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A photograph of a woman with bobbed blonde hair, wearing a white blouse under a deep purple shawl with gold border, bending over a black shivalinga decorated with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers. Beside her, a man in orange robes holds a metal tray of flowers and offerings. A coconut, a bowl of fruit and a plate sit at the lower left of the altar. Behind the linga is a small stone pool and rows of potted plants and small black lingas on a terrace, with a stepped brick structure and pink fabric in the background. Ritual scene consistent with a linga puja. Two physical people are visible.

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Outdoor photo on a rooftop terrace beside a water tank lined with potted plants and small black lingams. A young man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver plate of flowers and offerings. Beside him a woman in a white top and maroon-and-gold sari bends over a black lingam decorated with a heap of yellow marigold garlands, coconuts and bananas. At right a woman in a red-and-yellow sari with folded hands stands by the railing.2011-12-25December 25 20112011-12-25A photograph of a small outdoor shrine area beside a water tank with a tiered stepped wall behind it. A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top, a dark maroon-and-gold wrap and beaded necklaces, leans forward to place her hand on a black Shivalinga decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Coconuts, bananas and an orange sit in a woven basket and a white cloth on the platform in front. A man at left in saffron-orange robes holds a brass plate. Potted plants and small lingam-shaped stones line the edge, and a striped multicoloured cloth hangs at upper right.2011-12-25Outdoor photo beside a temple tank with a white railing, steps and a pink-and-yellow draped structure in the background. A young man with a shaved head and a white tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, hands joined in anjali. Beside him a woman with short blonde hair wears a purple saffron-bordered sari and a beaded necklace, also with hands joined. Between them and along the steps are many small black lingams in terracotta pots with potted plants. In front, a brass plate holds flower petals and a red offering, and a shivalingam is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, with coconut halves, fruit and a brass bell nearby. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-12-25A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair in a purple and gold sari over a white blouse bends over a rooftop shrine performing puja. She wears a beaded necklace and bracelet and touches a black shivalingam draped in a heap of yellow marigold garlands with a red flower on top. Nearby sit a coconut half, bananas and an orange in a woven basket, and a white cloth. Many small black lingams sit on pedestals among potted green plants along a white railing, with a water tank and terraced structure behind.2011-12-25A photograph of a temple pond edge at a Shiva lingam site. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, holding a white cloth. Beside him a woman with short blonde hair wears a purple sari with gold border, a beaded necklace, and also presses her hands together. A metal tray holds marigold garlands, red flower petals and a small plate of offerings. Potted plants and small black lingams line the steps, and a black stone lingam stands on the white-clad offering area. A woman in a red and yellow sari stands to the right, and a tiered stepped structure with a decorated water feature appears behind.2011-12-25Outdoor photo at a terrace beside a water tank with stepped terraces. A young man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and a lamp flame, performing a puja. Beside him, a woman with blonde hair in a purple sari with gold border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a beaded necklace around her neck. At the lower foreground, black shivalinga-style stones sit among yellow marigold garlands and potted plants. At the right edge, another woman in a red and yellow sari has her hands folded. The scene looks like a temple ritual at an ashram.2011-12-25A photo of a priest in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala performing a padapuja-style offering on a stepped terrace beside a pond. He stands with a small white cloth or paper in hand while a woman in a purple sari with gold jewellery joins her hands in prayer beside him. On the tray and altar in front are marigold garlands, a brass bell, a bowl of bananas, oranges and a coconut, and a small black linga-shaped stone. Rows of black lingas on tiered pots line the steps, and a woman in a multicoloured sari stands further back holding an object.2011-12-25December 25 20112011-12-25A photograph of an outdoor temple-garden scene at a pond with tiered terracotta steps behind it. A monk-like man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, his back partly turned, extending his hand toward a woman in a maroon saree with gold border who holds a brass tray or basket with yellow flowers. Marigold garlands and potted plants line the railing at right, and a woman in an orange-and-red saree stands at the far right edge. The man shows no distinctive a person cues strong enough for identification and his face is not visible.2011-12-25December 25 20112011-12-25December 25 20112011-12-25