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December 07 20132013-12-07Outdoor temple scene at a Balinese shrine with a tiered, thatched black roof pavilion and smaller open pavilions beside it, under a large tree in bright daylight. A golden cloth drapes the central shrine, with small stone guardian figures and offerings on a white-covered table. A priest in white with a white head covering bends over the shrine area. Several people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit or stand on the stone paved floor, including a woman with blonde hair and a man in white on the right. Children in white and yellow sit near the front. Carved stone temple structures frame the right edge.2013-12-07Outdoor photo at a Balinese-style temple on a cliff-top terrace, with thatched black-roofed shrines and a small carved stone shrine on the right. A yellow cloth drapes a central shrine holding offerings and figures. Devotees in white ceremonial clothes, some with yellow sashes and orange shawls, gather closely. Several people hold cameras and phones, and a man in a striped maroon shirt with yellow waist cloth stands in the foreground. Green umbrellas and a tree frame the scene under bright sky.2013-12-07December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. On the right, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion base wears a red-and-orange turban, red beaded rudraksha garland and ceremonial gold necklace, with a silver staff beside him. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a large gold platform holds brass trays of offerings, flowers, small lamps and a central floral arrangement. Seated devotees in white and red saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, face the throne, with men in white shirts standing behind. Several people in white have light hair in the foreground. Gold pillars with carved lions frame the scene. Around 30 people are visible.2015-07-31Outdoor photograph of a temple-grounds ritual beneath tall coconut palms. A young man in an orange robe with a long white and yellow flower garland and a white-and-red forehead mark stands at the right on a white platform, gazing upward. A bearded sannyasi in orange garments kneels in the foreground, gesturing toward a large copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel with carved detail at left. Around them, a crowd of men in white shirts and orange shawls gathers, some holding brass lamps and a bundle of straw. Yellow and purple flower petals are scattered across the white stone. Orange-robed devotees stand at the right edge holding brass pots, and a stone sculpture is visible in the background.2009-01-02December 15 20142014-12-15Photograph of a large seated congregation on stone steps during a ritual, with many devotees in white dhotis and saris, and bare-chested men wearing rudraksha malas. Many sit before black stone shivalingams arranged along the steps. Red flags on poles and a loudspeaker are visible in the background, and a woman in a white hat and blue dress sits among the devotees. Several people sit with eyes closed or hands folded in meditation. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in this crowd.2016-12-16March 04 20202020-03-04December 02 20132013-12-02September 09 20162016-09-09December 07 20132013-12-07