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Night photograph of a large dark stone lingam draped with a thick garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers, set on a raised platform. Three priests stand on a silver metal staircase beside it: the one at left is bare-chested in white dhoti and holds a bell-like object, while the two at center and right wear saffron-orange cloth, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The central figure holds a lit oil lamp for aarti. Black night sky behind.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a rudrabhishekam-style worship at a large dark stone lingam wrapped in garlands of yellow, white, purple and orange flowers. On a white metal staircase platform, a man with short hair and a white dhoti stands at left. Beside him, a priest in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit oil lamp aarti high over the lingam. A second figure in orange cloth sits beside the railing. The scene is lit by the lamp flame against a black sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night ritual photograph of a large black Shivalinga draped with a band of yellow and red marigold garlands. Three priests stand on a steel-railed platform behind it. The central priest, in saffron robes with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp toward the linga. The priest on the left wears a saffron cloth and bare upper body with white tilak markings. The priest on the right, bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border, holds a tray of flowers. The background is dark.2014-09-22December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black cylindrical shivalingam-shaped object wrapped with a garland of white, yellow and red flowers, set against a dark background. Three priests stand on a metal scaffold platform with railings: one in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp or aarti lamp with flame, his hands raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and reddish-saffron cloth; a second behind him, in white headwear, has his palms pressed together in prayer; a third seated on the right, in saffron-orange cloth, holds a tray. The scene suggests a night puja or abhishekam at the lingam. No identifiable candidate for a person is clearly visible.2014-10-13December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time photograph of a large black Shivalinga decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands and a white-and-red tripundra-style band. On a metal staircase beside the linga stands a priest in orange-red garments and a beaded necklace, holding a flame lamp, with smoke rising behind him. Below on the stairs, a bare-chested man with his hands folded and another man stand near brass pots and oil lamps, all wrapped in garlands. The background is dark sky with strings of lights at lower right. The scene shows an evening abhishekam-style puja or aarti at the linga.2016-12-23