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August 11 2014

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June 04 20132013-06-04Four women in saffron-orange saris with yellow borders sit on red stone steps, each beside a black shivalingam on a stepped black pedestal. They wear rudraksha malas, bangles, white tilak markings on their foreheads, and hair pulled back. Each holds small items at the lingam, appearing to perform abhishekam or puja offerings, with small metal bowls nearby. Smaller grey lingams stand along the steps in the background.2013-06-04June 17 20132013-06-17July 29 20132013-07-29December 14 20162016-12-14A woman sits cross-legged with eyes closed on red stone steps lined with black Shivalingams and brass kalashas, in a night-lit temple courtyard. She wears a red blouse, green and black woven shawl over her shoulders, and a blue-and-white tie-dye sari, with a white tilak on her forehead. Her hands rest folded in her lap. Before her are a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass aarti lamp, a small white figure, and a small brass vessel on a cloth. Several other people in white and blue clothing sit on the steps behind her, and more brass pots and Shivalingams fill the tiered setting.2016-12-12Three women in orange saris sit with palms pressed together in namaste on red stone steps beside grey Shiva lingam stone sculptures on pedestals. The woman on the left wears a white vertical forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, the centre woman wears glasses and a mala, and the woman on the right wears a mala and bangles. Small brass vessels and oil lamps rest on the steps, and a dark sandal lies on the stone. Their eyes are closed in prayer.2013-06-04December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of devotees performing abhishekam at black stone lingams arranged on tiered red steps. A woman in a teal and purple sari with a red bindi sits at left with palms pressed in namaskar. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in prayer, behind a black lingam with flowers. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with a mala sits with folded hands. Brass pots and vessels stand on the steps, with a small oil lamp glowing nearby and white string lights at the lower right.2016-12-23July 08 20132013-07-08December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, leans forward and pours water over the linga with his hand. Behind him stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and beard, and a third person in orange holds a brass lamp. A seated white marble figure and a small golden statue sit at the lower left. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk garment and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Several seated devotees in orange and white are visible at the lower left edge.2010-02-12