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A photograph of a priest in orange-saffron robes and a gold-coloured sacred thread, seen from behind, raising his right arm to wave a lit camphor or incense flame over a long row of small black Shiva lingam-style murti on black pedestals. Each linga wears a draped cloth in red, orange, yellow, purple, green or blue, and a bead garland. Smoke rises from the flame into a white-walled room with a speaker at left.

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A photograph of a ritual in a plain white-walled hall. A man seen from behind, with a shaved head and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, raises a lit camphor or aarti lamp toward a long tiered display of about fifty small black stone-like Shiva lingam figures, each draped in a different coloured cloth (red, orange, yellow, green, purple, blue, pink) and strung with beaded malas. The display sits on a black-draped platform in front of a dark red curtain, with a speaker at the left edge. The scene reads as a lingam puja or aarti offering.2007-11-20A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes, bald-headed and bare-shouldered on the left, holding a lamp or camphor flame toward a large tiered display of black linga-form murtis. Dozens of small black Shiva lingas stand in rows, each draped with coloured cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and magenta, and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The white wall behind and a dark carpet complete the setting. A copyright overlay appears in the lower right corner.2007-11-20A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with rows of black stone Shiva lingam-style figures wrapped in colourful cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, purple and pink, each draped with a bead garland. On the left, a man with a shaved head, rimless glasses, a gold necklace and bangle wears an orange robe and raises a lit oil lamp in one hand. Behind him stand ornate painted deity murti figures in gold and green garments, and a black speaker sits on a stand against a white block wall. A small purple-and-white logo appears at the top left.2007-11-20A photograph of a temple room where a priest in orange robes stands at the left edge, facing a long row of dark stone or metal lingam-type figures on a black platform. Each figure wears a draped cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, magenta or purple, and a bead garland. The priest, bald-headed with a light sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward the figures. Behind him stand two painted deity statues with gold crowns and a black loudspeaker on a stand. The walls are white and the floor is grey carpet.2007-11-20A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, walking barefoot on a dark stage and holding a lit flame toward a long wall of black stone lingam-shaped murtis. The murtis are arranged in rows and draped in cloths of orange, yellow, red, green, blue, purple and magenta, with beaded necklaces. A black speaker stands at left and a blue tape line marks the floor. The priest appears to be performing aarti or lamp offering to the rows of Shiva lingams.2007-11-20A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit lamp or flame in the other, facing a long tiered black platform. The platform holds rows of small black Shiva lingam-shaped forms, each draped in cloth of varied colours including red, orange, yellow, green, pink, purple and blue, with white garlands. A black speaker stands at left on a tripod. At right edge, a large deity murti with gold crown and ornaments is decorated with garlands and colourful fabric. The floor is grey carpet with a blue boundary line.2007-11-20A photograph of a long row of black stone Shiva lingam-like figures, each draped in brightly coloured cloth (red, orange, yellow, green, purple, blue, pink) and adorned with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, arranged in tiers on a black stepped platform against a white wall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold necklace stands with his back to the camera, holding an object toward the figures, as if performing a ritual or offering. A black speaker stands at left beside a gold deity statue. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setup with many murtis.2007-11-20A photograph of a ritual in a plain room with white cinder-block walls and a grey floor. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe and orange wrap raises a lit oil lamp in his right hand, with beaded bracelets on his wrists. Behind him, two painted deity murtis with gold crowns and white faces stand at the left edge. Across the right and centre, rows of small black stone murtis are arranged in tiers on a dark stepped platform, each wearing a bead necklace and a dressed cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, purple or white. A speaker stands near the wall, and a small purple logo appears at the upper left.2007-11-20A photograph of a temple hall in which a man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small ritual bell in the other, facing a long row of black stone or metal deity figures. The rows of figures, dressed in red, orange, yellow, green, purple and blue cloths with beaded garlands, sit on a black-draped tiered platform against a white wall. At right, a larger golden deity murti with a crown and an orange cloth stands behind the priest. Only one physical person is visible.2007-11-20A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) with his right arm toward a long wall of rows of small black Shiva lingam-style deity murtis, each draped with cloth in red, orange, yellow, green, and purple, and adorned with garlands. Two gilded deity statues with crowns stand at the far upper left edge. A black speaker and stand sit near the statues against a white cinder-block wall. The scene reads as a ritual lamp offering before the many draped murtis.2007-11-20A photograph inside a hall with grey carpet and a white wall. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested and bald-headed, raises a lit camphor or incense flame with his right hand while holding a brass handbell in his left, facing a tiered black platform lined with rows of small deity murtis, each dressed in multicoloured cloth in red, green, yellow, blue, purple and orange with garlands. A black speaker stands at left, and a red curtain with a partly visible large decorated figure hangs at right. The scene suggests aarti offered to the murtis.2007-11-20A photograph of a temple-like hall where a row of many small black stone deity murtis stands in front of a white wall, each dressed in brightly coloured cloths of red, orange, yellow, green, purple and pink, with beaded garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe and bare upper body holds a silver bell or handbell and stands beside a small lamp on a ledge, performing a puja. At right a larger deity figure with an orange crown and gold ornaments stands partly visible, and a dark curtain hangs behind.2007-11-20