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A photograph inside a decorated tent at a religious event. In the centre, an elderly bearded man with long grey hair and a forehead marking wears a red-orange robe and holds a small bunch of flowers while bending slightly beside a large black Shivalinga with white horizontal stripes and an Om symbol. A man in orange robes stands at left, and a young person in white dhoti-style clothing with beaded necklaces stands behind. Behind the lingam are ornate golden deity figures draped with garlands, a brass lamp, and orange umbrellas hang overhead.

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May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph inside a decorated tent temple with white fabric canopy, hanging multicolored tassel garlands and orange and maroon drapes. In the foreground, a bearded elder in an orange-red robe stands beside a black shivalinga, holding flowers in his hands. A man in an orange shawl kneels at the lingam, cupping pink flowers and offering them, while a turbaned sadhu in orange presses his palms together nearby. Other robed sadhus in orange stand behind, one holding a lit oil lamp, and devotees watch from the left. Gold ornamental fittings, a silver pot on the lingam, and marigold garlands fill the shrine area.2016-05-04 +1 copiesAn elderly bearded man with long grey hair and a tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe, holding pink and orange flower petals in his cupped hands above a large black lingam. A silver pot hangs above the lingam on chains, and a golden hooded naga canopy rises behind it. Behind him a second person in white holds a lit oil lamp, and a garlanded temple setting with colourful tassels and gold pillars surrounds the scene. The lingam shows white horizontal striping and a red-marked ring. Appearance cues for the central figure, such as saffron robe and beard, are not distinctive enough to identify him, so his role is described as a priest performing an abhishekam-style offering.2016-05-04A photograph of a decorated temple tent interior during a puja. In the foreground a man kneels in orange robes, offering pink flower petals over a black Shivalinga marked with white tripundra lines and an om symbol, draped in white cloth. To the left, a monk in rust-coloured robes and a rust turban stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a flower-tipped ritual item, and several devotees in saffron and white stand nearby. A silver kalasha hangs over the lingam, and the tent is hung with multicolour garland strings and red fabric, with gilded deity figures and a golden altar in the background.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph inside a decorated tent temple at a Shiva abhishekam. A large black Shiva lingam wrapped in white cloth and a gold-and-brown bordered band, with a golden cobra hood behind it, sits in the foreground, and a silver kalasha hangs above it on a white cord. A bearded older man in a long rust-orange robe stands at centre, holding a small offering. To the left, a man with a short beard in an orange shawl holds pink flowers, and another man in an orange turban stands further left. Behind them, a gold-clad deity murti with a crown and a seated figure in red and gold stand on a red dais, with a small placard in front. Colourful striped garlands hang from the tent ceiling, and orange and pink lanterns decorate the scene.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04