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Outdoor ritual photo of several young boys seated on red stone steps beside a row of black stone shivalingams, many with petals on top. The boys wear rudraksha malas and bracelets; those on the left wear orange dhotis with yellow borders, while the boy on the right wears a white dhoti and a white head marking. The boy on the right holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame, and other hands hold brass vessels and small lamps. Two additional people are partly visible at the right edge in white clothing.

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November 21 20162016-11-21November 21 20162016-11-21December 05 20162016-12-05September 26 20162016-09-26Photo 11687492Outdoor scene of many black stone shivalingams arranged in rows in the foreground, with dark cylindrical lingam bases and carved yoni-style pedestals. Behind them, red-painted steps hold more lingams and brass kalasha-style vessels. Three visible people sit among the stones: a young boy in orange cloth with white tripundra forehead markings and beaded necklaces, a young person in orange with curly hair and white markings, and an older bare-chested man with white tripundra and a rudraksha mala, looking down.2017-08-07A row of men seated on red-and-white steps in an outdoor temple setting, with their hands folded in anjali mudra in prayer. The nearest man in front wears a rudraksha mala, a white horizontal tilak with white body markings on his bare upper torso, and an orange cloth draped over his lap. Behind him, other men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit similarly, some with white vibhuti streaks on their faces and chests. Several black stone lingam-shaped objects stand in a line along the left side of the frame, and brass vessels rest near the bottom. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by the cues described, so no candidate is marked.2016-11-11October 24 20162016-10-24December 29 20162016-12-29Photo 11709846 +1 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a row of shirtless male priests seated on red-painted steps among many dark cylindrical stone lingams, a ritual setting in a temple courtyard. The foreground priest in the right of frame wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and white body markings, and holds his palms together in a gesture of prayer. Others in the row wear white dhoti cloths and orange-saffron cloths over one shoulder, with rudraksha malas, white tripundra marks and white ash on their bodies, some with hands raised or folded in worship. A brass lota and small brass vessels sit near the front. The priests are seated, not facing the camera directly, and no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific presiding figure.2016-11-11