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A man in profile walks across an outdoor ground lined with rows of white-draped Shiva lingams, each topped with yellow marigold garlands. He wears a white and gold striped turban, an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulder and a white shawl, and holds a gold-coloured rudraksha-style necklace with both hands. A large red umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Behind him a red garland hangs on a deity murti decorated with jewellery, and a green hill and shipping-container structures stand in the background.

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December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a large deity murti of Shiva. The murti is draped in a red and white garland, its face marked with tripundra and wearing a red headdress and rudraksha beads. Rows of small black lingams with white cloths and marigold garlands extend across a paved courtyard, with a hillside and banana leaves behind. Petals are scattered on the ground.2011-12-21A standing man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a large white-draped Shiva lingam. The lingam is garlanded with white and red flowers, has a rudraksha-style necklace and red tilak marks, and an orange cloth is draped over it. Around the lingam, many smaller black lingams are arranged in rows on a wet stone platform. Shipping-container style red structures and a forested hill stand in the background. A small brass puja plate with a kalasha-type vessel sits at the base of the lingam. The man has long hair, orange-toned clothing and gold bangles, and is barefoot.2011-12-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site with a red-and-white floral setting. In the foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes and a white-and-gold pleated turban stands at left, holding a flame-lit lamp or torch near a seated deity murti. The murti is draped in a thick garland of red flowers, a red cloth, a white dhoti-style covering, a gold-and-black necklace and a Shiva lingam-style tilak on the forehead. Behind it, rows of seated worshippers in white clothes are arranged along the ground, with yellow marigold garlands along the aisles. A white-and-gold clad attendant holds a red parasol with tasselled fringe at right. A wooded hill and banana trees form the background. The figure in saffron, with long hair and a white turban, has distinctive visible cues, so this may be a person, though appearance alone is uncertain.2011-12-21A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes walks down a red and white striped step at an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a double-strand gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, and his gaze is lowered. Behind him, a deity murti decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands stands before a hill. Rows of black Shiva lingams, each draped with yellow flower garlands, line the courtyard. Banana plants with green bunches of bananas frame the scene, and red-roofed structures stand in the background. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21