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A night-time photograph of a sacred stone Shiva linga being worked on by a man in a red-and-white checked shirt who holds a wooden mallet and chisel on the carving. Seated in front, a long-haired person in an orange saffron cloth with a beaded garland resting on the stone, one hand on the linga's top. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and watch in the dark, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting is an open outdoor site with a dark background.

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Night photograph of a Shiva linga installation. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece? No, he wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and a peach-coloured dhoti with a maroon border, and a ring on his hand, placing his hand on a long stone pillar being chiselled. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt kneels and strikes the stone with a hammer and chisel. The black stone yoni-peetha base holds a shivalinga-shaped stone, with orange marigold petals and white flower or rice scattered on the red-stained ground around it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing black rudraksha or beaded necklaces, stand behind watching in the dark.2006-12-22Photograph taken at night of a person in an orange saffron garment with a red-striped border, wearing a multi-strand bead and gold necklace and a red bindi, holding up a long grey stone slab or shivalinga-like stone with both hands. Beside them a man in a red and white checked shirt and cream dhoti works with a hammer and chisel on a black stone base or yoni-shaped pedestal dusted with white powder, with scattered flower petals and offerings on the ground. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, watching. The scene suggests a stone installation or consecration ritual.2006-12-22Night-time photograph of a shrine. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders leans forward and pours liquid from a stone vessel onto a dark stone shivalinga set on a yoni-shaped base. Behind him a group of about ten people in white clothes stand and watch, some with hands pressed together in prayer, one young woman holding a booklet. On the right, a large seated deity murti in white and gold drapery sits on a carved dark stone pedestal. Red-stained stone and scattered flowers surround the base, with a bronze vessel at the left edge.2006-12-22A nighttime temple scene at a dark shrine. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace of orange and white beads and long dark hair lifts a grey stone slab or stone object near a black stone pitha with a dark stone lingam. A white-clad priest or attendant stands at the right, adorning a stone deity figure with a garland and yellow-and-red cloth. Behind, a row of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one in a red-and-white checked shirt, and a woman in an orange shawl stand watching, with a woman at left holding a booklet. Red and pink flower petals and offerings lie on the ground.2006-12-22Night photograph of a shaved-headed priest bent forward at a dark stone shivalingam set on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or touching it with his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body and a red-and-brown dhoti-style lower cloth. Behind him a group of standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, watch closely; one man at right wears a pendant necklace. Red-painted stone and marigold petals surround the base, and a large white-draped statue with a gold border rises at the right edge. The priest's lower body and an oil lamp at the far left frame the scene.2006-12-22Night photograph of a temple ritual at a dark black stone shrine. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped at his waist leans forward with both hands on a tall grey stone lingam set in a black yoni-shaped base dusted with white powder. Behind him a line of men and a woman in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand watching. To the right a large black stone deity murti is draped in white cloth, with marigold garlands and a yellow-and-red decorated pillar, and red flower petals scattered at its base. A small brass vessel is held at left. The scene suggests an abhishekam at night.2006-12-22A photograph taken from above of a night-time ritual at a stone-floored shrine. A central figure with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange garment kneels or squats on the floor, hands extended toward a small golden yantra-like object set on a copper plate atop a stone platform. Around him, several young men in white kurtas and orange shawls kneel or stand, one leaning forward to tend the object, another with a grey stone slab nearby. A white cloth lies beside the platform, and bamboo railing is visible in the lower corner. The setting appears to be a sanctum-style space with a brick wall behind. The scene is consistent with a consecration rite, and the central figure shows distinctive long hair and orange clothing cues, so this may be Swamiji (probable) performing the ritual.2006-12-11A photograph from above of a ritual in a plain concrete room. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark curly hair leans forward and tips a round dark stone vessel over a wet dark mud or paste surface spread on the floor. Around them stand five or six young men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, several with hands pressed together or clasped, a few with rudraksha or a white badge around the neck, and one holding a wooden staff. The wall behind is rough grey plaster. Several figures are only partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a consecration rite for a garbha, the sanctum foundation of a temple.2006-12-11July 14 20132013-07-14Night photograph in a dark temple interior of a shirtless priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl bending over a black stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-pitha base, pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto it. Behind him a standing group of men in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a red checked shirt and one in a white shirt with a pendant, watch closely, and a woman in an orange shawl stands at right. At right a large dark deity murti is draped in white cloth with a yellow-gold border and a garland of marigolds. Red stone and scattered flower petals surround the base.2006-12-22July 14 20132013-07-14A night-time photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a gold-toned necklace and a red-and-gold bead mala. He sits on a dark stone base beside a tall, weathered black stone lingam set on a yoni-shaped pedestal, with his right hand raised near his chin. Behind him to the left, several men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls stand in a group; one holds a lit oil lamp with a flame. A deity murti carved in dark stone and stepped stone plinths sit at the right edge, with red pigment and scattered flower petals on the ground.2006-12-22