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Close photograph of a temple ground: a man in a white dhoti stands at left with only his legs and bare feet visible, a stone-tiled yellow-coloured base with a small dark stone or deity murti and white-and-yellow flowers rests on a low stone platform beside a raised stone enclosure wall. Cows' legs appear in the top background, with a red-handled broom at upper centre. The ground is reddish earth with a dark mat along the bottom edge and pink cloth at lower right. No face is visible, and no a person candidate can be identified.

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April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest kneels at a small stone shrine on the ground, arranging white and yellow flowers and green leaves over a dark stone lingam-like block. Smoke rises from a small fire nearby, and a brass plate of sandy powder sits on a stone ledge at upper left. A lit oil lamp glows in the dark background between stone walls, and a cup of incense sticks stands near the shrine. The scene suggests an outdoor puja or abhishekam setting with a stone platform and scattered petals.2013-04-24A man in white clothes crouches on sandy ground at night, pressing and smoothing the sand with both hands beside a low stone structure. Behind him, a small stone platform holds yellow-painted stone blocks decorated with white and yellow flowers, and a small flame burns in the background near a large stone form. The concrete-lined enclosure and dim lighting suggest an outdoor ritual setting.2013-04-24A man in a sleeveless white vest and white dhoti crouches at an outdoor shrine, offering a green leaf over two dark stone lingams decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Yellow marigold petals scatter the stone base, incense smoke rises beside them, and a small oil lamp flame glows in a dim recess behind. A pile of reddish earth, a plate of powder, and a cloth with offerings sit at the edges of the frame. The scene shows a personal Shiva lingam puja in progress.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-edged shrine on bare earth. A man in a plain white dhoti and white sleeveless top bends forward, his hands pouring or dusting a substance over a dark stone object. Smoke rises from a small fire lit before it, with a brass oil lamp burning and bananas, a halved coconut, red fruit, marigold petals and white flowers laid as offerings on a dark slab. A brass plate of ash or powder sits on the wall behind, and incense sticks stand in the earth. The setting is open and rustic, with tree roots visible at the top.2013-04-24A photograph of an outdoor shrine at dusk or night. A person in white clothing, seen only from the waist down and arm, holds a bundle of incense sticks that send up curling smoke. In front of them sits a small dark stone lingam-form object surrounded by yellow and white flower petals, with bananas on the ground nearby. Behind it is a raised whitewashed platform with a dry earth base, a brass plate of powder or offerings at left, and a lit oil lamp in the background. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja with incense offering.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24Close photo of a pile of loose brown sand on a dirt floor beside a vertical metal rod, with a bare foot and white cloth of a standing person visible at the upper left. A dark stone bench edge and a weathered yellow-stained wall appear behind. No one's face is visible and no ritual activity is clearly shown beyond the sand heap and rod.2013-04-24