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A photograph of a temple shrine showing a white-draped Shiva lingam decorated with vegetable arrangements, including green beans, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, corn cobs, onions, cabbages and coconuts, forming a dense offering around the base. Behind the lingam stand golden and painted deity figures, one in a red-orange garment and one with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, with marigold garlands draped on them. A white cloth with a golden border covers the altar, and a steel bucket and an orange-robed figure sit in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a Shiva lingam decorated as a vegetable offering in a temple shrine. The white lingam is draped with green leaves and topped with a coconut, and it is encircled by a garland of red tomatoes and an arrangement of green beans, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, corn cobs, cabbages and purple onions. A white cloth with gold borders covers the base, and a small steel bucket sits on the floor in front. Behind it stand statues of a female deity and a male figure in orange and red clothing, decorated with marigold garlands and gold necklaces, with a pink silk drape below. No living people are visible.2014-11-06November 06 20142014-11-06A photograph inside a shrine with a gilded arched frame and red curtain, showing a deity murti pair seated on a pink cushion, one figure in orange and red garments with a crown and garlands, beside a smaller figure with a crown. Flanking figures in gold-painted statues wear marigold garlands. In the foreground a priest in orange and gold-bordered cloth bends over an altar decorated with a white shivalinga-shaped mound topped with green leaves, surrounded by a ring of vegetables such as beans, carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes. Two men in white dhotis sit at the altar, one holding a brass bowl, and a man with rudraksha beads sits at right. Three people are physically present.2014-11-06November 06 20142014-11-06November 06 20142014-11-06November 06 20142014-11-06November 06 20142014-11-06A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, a gilded arch frames a deity murti pair in a shrine with a red drape: one figure holds a trident and drum-like object and wears a red-orange garment, multi-strand rudraksha-style red beads and gold ornaments, with flower garlands. Before the figures stands a white conical mound with a painted face and green leaves, surrounded by offerings of vegetables, fruits, coconuts and bananas on a table. Two smaller statues stand at the sides wearing marigold and yellow garlands, one turbaned in red and one with a long beard and gold necklaces. The priest is the only physical person in the scene.2014-11-06Night temple worship before a large decorated deity shrine. A black stone shivalinga with a white marble-like upper surface stands in front, with a tall gilded image of a deity pair behind it, both garlanded with bands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers. Two men in dark red-brown dhotis and rudraksha malas stand in front; the nearer one, with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, holds his hands together, while the second, in a rust-coloured cloth, holds a silver plate of offerings. Another man in a white cloth stands at the left edge with a lit lamp and a garland. Flower petals scatter the floor, and small white figurines sit in the foreground.2015-02-17 +1 copiesClose view of a Shiva lingam covered in white powder and decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, set on a white-dusted base at a temple ritual. Behind it stands a large deity murti in gold ornaments, multi-strand gold necklaces and a red-and-gold dhoti, holding a golden trident-like staff. Garlands of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers hang on the left. On the left edge, a person in a brown-and-gold garment with bare upper arms holds a brass plate of offerings.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, standing at left and holding a small white cup or vessel. Behind him a black stone lingam rests on a dark pedestal, flanked by gold-clad deity murti and garlands of marigold and red and white flowers. Two gold-coloured figures stand near the front, and a figure in orange cloth kneels at lower right. Brass pot and small gold kalasha-like object on the floor. Hands from the frame edge reach in.2014-11-28