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Photograph at dusk of a golden Shiva linga decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red flowers and yellow marigolds, set beneath a leafy tree. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands at left, reaching toward the linga and holding a ritual object. Two boys stand at right, one in navy track pants and one in a white dhoti, facing the shrine. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja.2017-05-10Night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor shrine under a large leafy tree. Three shirtless men stand at a golden-and-silver lingam-shaped form on a stone base, garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flower strings. The man on the left wears an orange dhoti and a wrap over his shoulder and holds leafy branches over the shrine; the middle man wears a white dhoti and touches the top of the golden form; the man on the right wears an orange dhoti. A woman in a colourful sari stands at the edge on the right, and partial figures appear at the lower corners.2017-05-10Night-time photograph of a Shiva lingam under a tree, decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and a gold-coloured crown ornament. Two men perform worship at the shrine: the man on the left wears an orange dhoti and shawl and holds a brass vessel; the bare-chested man on the right, in dark trousers, leans over the lingam. Green leaves overhang the scene and a brass base supports the lingam.2017-05-10February 06 20142014-02-06May 10 20122012-05-10December 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti pours liquid from a white conch shell over a tall golden-framed pillar or stand draped in white, red and yellow flower garlands. A second bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti stands at right, one hand on a pale grey stone post, watching. A few partially visible onlookers stand behind, and leafy trees and a dim light fill the background.2017-05-10April 06 20172017-04-06November 25 20142014-11-25Evening photograph of a golden-trimmed shrine canopy at a temple-style structure, decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands across its top and a large multicoloured flower garland draped around a deity murti. A figure with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and stands on the wooden floor before the shrine, facing the deity. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at either side of the shrine entrance. Carved golden panels show a gaṇeśa figure at lower left and a female deity relief at lower right. A dark blue dusk sky shows behind the structure. A brass kalasha sits on the floor near the base of the garlanded image.2006-09-23January 03 20152015-01-03Night-time photograph of a decorated deity murti on a tiered peetha, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and white flower strings, adorned with a jewelled necklace and a silver crown, with brass oil lamps burning on both sides. Two priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one wearing an orange-red cloth, hold lit lamps and perform aarti before the deity. Devotees' heads are visible in the foreground, and a lit backdrop with a painted image is behind the shrine.2014-08-29