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March 10 20132013-03-10March 07 20162016-03-07March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a ritual at a Shivaratri event. A man with long curly dark hair, a red bindi and tilak, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, an orange shawl and layered gold-coloured beaded necklaces, applies white paste with his hands to a white-coated linga. A small pink flower and green leaves rest on top of the linga. Behind him, two men in orange robes and beaded malas stand attentively, and a brass oil lamp is visible on the right. The dark background suggests a stage or temple hall. a person: the central figure has long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing, a shawl and ceremonial gold necklaces while performing the abhishekam.2010-02-12February 19 20152015-02-19March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man in orange-saffron robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a dense orange rudraksha mala and a gold-bead necklace, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in his left hand and a silver bell in his right, smiling as he performs the rite. Beside him, several shaven-headed men in orange robes stand in a row. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with white flowers and orange cloth. Stone pillars with carved decoration frame the left edge of the shrine, and a dark tiled roof and wall fill the background.2013-03-10December 16 20092009-12-16February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam on a black stone shivalingam with a conical white powder or paste heap at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless orange top, with a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and layered gold beaded necklaces, presses white paste onto the lingam with both hands. His forehead bears white and red markings and his upper arm has a white bandage. Behind him, to the left, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands watching, and another robed figure in orange is partly visible at right, holding an object near the lingam. The background is dark. Two people in orange appear beside the lingam with partly visible figures.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A temple linga abhishekam in progress at night inside a stone-pillared shrine. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala pours or places white granular offering onto a black Shivalinga on a stone yoni base. Beside him stand two younger men in orange cloth with beaded necklaces; one holds a small oil lamp in a brass vessel at left, and another attends near the linga. At right a large deity murti in gold and red silk is draped with multicoloured flower garlands, with a golden crown and ornaments. A small white figure and a brass pot sit in the foreground. Four men are visible in the scene.2010-02-12