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A photograph shot upward against a bright overcast sky showing the top of a deity or ceremonial structure draped in marigold and red flower garlands, with a pointed silver or metallic finial at the apex. A thin overhead wire crosses the upper left corner. The sun glows faintly through the haze above the garlanded form. No people are visible in the frame.

September 28 2013

Backlit photograph of a tall, pointed stone or wooden spire silhouetted against a bright sun flare and soft clouds. Lens flare and a rainbow streak sit near the top, and a dense, feathery fringe runs along the right edge of the spire. No people or ritual activity are visible.

September 09 2013

Outdoor photo of a large polished black Shivalinga, its upper curve draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers alternating with dark purple blooms. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands atop the linga on the right, gazing toward the sky under a pale hazy sky, with leafy trees at the right edge and a few heads of onlookers visible at the bottom. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), with the figure in saffron robes and long hair as the distinguishing cues.

A dark stone Shiva linga on a grey stone platform, draped with a white cloth bordered in gold and red and a green-and-gold sash. A large garland of red flowers encircles the linga, and a single yellow flower rests at its base. Dappled sunlight falls across the platform in an outdoor setting. No people are visible.

July 08 2009

A photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam, a dark cylindrical stone with a red mark, set on a maroon cloth draped over a stone ledge. Strings of dark rudraksha beads with gold-coloured spacer beads are laid across the cloth, along with scattered yellow marigold petals and green leaves. A smaller grey stone object wrapped in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth sits at the left. The background is a blurred reddish earthen ground. No people are visible.

November 18 2014

A bare-chested man with short dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large smooth black stone linga. A long garland of red, white, yellow, purple and green flowers drapes over the linga and around the man's neck, and he wears rudraksha malas and gold bangles. A red-roofed building with a framed sign stands behind, a white railing and stone wall separate the scene, and at lower right two people in white sit on red steps. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so the role is given as devotee and the identity is marked unsure.

2013-06-03 +1 copies

Photograph from below of a large dark grey cylindrical Shivalinga on a black circular base, decorated with a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow, purple, white and green draped around its upper part. Two men stand on a white metal staircase beside the linga. The man on the left wears a shaved head with a white-and-tilak forehead mark, orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala, with hands folded in prayer. The man on the right has long dark hair and wears orange-saffron clothing, a red flower garland and a gold-and-white necklace, holding an offering near the top of the linga. Clear sky in the background. A photo of a Shiva linga abhishekam-style setting with priests.

Outdoor abhishekam on a large black Shiva lingam draped with a multicolour flower garland in red, white, yellow, purple and green. A tall metal staircase with railings leads to a platform where a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a flower garland holds an offering plate with a lit flame, while a shaven-headed priest in orange stands beside him. Two more orange-robed attendants stand on the stairs and ground level, one holding a pot near the base. Grey sky and green trees behind.