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Outdoor temple scene at a red-brick stepped platform lined with potted green plants and small black lingam shrines. In the centre a black Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth, garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands and marked with red. A man in a white dhoti, bare-chested with a sash, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a white kurta with glasses stands at right, also with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the far left edge with hands folded. Offerings, a brass lamp and a basket of flowers sit near the base of the lingam. Watermarked credit text partly visible at lower right.

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Outdoor photo on a rooftop terrace with red-painted tiered steps lined with potted plants and rows of black Shiva lingams. At the centre, a black lingam is draped with a white cloth, garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, with a red and white cloth at its base and fruit offerings nearby. On the left, a shaven-headed young priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a man in white kurta with a sacred thread and glasses stands with hands folded in namaskar. A small brass lamp and a flower basket sit on the step beside the lingam, and a metal railing runs along the stairs. This is a puja at a lingam, with two people visible; neither is identified by name in the scene.2011-11-07Outdoor scene on a red-stepped terrace lined with potted green plants and many black Shiva lingams. Two men in plain white ritual clothing stand before a black lingam draped with a white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, holds his hands together in prayer. The man on the right, in a long white kurta, bows forward with hands joined near a small brass lamp with a lit flame. Metal railings and a light pole appear behind them under an overcast sky. The scene reads as lingam worship, a puja at a Shiva shrine.2011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam being worshipped on a red-brick stepped platform lined with terracotta pots of green plants and many small black lingams. A lingam wrapped in a white cloth is garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, with red flowers and a small silver vessel placed before it. On the left, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl pours or offers something at the lingam. On the right, a man in a white kurta with glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two men are visible, the sky is pale, and a metal railing runs along the steps.2011-11-07Outdoor photo of a rooftop garden with red-brick tiered steps lined with potted plants and black stone Shivalingams. In the centre a black Shivalingam is adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, a red cloth and a white shawl, sitting on a grey pedestal. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. At right a man in a white kurta and dhoti with glasses stands with hands folded in namaste. At far left a woman in a yellow blouse and dark sari with folded hands stands beside the railing. Three people are visible.2011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07Outdoor puja at a terraced stone platform lined with potted plants and many black lingams. A black Shiva lingam is draped in a white cloth, garlanded with yellow marigold and white flower strands, and decorated with red flowers and small offerings. A man in white dhoti and kurta stands at the right, leaning forward with hands near the lingam, offering a ritual. A younger man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a yellow kurta with folded hands stands beside him at the far left. Brass lamps and a bowl sit at the base, with a metal railing in front.2011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07December 23 20162016-12-23