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Outdoor photo at an ashram temple grounds showing a row of black stone Shivalingams on pedestals with flowers and small potted plants lining a path. A man in a cream kurta and light trousers with a red-and-gold beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste near the lingams. Beside him an older man in white robes with a red-striped sash, a shaved-head monk in white, and a woman in a patterned top stand nearby. A woman in white with long blonde hair pours liquid onto a lingam from a vessel. Chain-link fencing, brick walls and a sheet-metal roofed building appear in the background under an overcast sky.

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July 17 20112011-07-17Outdoor photo at a riverside or lakeside ritual site with terraced red brick steps lined with potted green plants and a palm-fringed background. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shirt stands at a railing beside a figure in white holding a folded white cloth, while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala speaks and gestures with palms pressed together. Behind them, several devotees in white clothes and a woman in a teal top stand along a metal railing with hands folded. Three black Shiva lingams sit on a wooden platform wrapped in white cloth, with a black stone bowl and potted plants in front. Ritual abhishekam-style offerings and a red umbrella appear in the background. Several people look on, some with heads covered.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual at a terraced red stone tiered area lined with rows of small black stone lingam-shaped pedestals and potted saplings. In the foreground a young priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border stands on a raised step with bare back and feet, beside a fence railing. A man in an orange polo shirt and white trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in white and red sari with blonde hair also has hands folded. Other white-clad priests stand nearby. Brass and wicker trays of bananas, coconuts, flowers, turmeric and kumkum offerings sit on the steps, with a brass kalasha or lamp among them.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a riverside ghat with rows of small black shivalingas on a red-brick step set against water. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand at the stone edge with hands pressed in anjali. A man in an orange shirt and white trousers stands with palms together near the centre. A woman in a white garment with long light hair stands at right. Plates and baskets hold bananas, coconut halves, kumkum and turmeric, flowers, a small brass lamp and a conch-shaped vessel, with potted saplings along the steps. A woman in red sari with folded hands is at the far right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering at the water's edge.2011-07-17December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of devotees seated on red-painted steps before black stone shivalingas, with brass vessels and kalashas placed among them beside a high wall with red flags. In the foreground right, a bald, white-bearded man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits with bare feet and a cup-like gesture. Next to him, a woman in an orange top and teal trousers presses her hands to her forehead. Further left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in white sit among the shivalingas, and a woman in a navy outfit sits beside them. A chain-link fence and red flags stand behind the seated group.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photo at a temple grounds beside a chain-link fence. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace stands beside a black Shivalinga draped in white cloth and garlanded with purple flowers. Beside him a bald man in an orange polo and white trousers stands with hands folded. A woman in a red sari and a blonde woman with a bun bend over potted plants on the right, and white-clad devotees stand in the background before rows of small black lingas on a brick platform under a cloudy sky.2011-07-17 +1 copiesDecember 25 20112011-12-25December 14 20162016-12-14