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A photograph of a shrine niche with a dark stone Shiva lingam draped in a white cloth and garlanded with white flower strands and a yellow marigold. Two men stand at left in orange-red cloths and layered rudraksha and bead malas, one with a rudraksha headband and white tilak on his forehead; the second, bald with a rudraksha headband, is bare-chested and looks down toward the lingam. A small oil lamp burns on the lingam's face. Above the niche a green board has partially visible Tamil lettering, and the wall is painted yellow and red.

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Photograph of two devotees in rudraksha mala garlands standing before a dark stone or metal murti draped in a white cloth, with a white flower garland and a small yellow flower at the neck. A lit oil lamp flame sits above the figure. The man in front, seen in profile from behind, wears a rudraksha headband and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, with an earring and a reddish-orange cloth. Behind him an older man, bald and bare-chested, wears a rudraksha headband and a long bone-and-rudraksha mala and gazes at the figure. Edges of other people appear at the right. The wall is pale yellow with a red vertical stripe. Deity murti, darshan, puja setting.2012-05-18A photograph inside a small shrine niche of a Shiva lingam draped with a white cloth and garlanded with white jasmine-type flowers and a yellow marigold-like offering. A flame of an oil lamp burns near the top of the lingam. Two people stand in front in orange-red clothing: a woman in the foreground, seen from behind, wears a red rudraksha headband, rudraksha and bead necklaces, and hoop earrings with her hair in a bun; beside her a bald older man in an orange cloth wears a rudraksha-and-bead mala and looks toward the lingam. A painted Tamil-script sign runs along the top edge of the frame.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A dim shrine chamber with a dark stone linga draped in a white cloth and a white flower garland with a yellow bloom, a small flame at its base. In the foreground a woman with hair in a bun and a rudraksha headband, wearing a rudraksha and bead mala, bows her head with white ash marks on her forehead. Beside her an older man with a shaved head, bare torso, white ash and a rudraksha and bead necklace looks toward the murti. At right a younger man with a red-brown cloth and a bead necklace stands near the lamp. A flame burns in a brass lamp at lower right, and the walls are yellow and red.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a small shrine interior during a lamp offering. In the centre, a white-draped, pale stone or painted form with a garland of white flowers and a yellow flower hangs against a dark background, with a lit flame in front of it. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with dark curly hair and a dark bead necklace leans forward to light a brass aarti lamp on a tray with a small flame. Beside him, an elderly bald man with a white and brown rudraksha bead mala and a headband of beads reaches toward the tray. At the left edge, a woman with a beaded headband, hoop earrings and red-brown beaded jewellery is partly visible. A framed devotional picture of a deity hangs at the right edge.2012-05-18A photograph inside a small shrine chamber showing a black stone Shivalinga draped with a white cloth and garlanded with white flower strands. A priest in a red-orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hand raised to his head. A second man with bare upper body and red-brown beads stands beside him. At right, a bare-chested attendant with rudraksha beads holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp toward the linga.2012-05-18June 02 20122012-06-02May 18 20122012-05-18May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Interior shrine photograph showing a black Shiva linga draped with a white cloth, orange and saffron sashes and a white flower garland, set in a white arched niche against beige marble walls. A steel bowl and scattered pink petals rest before it. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested, shaven-headed man with white ash markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold ornament sits with his head bowed toward the linga. A second shaven-headed person in white clothing with a yellow cloth sits at the right edge. A small wooden cabinet stands at left.2012-05-13 +1 copies