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September 08 2011

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September 08 20112011-09-08Night-time photograph of a priest in a white dhoti with a maroon border performing puja at an outdoor shrine. He sits on a low wooden stool, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holding a small ritual vessel. In front of him is a white marble statue of a deity dressed in a green garment with gold trim and a green crown, framed by a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala. A lingam stands behind with a red cloth, surrounded by rows of dark stone lingams. Oil lamps, a brass kalasha and a plantain-leaf offering sit on a small table below. Concrete floor and a dimly lit building are in the background.2011-09-08September 08 20112011-09-08September 08 20112011-09-08September 08 20112011-09-08A photograph of a temple sanctum at night with rows of dark stone pillars behind. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon border sits on a low wooden platform, reaching out to touch a small green-robed deity murti decorated with a crown and garlands. Behind the murti is a tall Shivalingam wrapped in red and gold cloth with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala. Brass kalasha, oil lamps and a lit lamp stand on the platform, with a brass pot holding leaves and flowers at right.2011-09-08A night-time photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, seated with palms pressed together in prayer before a white marble deity murti dressed in a green and gold garment with a gold crown, hands folded in namaskar. Strands of rudraksha mala hang around the murti and the priest's neck, and the murti is garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands. Behind it on a white-draped altar stands a black shiva lingam with a red cloth. In front are a brass kalasha pot with yellow flowers, a silver ritual vessel, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick, and a small brass pooja vessel. Rows of black stone lingams fill the background. Printed credits in the corner read copyright text and a source line.2011-09-08September 26 20112011-09-26December 20 20112011-12-20September 08 20112011-09-08January 07th 20152015-01-07Night outdoor ritual photograph. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red borders stands at right holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit camphor flame on a small silver lamp in the other, with a gold chain and necklace visible. Seated at left on a red and gold throne-like seat is a figure in a turquoise-blue garment with beaded necklaces. Other white-clad priests sit in front, one with folded hands. Flowers, a palm-leaf offering and a stretch of green leaf garland decorate the scene, with hanging orange and patterned cloth banners overhead.2010-10-15