded deity murti in white and red silk, with gold ornaments.2016-03-07