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A photograph of a temple sanctum with a large dark stone Shivalingam on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water running over it and pooling on the wet floor. A man with long dark wavy hair and a bare upper torso, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands beside the lingam with a shaved-head devotee in white behind him. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with gold border prostrates or bends at the base of the pedestal, and another orange-clad person bends over the lingam on the right. A red cloth hangs from a carved stone pillar, and a column with carvings frames the left side. a person probable.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone shivalinga on a carved lotus-base pedestal, covered in white paste, flower petals and a yellow-red garland. A figure with long, loose dark hair and a white band on the forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and stands barefoot on wet stone, hands joined in prayer with head bowed. Behind him a young attendant in orange robes holds a brass plate, and an older man in white and orange sits further back. Scattered petals float in shallow water, and ornate deity figures in silver and red garments stand in the background beneath a stone pavilion roof with trees beyond.2008-01-17February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A photograph of a temple ritual in an open-sided shrine. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap stands over a prone devotee in white clothes with an orange shawl, lying on a wet stone platform. He is adorned with a rudraksha mala and a long beaded necklace, and his hair is long and swept back. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, red and gold garments and a marigold garland, beside a black stone lingam on a basin. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a metal pot on the left, another attendant sits at right, and brass vessels and lamps lie on the floor. Red curtains frame the shrine.2008-01-17February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A temple ritual scene beside a stone shivalinga on a raised platform. A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes kneels at the left, hands pressed together and head bowed toward a tall-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with a red tilak on the forehead, who stands with one hand raised over the kneeling man's head. The standing figure has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and appears to be a sannyasi or ritual officiant, a person by appearance cues. Behind them a second orange-robed attendant and a white-clad figure tend the shivalinga, which is being bathed with water. Brass vessels sit on the floor, a red cloth hangs at left, a grey water tank stands above, and ornate green and gold drapery and a metal pedestal appear at right.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23January 17 20082008-01-17