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December 12 20112011-12-12March 04 20202020-03-04A large black stone Shiva lingam stands on a black yoni-pitha base in a red-stepped pool, garlanded with marigold and multicolored flower strings, with water spraying from its top. A dense crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in the water around the base; many wear white clothes, some wear red or yellow garlands, and several raise small copper kalasha pots toward the lingam. A man in a white shirt in the centre holds a copper vessel aloft, and a bald man in an orange-red robe stands in the foreground. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on red-painted stone steps with many black stone shivalingams and brass vessels set out. In the foreground a bare-chested man in cream dhoti with gold border sits cross-legged with hands joined in prayer, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold saree with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and to the right a bare-chested man in cream dhoti with rudraksha mala and glasses sits with hands joined. Brass pots and a bowl lie on the steps. Behind them rows of seated attendees, many in white, watch the rites, and red flags flutter among trees.2016-12-03June 04 20132013-06-04December 03 20162016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05March 04 20202020-03-04Photograph inside a Hindu temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a golden deity murti in an ornate niche. In the foreground a woman in a cream shawl and grey jacket with a vermilion bindi stands with hands pressed together. Beside her a woman in a light blue headscarf and maroon top holds her hands in namaskar. On the right, a man in white dhoti garments and a woman in white sari with red-brown hair hold a silver kalasha pouring water, while a man in white clothes holds a steel vessel. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left with hands folded near the shrine.May 10 20172017-05-10December 15 20162016-12-15March 12 20122012-03-12