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A temple sanctum with a large black stone Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni base, anointed with yellow and orange liquid and marked with yellow and red paint. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at left; the foreground man holds a metal pouring vessel over the lingam, and the man beside him wears rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed cloth. The man at far left wears glasses and a gold necklace. Behind them a seated figure in red and white cloth and other devotees sit near a gold-framed altar with garlanded deity murti, colourful tassels and a decorated arch. A brass trident and a plaque with printed text are visible at right.

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May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A photograph of a temple ritual inside a decorated hall. A standing young man in orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with an orange-red scarf, rudraksha mala and forehead markings, holds a brass plate. Beside him a large dark stone shivalinga with orange and yellow painted lines sits on a circular yoni-peetha base. Behind them, an ornate gold-and-colored shrine holds deity murtis and a striped, multicolored garland hangs. A seated figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala is at lower left, and a seated figure in a blue crown-like headdress, red garland and bare-torso ornaments stands near the lingam. Brass trident-like staffs and oil lamps decorate the scene, and a red banner with printed text is visible.2016-05-15A standing man with long swept-up dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone shivalinga on a multi-tiered black stone yoni-pitha base. Ritual abhishekam is underway. Behind, a seated person in white dress and red tilak kneels near offerings. To the right, a figure in a blue-and-purple cap wearing a red and gold garland sits near the back, and a deity murti in gold and red decorations stands in an arched shrine with colourful striped tassel poles framing the scene.2016-05-15A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a large black Shivalinga set on a stone yoni-pitha base. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a high topknot and sandalwood-marked arms, pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Behind him seated attendants in white and orange cloth sit on red floor coverings; one plays a small brass bell. Colourful striped tassels hang beside the altar, and an illuminated deity murti with a crown and decorated backdrop stands in the shrine. A printed sign on the right is not legible enough to read.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A photograph inside a temple shrine with a large dark stone Shivalinga on a black stone yoni-pitha base, a tall brass-tipped kalasha-style ornament and a dangling gold-yellow cloth nearby. A man with long swept-back dark hair piled in a topknot, a crown-like tuft, white sacred markings on his arms and body, a rudraksha-style necklace, pearl bracelets and saffron-orange robes is pouring or offering liquid from a small vessel over the linga, while a second man in orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them, a shrine with colourful garlands, brass lamps and gold-clad deity murtis, and a seated figure in dark blue with a crescent-moon ornament. Two or three other people sit on the floor in white clothes near the altar.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A temple-style ritual scene under a white tent decorated with maroon drapes and hanging tassels. In the centre, a bearded elderly man with long grey hair and beard, wearing an orange-red robe and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a large black lingam decorated with a white tripundra marking and pink flower petals. Beside him, a younger man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured garland reaches toward the lingam with a offering plate. A man in an orange turban and saffron clothes stands nearby, with other saffron-clad devotees and onlookers behind a gold railing. Ornate golden shrine elements and a gold sculpted cobra canopy frame the lingam, with a silver kalasha-like vessel hanging above it.2016-05-04May 15 20162016-05-15May 04 20162016-05-04