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August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a large black stone lingam draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set against a wall of potted plants. On a raised metal platform at upper left, a man with long hair and a bare upper torso, wearing a white dhoti and a dark garment with bead adornments, sits playing a stringed instrument. Beside him, a man in orange-brown robes sits on the platform, and several figures in orange and brown robes stand on the metal staircase below.2014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11August 11 20142014-08-11October 17 20162016-10-17October 17 20162016-10-17July 31 20172017-07-31A large dark Shivalinga with silver bands and a garland of white and red flowers with green leaves stands in the left foreground. Behind it, on a raised metal platform reached by stairs, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wears a rudraksha mala, ornate necklace, armbands and a white dhoti, holding a small ritual vessel and a cup while performing a puja. Beside him, a second man in orange cloth sits on a red mat. Brick steps and a red-roofed building appear in the background under a pale sky.2016-11-07Night photograph of a large dark stone lingam rising from the bottom of the frame, draped with a garland of white and red flowers. Atop the lingam stands a man with a red-and-gold turban, a gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a leopard-print garment, his palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti with bare upper body and a dark cloth over one shoulder stands near a metal staircase railing. The background is solid black sky.2016-12-08Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at a large dark lingam. A man in an orange-red turban, orange garments and a yellow-beaded necklace stands on a raised metal staircase platform, holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) over the lingam, which is draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Smoke rises into the dark sky. A second person in orange robes with long dark hair stands behind him on the platform, and brass pots and vessels sit on the steps below. Appearance-based label: the lamp-holding man in the turban and orange garments may be a person, with qualifying cues of orange ornate clothing and a beaded necklace, shown performing aarti during the abhishekam.2016-12-08Night photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at an outdoor platform. A priest in a white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on a metal staircase-style platform beside a large dark shivalinga draped with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Another seated priest in orange-saffron cloth sits on the steps beside him, and a further figure is partly visible at the lower left among brass pots and vessels used for abhishekam. Bright lights illuminate the scene against a plain concrete wall.2014-08-11Outdoor ritual on a raised white metal platform beside a large dark stone shivalinga garlanded with red, white, yellow and green flowers under a clear blue sky. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair tied up, white sacred markings on his forehead and body, a red-beaded mala and a white dhoti holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and smoke rising above the linga. Beside him, a second bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands with hands folded, and more people in orange cloth and white markings stand on the platform and steps. Metal kalasha pots sit at the base of the platform.2016-11-26 +1 copies