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A 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.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Close 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.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA 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.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13A devotee in a rust-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and white ash on the bare shoulder holds a lit oil lamp toward a white shivalinga-like form adorned with green leaves and a dark stain. Behind, a richly decorated deity murti wears a green and red silk sari-style garment, gold ornaments, a silver trident and a garland of yellow, white and red flowers. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity's altar.2018-02-13 +1 copiesA 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.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13