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A man sits cross-legged on a raised white metal platform beside a large dark black lingam wrapped with a garland of white and purple flowers. He holds an oil lamp aloft in his right hand, its flame visible, and a silver bell in his left hand. He has a bare chest, a black turban-style head wrap, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain. Behind him, another man in orange cloth is partly visible on the platform steps. The sky is pale and overcast.

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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark cloth sits cross-legged on a white metal platform beside a large black stone lingam draped with a garland of white and purple flowers. He holds a small brass oil lamp in one raised hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling as he performs ritual worship. He wears a dark rudraksha mala, a gold chain, white dhoti trousers and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a second person in an orange cloth sits on the platform, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible on the steps below. Metal railings and a pale sky form the backdrop.2016-10-31A man seated cross-legged on a raised white metal platform beside a large dark black stone lingam wrapped with a garland of white and purple flowers. He is bare-chested with a rudraksha mala around his neck, white dhoti, and a black dreadlocked head covering. He holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, performing a puja. Another person with bare shoulders and an orange cloth is partly visible on the stairs and platform behind him, and a third person's back is visible at the right edge. Overcast pale sky above.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31A bare-chested man with a dark turban-style head covering and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a white metal platform, raising a silver oil lamp in one hand and ringing a handbell with the other beside a large black stone linga draped with a garland of white and purple flowers. Another shirtless person sits partly visible at the right edge of the platform, and orange-clad figures are visible on the lower steps. The sky is pale and overcast.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black dark-stone Shiva lingam wrapped with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, viewed from below against a clear blue sky. On a raised metal platform beside it, a man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested, with white painted markings on his arms and rudraksha beads around his neck, sits cross-legged in white dhoti, holding a small brass vessel while a flame and smoke rise nearby. A second man with shaved head and white marks sits behind him, and a brass kalasha sits on the platform.2016-11-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a bare-chested priest with long dark hair and white body markings standing on a white metal platform, raising a silver aarti lamp with smoke rising from its flame toward a clear blue sky. A second young man with a rudraksha mala stands behind him at the railing, and a brass vessel sits on the platform. Below, a large dark polished stone linga is draped with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Behind is a blurred tree. The priest wears white dhoti and a brown rudraksha mala, and a bell-like instrument rests near him. Appearance does not clearly match the page's identification, so the priest is described by role only.2016-11-24October 16 20162016-10-16November 24 20162016-11-24