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Night ritual photograph at a temple with rows of black Shivalinga stone forms on red-tiered steps, with brass pots and bells scattered among them. A large black Nandi bull statue dominates the centre, draped with white and red flower garlands. A woman in a purple top and white skirt stands at the Nandi, holding a small flame-lit object near its head. A young man in a red dhoti and bare upper body holds a lit lamp or flame beside her. A man with a grey beard and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Red and orange cloth banners hang on the left, and another man in white sits in the background. The scene shows a Rudra abhishekam-style puja at night.

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A photograph of an outdoor night ritual at a stone temple setting. In the foreground a large black Shiva lingam is draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red beads, while a young shirtless man in a red dhoti and white body markings pours liquid from a vessel over it, an abhishekam. Behind a metal railing, several men sit on red-and-grey steps, some bare-chested and some in white or saffron-brown garments, watching. A seated woman in white with a yellow cloth is at the lower left, and red flags and brass vessels are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2016-12-09December 05 20162016-12-05Evening lamp ritual at a temple. A large dark stone Nandi bull statue with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland sits in the foreground on a stone plinth. Behind it, rows of brass oil lamps and small black stone shivalingam-style forms line red-and-grey stepped tiers. A shirtless young boy with white body markings and a red dhoti stands at right holding a lit brass lamp. Several women in yellow, green, pink and red saris sit on the steps tending lamps. A red flag hangs on a pole at upper centre and a metal railing runs across the upper left. Lamps are placed for a deepam-style offering, though no a person candidate is visible.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Evening scene at a temple with a large dark stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground, draped with a yellow-orange marigold garland, with a small orange tilak mark on its forehead. Beside it stands a young boy with bare chest, red-and-gold dhoti, sacred thread and white sandal markings on his arms, holding a small brass vessel. Behind him, women in yellow, green and pink saris sit on stepped tiers lined with many brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and brass vessels, with more devotees seated along the terraced steps. Metal netting and railings frame the steps.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 09 20162016-12-09December 05 20162016-12-05December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copies