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Inside a dim temple sanctum, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange cloth, kneels at a silver railing beside a shivalinga. a person by appearance: long hair, saffron clothing and adjacent ritual activity. Behind the railing, two men in white dhoti and white kurta-style clothing stand, one holding a brass bell and another holding a trident-topped staff. A small oil lamp burns on the altar, and a silver cobra hood rises behind the lingam among marigold and rose petals, kumkum and yellow turmeric. Silver decorative railings frame the scene, with flowers and offerings on a shelf to the right. The scene reads as shivalinga puja at an altar.

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January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph inside a temple shrine at a Shiva linga with a silver cobra hood canopy. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a shawl sits on the left, leaning forward and holding a flame or lamp over the linga. Two men in white dhotis stand behind a steel railing, one holding a metal vessel. Marigold and other flower offerings lie on the linga, with a lit oil lamp on a shelf and a coconut at right. Silver railings frame the scene.2006-01-06A photograph inside a dimly lit temple sanctum showing a shaved-headed man with long dark hair at the back, seated on the left in an orange-saffron cloth, leaning over a metal railing and pouring or offering from a small vessel onto a silver-toned Shiva lingam with a silver cobra hood above it. Flower garlands and orange-yellow petals lie on the lingam and around the base. Behind the railing, figures in white dhoti and light tunic stand near a small oil lamp lit with a flame, with brass pots and fresh flowers on a shelf. Ornate silver carving frames the niche on the right. Only the seated man and the standing legs and lower bodies of two or three figures are visible.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 05 20062006-01-05A photograph inside a dim shrine showing a long-haired, bare-backed man in saffron-orange cloth leaning over a metal railing to touch a silver-toned shivalinga base decorated with a cobra hood carving, a coconut and flower offerings on the platform. Behind him a priest in white dhoti and a cloth draped over his shoulders stands near brass oil lamps and a kalasha burning with lit flames on a stone ledge. A trident is visible at the upper left. The hair and bare upper body suggest a sannyasi; the face is turned away. A small digital date stamp reads 5 1 2006.2006-01-06January 05 20062006-01-05January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 05 20062006-01-05A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron cloth wrapped at his waist, kneeling on a metal-railed platform and bending over a Shivalinga decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and yellow flower petals. A lit oil lamp in a brass dish sits on a ledge behind it, and a second person in a teal garment with a flower garland stands at right, extending a hand toward the lamp. Another person in white sleeves holds a brass implement above the shrine. Probable Swamiji kneeling in worship at the linga, with saffron garments, long hair and a devotional abhishekam-style offering setting.2006-01-05