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Night ritual photograph of a large black Shivalinga draped with a band of yellow and red marigold garlands. Three priests stand on a steel-railed platform behind it. The central priest, in saffron robes with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp toward the linga. The priest on the left wears a saffron cloth and bare upper body with white tilak markings. The priest on the right, bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border, holds a tray of flowers. The background is dark.2014-09-22August 11 20142014-08-11Night photograph of a large black Shivalingam decorated with a garland of orange, yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth wrap holds a flame, with smoke rising. Behind him, another person in orange robes is partly visible, and small brass lamps sit on the steps below. Strong stage-like lighting against the dark sky. A logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22Night photo of a Rudrabhishekam at a large black Shivalingam draped with white flower garland. On a metal platform, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a tilak raises a lit oil lamp toward the lingam. Another man in orange and white stands beside him, and a third person is partly visible at left on the stairs. Dark background.2014-09-15December 08 20162016-12-08Outdoor ritual photograph at an elevated stone platform with a metal railing. Two men in saffron-red dhoti-style garments stand behind a large black stone lingam decorated with a curved garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, purple and red. The man on the right, with long swept-back hair, a red-orange shawl and a beaded necklace, holds up a lit oil lamp in both hands, performing aarti. The man on the left, shaved-headed with a white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas, stands beside him with bare shoulders. Behind them are banana plants, blue, yellow and pink bunting, and a red-draped table. Visible people are in the foreground, with a few onlookers at the far edge.2013-07-22May 24 20172017-05-24November 03 20142014-11-03Outdoor temple ritual at a large black lingam, a smooth dark dome-shaped stone. A multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow, white and purple wraps around its side. A priest in saffron-orange robe with a long beaded mala and a bare upper torso stands at left, holding a ritual vessel with a lit flame, while a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with white tilak on the forehead stands behind. Red-tiled roofed buildings and a white railing surround the stone platform, with a red-brown floor at the bottom.2013-06-05Night photograph of a large dark stone lingam (Shiva lingam) encircled by a garland of red, yellow and white flowers, with a steel staircase and railing rising on the right. A bearded man stands atop the lingam wearing an orange-red turban with a white floral ornament, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a bare upper body; he raises one hand and scatters orange flower petals or marigold-like offerings into the air. Two other men stand beside him on the platform, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, the other with a bare back and visible tattoos, both partly visible. The background is dark night sky with faint smoke rising at the top right.2016-12-08Night photo of a large black lingam draped with a garland of marigolds and red flowers in front of a steel staircase platform. A man with long swept-back dark hair and reddish-maroon ceremonial clothing stands on the platform holding a lit oil lamp in one hand, with incense smoke rising. Several other figures in orange and red robes sit on the steps below with small lamps, and a bright light glows at the right edge.2017-05-22