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January 08 2012

Night outdoor ritual at an open ground lit by floodlights and a string of lights. A man in an orange dhoti and garland holds a lamp toward a row of black lingam-shaped pillars and a central fire pit with rising smoke. A devotee in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and other men in orange robes and white clothes stand behind. At right, a seated figure in white with a white head covering and a garland sits before a small altar with oil lamps. Brass bells and a plate are on a mat in front of the altar, and the scene suggests an evening puja or homa.

A night-time photograph of an outdoor temple-style courtyard with rows of black stone Shivalingams on a paved floor edged with red and white painted borders. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and red-yellow flower garland stands at right, holding a small metal vessel, apparently performing abhishekam or a puja. A central white-draped platform holds a lingam and a folded cloth. Banana trees, string lights and a palm-leaf decoration frame the scene, with a truck and a few lamps in the background. a person: the standing man wears a saffron robe, a flower garland and has long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.

Night-time photo of an outdoor shrine ground filled with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on a concrete platform edged in red and white stripes. At centre stands a white-draped base with a blue-and-white cloth. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe, with long dark hair and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers around the neck, faces away from the camera while holding a small bell or lamp in one hand. Banana trees, string lights and bunting frame the scene.

A night-time photo of a man in orange saffron robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of black Shivalingams at an outdoor shrine. He wears a long white and white-and-red garland with yellow flowers around his neck. One lingam is draped in a blue and gold cloth and set on a white-covered platform with flower petals scattered at its base. Bamboo poles, electric lamps and a flame at the right edge suggest an outdoor abhishekam or homa area. Multiple black lingams stretch into the background. a person: the robed figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a candidate for a person, but the face is not visible from this angle, so identity is uncertain.

Outdoor temple scene in Tiruvannamalai with a standing man in orange robes and a tall black-haired topknot, holding yellow and orange flowers, with a sacred ash line on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. A second person in orange sits at the left edge near a brass lamp. Before him is a shivalinga draped in a deep maroon cloth with an orange cloth wrapped above, garlanded with white and a rudraksha mala, flanked by rows of black shivalingas and a white stone pillar. Small brass and silver puja vessels, bowls and a red-robed deity figurine sit on a stone tray in front. Trees and bushes surround the grounds.

Night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual at a field of black stone Shivalingams arranged in rows on a paved platform. A figure in orange saffron robes with a white and red-yellow marigold garland stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a copper vessel in the other, performing aarti before the lingams. Banana plants and lit lamps frame the scene, and a white-clad lingam with a cloth wrap stands at centre. A second person in orange robes at the right edge photographs the ceremony. Red and white painted kerbs edge the platform.

Outdoor temple scene at dawn-like daylight among rows of black stone shivalingams. A tall man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a hair bun, rudraksha mala, and a beaded necklace, stands on a woven mat with one arm extended, releasing pink flower petals toward a large lingam draped in a pink and orange cloth with a red and gold patterned shawl and garlands of rudraksha and beads. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a red thread stands at left holding a tray of flowers. A small blue deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit on the platform, with a white canopy tent and green trees behind. The scene reads as a padapuja or pada-pooja offering. Two people are visible.

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor puja at a large field of black stone Shivalingams set in rows, with shipping containers and a hill behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gold bangles, faces a central white-draped shrine topped by a lingam garlanded with white and red flowers and an orange cloth. The figure scatters petals with an outstretched hand, while a second person in white at the left edge holds a brass plate. A small brass kalasha and a lamp sit on the platform in front of the shrine.

Outdoor photo at a temple construction site with rows of black stone Shivalingams on pedestals behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead mala and an upper-arm band, stands on the left holding white flowers. Facing him on a platform is a seated statue draped in a pink and gold cloth, wearing an orange turban and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. A small brass oil lamp and offerings sit on the platform in front of the statue. Trees and a white canopy fill the background under an overcast sky.

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