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Night scene at an outdoor shrine with a Shiva lingam on a raised platform, garlanded with white and red flowers and a green cloth, set among rows of small stone lingams and white pillars. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in front of the shrine. A woman in a white sari sits at the lower right beside a tray of brass bells and lamps. A video camera is visible at the left edge. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to the shrine.

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September 08 20112011-09-08September 26 20112011-09-26Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone platform. A priest in a plain white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a bell or small vessel in the other, with smoke rising behind him. At left, a deity murti sits on an orange-draped seat decorated with white and green garlands. Rows of dark stone lingams stand in the background, with a line of orange lights strung across the trees. Small offerings and a flat pan sit on the platform in front of the murti, and a seated figure is partly visible at far right.2012-04-06September 08 20112011-09-08Night-time photograph of a priest in a white dhoti with a maroon border performing puja at an outdoor shrine. He sits on a low wooden stool, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holding a small ritual vessel. In front of him is a white marble statue of a deity dressed in a green garment with gold trim and a green crown, framed by a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala. A lingam stands behind with a red cloth, surrounded by rows of dark stone lingams. Oil lamps, a brass kalasha and a plantain-leaf offering sit on a small table below. Concrete floor and a dimly lit building are in the background.2011-09-08Night outdoor ritual at an open ground. Two priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red-and-cream borders stand at a raised stone platform, holding brass bells and lamps. The foreground priest is shaved-headed with white sacred markings on his arms. A brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps sits near the platform steps, and brass vessels are on the ground. A large crowd of seated devotees, many women in saffron and orange saris, fills the background under strings of small lights and white pillars.2011-04-17Night-time temple ritual photographed from behind. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border, bare-chested, holds a lit brass aarti lamp raised toward a garlanded deity murti draped in white and green cloth. Brass bells, a small brass pot and a plate of offerings sit on the striped red-and-white steps. A large rust-coloured brass bowl stands on a white pillar at right, and rows of black pots fill the background under dim lights.2011-09-08September 08 20112011-09-08April 17 20112011-04-17A night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with red-and-white painted steps and white pillars. On the right, a man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and shawl edged in red and holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame, raising it toward the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and a plate of offerings sit on the steps. On the left, a seated figure in white robes with a garland and red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala is near a green-clad deity murti.2011-09-08April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17