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A photograph taken from behind of four people standing in a dim stone shrine before a black Shiva lingam draped with a striped cloth and garland, with small oil lamps glowing beside it. The figure at left wears an orange unstitched cloth and carries a cream bag with a red border; beside him an older man with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in saffron clothing. Next, a person in an orange-red wrap with gold trim and a copper-coloured headband stands with hands folded. At right, a shaved-headed devotee in orange with a rudraksha mala joins palms in prayer, and a man in a white shawl with gold borders holds a patterned tote bag. The scene is a puja at the lingam; no swami appearance cue is visible from behind.

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A dim temple interior with a black Shiva linga on a white pedestal, draped in a white and red cloth and garlanded with green leaves. In the centre a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold-threaded border and a flower headband holds a lit oil lamp toward the linga. Beside her a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala raises his hands in anjali. On the right a young man in white dhoti with gold borders stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and another bald devotee in white and gold cloth stands nearby. The scene shows a puja with aarti at the Shiva linga, with visible oil lamp flames.2012-05-21A photograph inside a dim, reddish-lit temple passage where several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line facing a shrine. In the centre a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a brown waist cloth stands before the sanctum, where oil lamps glow and a deity murti is seen. On the right, saffron-clad devotees with gold-trimmed shawls and garlands watch, and a brass plate sits at the edge of the frame.2012-05-18May 21 20122012-05-21May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesA photograph inside a dim stone shrine where a black lingam sits draped with red and white cloth and a golden yoni-base. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a dark beaded necklace raises a lit camphor flame or lamp before the deity. Beside her a bald man in saffron stands with hands folded. At right an older bare-chested man in a red dhoti and a younger bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-edged cloth over his shoulder face the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a tall brass lamp stand flank the scene, and a hose runs along the top of the doorway. Five people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim temple shrine doorway where priests perform a puja before a deity murti draped in red cloth. A bright ceremonial oil lamp with a circular flame arrangement is lit above the altar, with additional flames and lamps at the base. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha-style bead necklace and stands with his back to the camera. Beside the altar, a figure in orange robes stands at the shrine. Three men on the right, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with coloured borders, stand in attendance, one holding a brass vessel. Brass lamps and ritual implements sit on a ledge to the right. The room is dark with grey stone walls.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA temple sanctum interior during a lamp-lit worship. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, watching. Beside him a woman in orange sari stands near a golden-draped deity murti with lit oil lamps around it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border, and a second man in white dhoti, tend the shrine. A circular lamp glows in the doorway behind them, and a red-and-gold canopy edges the top left. Dark stone walls surround the scene.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 22 20122012-05-22