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Inside a dim stone temple hall, a bearded man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti stands before a black stone lingam on a golden base. A white ribbon badge with green and yellow edging is pinned to his shirt, and he wears a dark bead pendant on a cord. Two women in white saris stand nearby, one pouring liquid from a metal pot over the lingam during abhishekam. A gold deity murti stands on the right and an ornate stone pillar frames the scene. The setting suggests a Shivaratri night ritual.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like stone structure. A bald-headed man in plain white kurta and white dhoti stands center-right holding a small silver kalasha-style vessel with green leaves at its mouth. Beside him, a man in white shirt wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangle. In the foreground seated devotees in white clothes sit near a silver bowl and a metal vessel on a stone ledge, while a woman in a red-bordered sari and glasses and a saffron-robed person sit nearby. Unlit brick wall and dark trees form the background, with small lamp lights glowing at right. Watermarked archive photo, no name visible on any sign.2007-02-16Night photograph of a group of devotees standing in a line outside a plain concrete-block wall at what appears to be an outdoor evening event. In the foreground, an older woman in a teal green sari with gold bangles and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside her, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a folded cloth. At centre, a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with a red bindi and a green-and-gold rosette on his chest holds his hands together. To the right, men in white dhotis and shirts wear beaded rudraksha-style neck malas and rosettes. Lights glow faintly at the right edge.2007-02-16A night ritual at a temple shrine under a stone canopy. Two large deity murti stand on a dark stone pedestal, one with a red headband and crown, the other in a red sari with gold ornaments and a garland of yellow flowers. Several devotees in white traditional clothes, some with gold borders on their saris, stand and kneel before the murti. A woman in a white sari with gold border pours or offers something, while a man in white dhoti kneels at the right. Brass kalasha vessels and an oil lamp sit on the floor, with scattered flowers around the base. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja.2007-02-16Night abhishekam at a temple shrine under a dim stone-pillared mandapam. Two deity murtis, one with a red face and a gold crown, are garlanded in yellow and red flowers in front of a black stone peetha. Several women in white sarees with gold borders stand around, one holding a metal vessel and pouring or offering, while a woman in a white sari at right faces the murtis. A man in saffron robes stands near the center, and a child kneels at right beside a brass lamp. Flower petals lie on the wet stone floor. Five women and one man are visible.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of people walking through a temple corridor with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long garland of white flowers, pink blossoms and green leaves, and a heavy gold necklace; he has a red bindi and a tilak on his forehead. To his left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with bare chest. Behind and beside them, men in white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in an orange cloth, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walk close by. The centre figure has long hair? No: the central man has short hair and the left figure has swept-back hair. Carved, ornately sculpted pillars and a painted wall frame the scene. a person candidate: the centre man wears an orange garment, a flower garland and ornate gold necklace, but his appearance cues are not distinctive enough, so the identity is uncertain.2012-09-11February 16 20072007-02-16