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Indoor temple ritual at a stone-tiled shrine decorated with white, red and green garlands and yellow cloth. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the altar, leaning over a dark stone linga; a younger priest in orange with a sacred thread stands beside, handling a small vessel. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the altar and a brass donation pot sits near the front. Seated devotees in white, orange and pink saris and white shirts fill the foreground, and a woman in white at right photographs the scene.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A temple ritual photo inside a hall with a seated audience. On the left, a figure in long orange robes with long dark wavy hair bends over a dark black stone Nandi-style bull statue set in a low square basin, pouring or offering with one hand while the other rests on the bull. On the right, a person in an orange robe with red border holds a silver tray holding a brass vessel, lamp and offerings. Behind them are painted deity murtis in red and gold garments with tall crowns, and a row of coconuts is stacked at the right. A coconut and a red-and-gold kalasha sit at the basin's base. Audience members in white and orange clothing sit on the floor watching.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long, voluminous dark curly hair and a full beard, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, leans forward to offer something from a small plate onto a black stone Shiva linga resting on a black pedestal, with scattered gold grains around its base. Behind the linga stands a gilded deity murti draped in a red and gold sari-like garment and garlanded with yellow, orange and magenta flowers. To the left, a second man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small white marble seated figure sits in front of the pedestal, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside a small brass vessel.2010-02-12A figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back hair and a beaded orange-and-red mala bends forward at a black stone shivalinga set in a black basin on a tiled dais, pouring liquid from a small cup over it in an abhishekam. Beside the basin stands a small golden deity murti, with a brass kalasha and small brass lamps nearby, and a brass oil lamp with a pointed flame at the right edge. Behind, golden deity statues wear white and green silk garments, garlands of red and white flowers, and gold necklaces. A second robed devotee kneels at the left with palms pressed together in namaskar. Gold-framed panels and a dark red curtain form the backdrop, and a camera is visible at the right edge.2009-10-17November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine with a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal base at centre-right. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears a plain saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white ash markings on his upper arm and shoulder, and places his right hand on the lingam. Behind him stand gold metal deity murtis, one with a crown and a red beaded necklace, adorned with white and red flower garlands. A kneeling young person in orange robes with a gold chain sits at left, eyes closed, beside a golden statue of a figure with hands folded in prayer. Tall pillars at both sides are decorated with painted elephant, floral and bird motifs and wrapped in garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. The man resembles the a person appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ash markings), so this is an appearance-based probable identification. a person performs abhishekam on the lingam.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12