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Outdoor temple scene at dawn-like daylight among rows of black stone shivalingams. A tall man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a hair bun, rudraksha mala, and a beaded necklace, stands on a woven mat with one arm extended, releasing pink flower petals toward a large lingam draped in a pink and orange cloth with a red and gold patterned shawl and garlands of rudraksha and beads. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a red thread stands at left holding a tray of flowers. A small blue deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit on the platform, with a white canopy tent and green trees behind. The scene reads as a padapuja or pada-pooja offering. Two people are visible.

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Outdoor photo at a shivalinga garden with many black stone lingams on bases among trees and a clear blue sky. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a brown-gold rudraksha-style necklace and bracelets raises one arm while petals fly through the air. Beside a white-draped lingam topped with an orange cloth crown, a white-clad attendant holds a tray of flowers. A small orange-robed figure and offering items sit on a mat at the base. a person cues: the standing figure wears a long-hair style, saffron garment and ornate beads, though the face is not clearly distinguishable here, so identity is uncertain.2012-09-12Outdoor temple scene in daylight at a stone-paved courtyard lined with many dark Shivalinga stones. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and gold bangle stands holding pink flowers and offering them toward a deity murti draped in orange and gold cloth, adorned with pink garlands and a red-orange head covering. A man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads kneels at her side in worship. Trees, a white canopy tent and a street lamp frame the background under a clear blue sky.2012-10-04Outdoor temple scene in Tiruvannamalai with a standing man in orange robes and a tall black-haired topknot, holding yellow and orange flowers, with a sacred ash line on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. A second person in orange sits at the left edge near a brass lamp. Before him is a shivalinga draped in a deep maroon cloth with an orange cloth wrapped above, garlanded with white and a rudraksha mala, flanked by rows of black shivalingas and a white stone pillar. Small brass and silver puja vessels, bowls and a red-robed deity figurine sit on a stone tray in front. Trees and bushes surround the grounds.2012-09-13October 04 20122012-10-04October 04 20122012-10-04October 05 20122012-10-05Outdoor temple scene in daylight. A person in orange saffron robes with a gold-toned waist sash and gold bangles and necklace, hair tied in a bun, scatters pink flower petals with an open hand toward a deity murti. The murti wears an orange headdress, a pink and white flower garland, and a gold-bordered cloth, and sits on a gold-trimmed peetha. Rows of small black shivalingas stand on a stone base in the foreground, with a tray of pink flowers at left and a white canopy tent at right. Trees and blue sky form the background.2012-10-04October 11 20122012-10-11September 15 20122012-09-15Outdoor temple scene in morning light. A person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a hair bun, gold necklace and gold armlets, scatters pink and red flower petals with an outstretched arm toward a deity murti on the right. The murti wears an orange cloth, a pink flower garland and a gold-trimmed shawl, and sits on a decorated peetha draped in gold and red fabric. In the foreground, rows of small black Shiva lingams stand on a stone platform. At left, a second person in white holds a brass plate of pink flowers. A red umbrella and green trees are in the background.2012-10-04July 03 20122012-07-03September 28 20122012-09-28