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Photo of a night puja at a Shiva shrine. A smiling man with a red-orange headband, a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a red-orange cloth, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other while smoke rises. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined before a black stone shivalingam garlanded with red, yellow and pink flowers. A deity murti stands draped in red and flowers at right.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Photograph of a night temple ritual before a black stone Shivalinga draped with marigold and rose garlands. A standing figure with long dark hair, a red rudraksha headband, layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace and a red-orange wrap holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other. Beside them a shaven-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala bows toward the lingam. Warm lamplight dominates, with a glass panel and floral decorations behind. a person appearance is uncertain for the standing figure, who carries cues such as hair and rudraksha but whose face and presentation cannot be confirmed.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a night temple ritual inside a shrine. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha headband and a large rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on a brass stand, wearing an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth with gold-toned bangles. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala stands near a black stone shivalinga. Behind them stands a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and crowned, decorated with garlands of red, pink, orange and yellow flowers. Warm lamplight and a glass panel frame the scene, and a partly visible person in white stands at left.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a night ritual at a Shiva lingam. A man with a swept-back hairstyle and a red-and-gold headband stands at left in saffron-orange clothing with a red shawl, a large rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, holding a small silver bell in his right hand and a brass oil lamp in his left. A second man in saffron robes with a shaved head and rudraksha mala bends forward beside a dark stone lingam, which is decorated with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers. A mirror-like panel and a lit lamp light the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight puja at a shrine lit by warm lamps. A standing figure in a rudraksha-bead headdress and multi-strand rudraksha mala, with a red-orange shawl and gold-coloured ornaments, holds a brass bell and a flaming oil lamp. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala bows with palms joined. A flower-garlanded deity murti in red and orange cloth stands at right, and a Shiva lingam stands in the foreground. Another attendant is partly visible at left.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies