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March 11 2017

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a shrine with a black stone lingam draped with a garland of pink and white flowers and a cobra-hood brass cover. Two brass trident-topped stands with saffron and yellow flags, and an ornate brass oil lamp stand with a bowl-shaped lamp, frame the scene. A woman in a white sari with a blue blouse and bangles stands beside a bare-chested man in grey trousers and a gold chain, both holding offerings. Beside them a shirtless man with long hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and white shoulder cloth, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth sits in the background. Brass vessels of water stand in front, and an ornate umbrella with a carved wooden figure shows at left.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a golden cobra-hooded Shiva lingam altar strung with yellow and pink flower garlands beneath a tree. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks and a white sacred thread reaches out to offer something white at the lingam. Beside him a young shirtless boy in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass pot. A woman in a blue sari with a red bindi watches at the rail, and a few onlookers stand behind a metal barrier. Strings of lights and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2017-06-08 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11Night-time photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a black stone yoni-peetha, wrapped with a pink and white flower garland. A bare-chested man in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans pours from a metal pot. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl holds a white cloth near the lingam, while a long-haired sadhu with dreadlocks wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. Other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, and women in saris stand or kneel nearby. A blue-lit metal frame and trees appear in the background.2017-03-11Night photograph in a dark temple interior of a shirtless priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl bending over a black stone shivalingam set on a black yoni-pitha base, pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto it. Behind him a standing group of men in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a red checked shirt and one in a white shirt with a pendant, watch closely, and a woman in an orange shawl stands at right. At right a large dark deity murti is draped in white cloth with a yellow-gold border and a garland of marigolds. Red stone and scattered flower petals surround the base.2006-12-22June 08 20172017-06-08Night photograph of a shaved-headed priest bent forward at a dark stone shivalingam set on a yoni-pitha base, pouring or touching it with his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body and a red-and-brown dhoti-style lower cloth. Behind him a group of standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, watch closely; one man at right wears a pendant necklace. Red-painted stone and marigold petals surround the base, and a large white-draped statue with a gold border rises at the right edge. The priest's lower body and an oil lamp at the far left frame the scene.2006-12-22Night photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti raises a lit aarti lamp toward a seated figure wearing a tall golden crown and white garments, who sits on a red stone platform before a dark stone deity murti on the right. Around them about a dozen men stand with palms pressed together in namaste, several in white dhotis and orange shawls, one in an orange turban and orange robe, another in a maroon shirt. A tall metal flagstaff stands at left with strands of white cloth hanging from its top. Offerings and a brass kalasha sit on the ground.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20October 30 20162016-10-30March 20 20142014-03-20