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Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine. A woman in a white saree with gold border pours liquid over a Shiva lingam on a dark stone base, draped with pink flower garland. A brass cobra-hooded canopy and brass trident stand beside it, with a yellow-and-red flag behind. A second woman in a rust-red garment with rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands at right, watching. Brass lamps with oil and a saffron-draped platform appear at left, along with deity figures. Ritual abhishekam appears to be underway.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine with a black stone lingam draped with a garland of pink and white flowers and a cobra-hood brass cover. Two brass trident-topped stands with saffron and yellow flags, and an ornate brass oil lamp stand with a bowl-shaped lamp, frame the scene. A woman in a white sari with a blue blouse and bangles stands beside a bare-chested man in grey trousers and a gold chain, both holding offerings. Beside them a shirtless man with long hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and white shoulder cloth, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth sits in the background. Brass vessels of water stand in front, and an ornate umbrella with a carved wooden figure shows at left.2017-03-11March 07 20162016-03-07March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesNight photo at a temple shrine. A devotee in orange and white robes bends forward with hands pressed to a dark stone Shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Behind it stands a large golden deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers. Another orange-robed attendant stands at left and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala at right. Marigold petals and a brass pot with a flowing stream of water sit on the wet stone floor, and a gold-banded ritual vessel rests at the base.2007-02-16Photograph of a night abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black yoni-peetha base. A woman in a swept-up dark hairstyle, brown-maroon draped garment with gold border and rudraksha-style beads, pours liquid over the linga with a white cloth or vessel. Behind her a man in a maroon-brown robe with beads assists at the linga. Left edge shows a figure in orange-saffron robes with gold trim. Right side shows a deity murti or image draped in white and red garments with gold ornaments and a large multicolour garland of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. Dim background with a wooden lattice panel.2016-03-07Night-time photograph inside a pillared temple hall during Shivaratri. A bare-chested man in a long orange cloth stands at a black Shiva lingam on a stone base, pouring or touching it, with his back to the camera. Behind the lingam stand two large painted deity murtis, one with a crown and a red headband and white garland, the other with a tall crown and a red-and-green garment and yellow flower garlands. To the left a man in peach-orange robes with red borders and a gold chain holds a metal pot. Brass lamps and a small shrine with a figure stand at the lower right. The man in orange is an unnamed priest; no identity is asserted from appearance.2007-02-16Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor temple shrine under a tent canopy. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours liquid from a steel vessel over a tall dark stone lingam wrapped with a yellow and red flower garland. To the right, an older woman in white with a grey shawl and beaded necklace holds a steel pot. Behind them a man in orange-saffron robe with a flower garland, partly visible, sits among a large seated crowd of devotees in white. Stone pillars, red and orange decorated bunting and hanging tassels frame the scene.2006-12-31