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A young ascetic in saffron-orange cloth with a leopard-print covering, rudraksha beads, forehead tilak and tied-up hair stands at the left holding a lit oil lamp and waving it before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears gold-brocade and red-green silk garments, jewelled necklaces, red and white flower garlands and a gold crown, and a dark shivalinga with a kumkum-marked peetha sits in front at the base. Offerings of red flowers and fruit lie on a dark stone platform. This appears to be an aarti before the deity.

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December 20 20182018-12-20A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a young man standing at left in a sannyasi-style outfit of orange cloth draped over the shoulder and a leopard-print garment, with rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. He leans forward holding a gold-edged cloth near a dark stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal, with yellow flowers on top. Behind the lingam stands an ornately decorated deity murti in red and gold silk, with a jeweled breastplate, red and white flower garlands and a golden staff. Gold-patterned walls and decorative brass panels frame the scene.2018-12-20A young shaved-headed priest in orange and leopard-print cloth stands bare-chested beside a dark stone shivalinga on a black base, pouring liquid from a pale cloth or vessel onto it while holding a rudraksha mala on his wrist and neck. Behind him, a large deity murti in gold and green silk saris and jewelled necklaces with red floral garlands stands in a gold-decorated shrine. The priest has white ash markings on his arms and chest. Warm lighting and a gold and purple backdrop frame the abhishekam scene.2018-12-20 +2 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesA priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print blouse pours water from a golden vessel onto a tall white cylindrical lingam on a black pedestal, performing abhishekam. He has rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and white ash markings on his bare back and forehead. Behind him stands a large deity murti in gold and red brocade with jewelled ornaments, a red and white flower garland, and gold-embroidered garments. The scene is a temple sanctum with ornate gold decorations.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in which a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and with white ash marks on his chest and forehead, pours or sprinkles white powder over a dark stone shivalingam placed on a black pedestal. Behind the lingam stands a large deity murti draped in gold and red silk with a green-and-gold garment, a jewelled crown and a garland of white and red flowers. The background is a gold-and-blue embroidered backdrop with mirrored ornaments. Only one physical person is visible, the priest, performing abhishekam.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before a large gold-and-jewelled deity murti. A single priest with a tied-up hair knot and an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a leopard-print blouse stands at left, pouring or offering from a small metal vessel onto a dark shivalingam with a red-and-white cloth wrap and green leaves. The murti behind is adorned with a jewelled necklace, red garlands, a yellow and red sari-like drape and a gold crown. Ornate gold framing and a silver-and-blue patterned backdrop surround the shrine. The priest has rudraksha malas and white ash markings on the arms and chest.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee standing in profile at a shrine, hands pressed together in namaste before a black shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. The devotee wears an orange saffron wrap over a leopard-print blouse, rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, and white ash markings on the forehead and arms, with hair in a bun. Behind the lingam stands a large golden deity murti draped in a yellow cloth, with a red and white floral garland, a jewelled breastplate and a red-and-green silk skirt, backed by gold-ornate pillars. Marigold flowers lie on the lingam and at the base of the altar.2018-12-20February 24 20172017-02-24A temple photograph centred on a white-dressed Shiva lingam covered in white sacred ash or powder, set in front of a large decorated deity murti. The murti wears a gold and jewelled breastplate, red and white flower garlands, a green and gold sari-style drape and a golden crown. On the left, a young woman with white vibhuti markings on her forehead and arms, wearing an orange sari, a leopard-print blouse and rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Small brass and silver ritual vessels sit at the bottom edge, and a gold trident stands in the upper background.2018-12-20 +1 copies