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A close photograph of a ritual at a white-coated Shiva lingam decorated with green leaves and a red-and-yellow kumkum mark. A person with white-smeared arms and hand wears brown rudraksha beads on the wrist and a leopard-print garment, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame near the lingam. Behind them are green and red silk cloths, white flower garlands and gold-toned ornaments. Only partial arms and hand are visible, and no face is shown.

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Close photograph of a priest's hand holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, offering light to a white plaster-coated lingam or linga-shaped form that has a red-orange kumkum or vermilion mark and a green leaf on top. The priest wears rudraksha bracelets and has white ash or paste on the forearm, with a green and red garland and a gold ornament visible behind. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the lingam.2018-02-13A close photograph of a ritual in progress at a shrine. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet holds a silver lamp stand with a dark cup from which a bright flame rises. Behind it is a tall white conical stone lingam marked with red kumkum and decorated with green leaves at its top. The background shows colourful garlands of yellow and red flowers and draped fabrics in green, red and gold. No face is visible and no one can be identified in this frame.2018-02-13A photograph of a priest seen from behind, bare-shouldered in a maroon cloth and leopard-print wrap, holding a lit oil lamp with a long handle toward a white-washed linga. The linga bears a small red kumkum mark and a sprig of green leaves. Behind it stand a deity murti decorated with a green and red silk skirt with silver belt, yellow and red flower garlands, and a striped cloth. Rudraksha bracelets are on the priest's wrist and upper arm, and white vibhuti marks cover his arm. The scene suggests a puja or aarti.2018-02-13Close photo of a ritual in progress at a Shiva lingam. A person's bare left arm, marked with white ash stripes, rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, and a leopard-print lower garment, holds a silver oil lamp (deepam) to the top of a dark stone lingam. The lingam is smeared with yellow turmeric and red kumkum and crowned with green leaves. Behind it, rows of red, white and yellow flower garlands hang and a striped cloth and draped fabric are visible. The moment suggests a puja or aarti offering.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a ritual at a Shiva lingam on a dark stone pedestal, smeared with yellow and red markings and topped with green leaves. A bare forearm with a rudraksha bracelet holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame over the lingam. Behind it are garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, and striped silk cloth in green, pink and orange. No face is visible. The scene suggests abhishekam or aarti.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close photo of a ritual worship scene. A bare-armed priest with rudraksha bracelets and white-ash-smeared hands holds a bundle of incense sticks, smoke rising near a white-painted lingam marked with red kumkum and topped with green leaves. Behind it are garlands of yellow and red flowers, a leopard-print cloth, and deity adornments with gold ornaments and a green and red silk garment with a jeweled belt.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close photo of a hand holding a metal camphor or oil lamp with a lit flame near a dark stone lingam streaked with yellow and red paint and topped with green leaves. A rudraksha bracelet is on the wrist. Blurred garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and colourful cloth fill the background. No face is visible.2018-02-13