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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk. A man bent at the waist, wearing a white dhoti and a white upper cloth, reaches toward a dark stone object (a lingam-like form) decorated with yellow and white flowers. Smoke rises from a small burning fire or incense near the stone. Around it lie banana bunches, scattered yellow marigold and white flower petals, a small brass vessel with incense sticks, and a pile of reddish-brown powder on a tray at left. A small oil lamp flame glows in the background beside a whitish stone platform. Sign of a puja or abhishekam offering.

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April 24 20132013-04-24A man bends low at the right edge, shirtless and wearing a white cloth, as he tends a small dark stone lingam set on the ground amid scattered yellow and white flowers and bananas. Incense smoke rises from the stone. Behind it, a brass plate holds sacred ash or vibhuti with a lit wick, a small oil lamp flickers in the dim background, and a broom leans against a low white stone wall. The scene is an outdoor shrine with earthen ground and a banyan-type root visible above. No one identifiable as a person is present.2013-04-24Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside a low white stone platform. A shirtless man in a white cloth bends forward at the right, holding a lit incense stick or small flame over a dark black lingam-shaped mound draped with yellow and white flowers. Smoke rises from the offering. Scattered marigold petals, bananas and a coconut lie on the reddish earth, with a brass cup and a brass plate of ash or vibhuti at left. A small oil lamp glows in the background beneath banyan roots. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so this is a priest or devotee performing a puja.2013-04-24A man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti bends forward to light incense sticks at an outdoor shrine set into a dirt floor. Smoke rises from the sticks, and a small black stone or murti rests on a bed of yellow and white flower petals. Bananas sit at the front as offerings, and a small oil lamp flame glows in the background near white stone platforms and a tree trunk. This is a simple puja or incense offering.2013-04-24A photograph of an outdoor shrine at dusk or night. A person in white clothing, seen only from the waist down and arm, holds a bundle of incense sticks that send up curling smoke. In front of them sits a small dark stone lingam-form object surrounded by yellow and white flower petals, with bananas on the ground nearby. Behind it is a raised whitewashed platform with a dry earth base, a brass plate of powder or offerings at left, and a lit oil lamp in the background. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja with incense offering.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest kneels at a small stone shrine on the ground, arranging white and yellow flowers and green leaves over a dark stone lingam-like block. Smoke rises from a small fire nearby, and a brass plate of sandy powder sits on a stone ledge at upper left. A lit oil lamp glows in the dark background between stone walls, and a cup of incense sticks stands near the shrine. The scene suggests an outdoor puja or abhishekam setting with a stone platform and scattered petals.2013-04-24A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-edged shrine on bare earth. A man in a plain white dhoti and white sleeveless top bends forward, his hands pouring or dusting a substance over a dark stone object. Smoke rises from a small fire lit before it, with a brass oil lamp burning and bananas, a halved coconut, red fruit, marigold petals and white flowers laid as offerings on a dark slab. A brass plate of ash or powder sits on the wall behind, and incense sticks stand in the earth. The setting is open and rustic, with tree roots visible at the top.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A small outdoor shrine with a dark stone lingam set in dirt and scattered yellow and white flowers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at right, holding a lit oil lamp flame toward the lingam, with a tilted kalasha-like vessel and bananas, flowers and fruit arranged on a cloth in the foreground. Smoke rises from the lingam. Pale stone platforms and a dark doorway stand behind.2013-04-24A man in a sleeveless white vest and white dhoti crouches at an outdoor shrine, offering a green leaf over two dark stone lingams decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Yellow marigold petals scatter the stone base, incense smoke rises beside them, and a small oil lamp flame glows in a dim recess behind. A pile of reddish earth, a plate of powder, and a cloth with offerings sit at the edges of the frame. The scene shows a personal Shiva lingam puja in progress.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24