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December 19 2011

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A standing man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a large white-draped Shiva lingam. The lingam is garlanded with white and red flowers, has a rudraksha-style necklace and red tilak marks, and an orange cloth is draped over it. Around the lingam, many smaller black lingams are arranged in rows on a wet stone platform. Shipping-container style red structures and a forested hill stand in the background. A small brass puja plate with a kalasha-type vessel sits at the base of the lingam. The man has long hair, orange-toned clothing and gold bangles, and is barefoot.2011-12-19Outdoor photograph of a priest in orange robes and an orange turban performing aarti with a flaming lamp before a Shiva lingam draped in white cloth, adorned with white and red garlands and a red face-like mask. Rows of black lingams stand on a wet stone platform, with shipping containers, a hillside and trees behind. Brass puja vessels and a kalasha sit on a tray in front of the lingam. The priest appears to be a single man with long hair and bangles, standing barefoot on the platform.2011-12-19Outdoor puja at a large field of black stone Shivalingams set in rows, with shipping containers and a hill behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gold bangles, faces a central white-draped shrine topped by a lingam garlanded with white and red flowers and an orange cloth. The figure scatters petals with an outstretched hand, while a second person in white at the left edge holds a brass plate. A small brass kalasha and a lamp sit on the platform in front of the shrine.2011-12-19Outdoor photo at an open-air site with rows of black stone Shivalingams on a concrete platform, shipping containers and trees behind. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot with hands joined at chest, facing a large white-draped figure garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, wearing an orange head covering. Two attendants in orange and white stand to the left holding offering plates with flowers. Yellow petals are scattered on the ground and a white mat lies at his feet. Appearance-based label: a person for the standing man, given the orange robes, long rudraksha mala and ritual role.2012-01-02December 19 20112011-12-19Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a hazy hill behind it. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands on a striped red-and-white stepped platform, head bowed, with a shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a second man in orange robes stands at the left edge. To the left, a large black oil lamp stand (deepam) sits on a white pillar. On the platform behind, a decorated white-and-orange altar holds padukas or a small deity murti with a garland and flowers. Rows of black lamps fill the courtyard, with two stone deity sculptures at right and a white pillar in the centre. A white kolam design is on the ground at lower right.2011-12-19December 09 20112011-12-09Outdoor temple scene under a dense banyan tree. On the left, a deity murti of Dakshinamurthy with orange cloth and marigold garlands sits in a stone arched niche, in front of a mound of red kumkum. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a headband, bare chest and an orange shawl holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the deity, and beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a brass tray. Behind them, two people in white dhotis and orange saris stand with hands folded in prayer. A rangoli of flowers decorates the ground. Photographic record of a puja-style offering; the lamp flame and tray indicate aarti.2010-12-27January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night inside a shrine. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, stands with both hands on a black stone Shiva linga set in a dark lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water pouring over it. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a copper tray, and a seated man in orange on the left holds a lit oil lamp with a brass bell. A white marble figure and a small gilded deity murti stand at the lower left. The deity behind is draped in red and gold silk and garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. The scene is a linga abhishekam.2010-02-12December 30 20082008-12-30Photograph of a ritual at an orange-draped tent altar with pink, brown and multicoloured fabric drapes and hanging tassels. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. Centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala, holds a flaming lamp over a bowl of oil lamps. Behind him, a younger man in orange holds a brass plate of offerings. Right, an elderly bearded man with long grey hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a large black Shivalinga adorned with white horizontal stripes, a silver kalasha hanging above and flowers at its base. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a Shivalinga.2016-05-04 +1 copies