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Outdoor photo of a shaven-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and gold armlets, standing before a large Shiva lingam draped in green and yellow cloth and garlanded with orange, yellow and red flowers. The lingam has three horizontal tripundra lines painted on it and a rudraksha-style necklace. Rows of white-clad seated devotees with black caps fill the foreground, and corrugated container-style structures and a hill stand behind. A hanging brass lamp and a yellow flower garland frame the scene under bright sunlight.

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May 05 20122012-05-05May 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large field of Shiva lingams draped in white cloth, many topped with dark stone lingams. In the foreground, a person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, bare-armed with a gold bangle, extends an arm toward a central lingam garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-white cloth. A brass kalasha and offerings sit on a stone platform, with a woven mat in the lower left. Other attendants in white ritual clothes stand at the edge. Green hills, a bright open sky, and containers and a silver car are behind the lingam rows, with a decorated temple gateway at right, consistent with a lingam abhishekam or puja.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam shrine with a green cloth draped over its base and garlands of white, yellow and red flowers around the stone. A standing figure in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow border and a flower garland over the shoulder stands at left, facing the lingam, with bangles on one arm. Behind the lingam hangs a brass pot from a yellow metal frame. Many rows of small white-topped shivling-like stone forms with orange bases fill the ground, and a hill and trees rise in the background under bright sunlight.2015-05-05Outdoor ritual scene at a temple grounds with a hillside behind. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wrapped in a white turban and red-orange saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, pointing toward a central deity murti (a Shiva lingam or linga-form image) draped in white cloth, adorned with marigold garlands, a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A red parasol with fringe is held overhead by an attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, while another attendant in orange robes stands at left. Rows of white-covered platforms with yellow and orange marigold garlands extend into the distance, with a red building and banana plants at the edge of the grounds.2011-12-21October 04 20122012-10-04May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph taken in bright morning light at an outdoor temple setting with a hill and trees behind. In the left foreground, a woman with long dark hair stands in profile wearing an orange-saffron sari with a wrapped shawl and a bangle on her wrist, gesturing with her hand toward a raised stone platform. On the platform sits a large black Shiva lingam draped in a green cloth with orange and gold borders, crowned with a red-orange cloth and adorned with a white and red garland. Behind it stretch rows of many black lingams on pedestals, a corrugated roof and a brick boundary wall appear at right, and the distant hill is covered with green vegetation.2012-07-24January 08 20122012-01-08Outdoor ritual scene in front of a hillside with banana plants and red shipping containers. A standing man with bare upper back wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and holds a red parasol with fringe and a small brass vessel in one hand. He faces a large seated figure draped in red and orange garlands, with a painted face and a red-and-white pattern, decorated with white and red beads and a white dhoti. Rows of white-cloth-covered offerings with marigold garlands stretch across the ground. A man in white at the left edge is partly visible. The figure in orange with the parasol appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate given his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial bearing, though the face is not clearly shown.2011-12-21October 04 20122012-10-04