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Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a temple site showing a Shivalinga on a stone base being bathed in an abhishekam. A man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders kneels at the left, pouring from a small vessel onto the black lingam. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels and holds a metal pot to pour water over the lingam. Nearby, devotees in saffron robes, white kurtas and white clothes stand around, including a girl in a white dress with a red-orange shawl and a boy in white with a rudraksha mala. A man at the right wears a white kurta and a lanyard. In the right foreground, a person in an orange head wrap with a white flower garland is seen from behind. The scene conveys a ritual bathing of a Shiva lingam with offerings.

A woman with long light-brown hair prostrates face-down on a pale stone floor in an outdoor courtyard, palms flat beside her head. She wears a green kurta over white clothing with a bangle and red beaded bracelets. Behind her, a seated woman in a red and pink patterned dress and a white-clad person sit on stone slabs, with sandy ground and dry leaves visible. The scene suggests a devotional pada-puja style prostration, though no ritual objects are shown.

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Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at a golden arched shrine holding a Shiva lingam draped in marigold garlands, with a small deity murti behind it and an ornate canopy above. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels on the stone platform in front of the shrine with his palms joined, wearing a red-and-gold shawl. Beside him a standing man in white raises his hands in worship, another in white with an orange-gold cloth stands at the left, and a woman in a white sari with a white head covering sits on a chair at the left. Several other men in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the platform, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right. Orange marigold offerings lie in the foreground on a striped mat.

June 17 2017

Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.

A photograph under a large banyan tree at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red border, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, head bowed in prayer before a silver-clad deity murti on a red stone pedestal. Garlands in red, yellow, green and white hang from the murti and a shivalingam-like stone form. A younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Sunlight filters through the tree canopy onto the sandy ground.

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Outdoor photo under a striped festival canopy beside a large boulder. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a thick yellow and red flower garland and a long orange shawl, sits in the right foreground with a hand resting on another person's lap. A man in white kneels with his head bowed and hands pressed to his forehead before him. On the left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded at his waist. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands among palms and bushes, several with hands folded in namaskar, one woman with a red and white flower headpiece. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment.

Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual on bare earth. In the foreground a young woman in plain white clothes and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a long trench of glowing embers and ash. A golden ornamental post with a twisted shaft stands at the left edge near the pit. Around her, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a man with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris including pink, green and yellow stand watching. A man in white bends over the pit at left.

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