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A smiling woman in white loose top and white trousers stands beside a fenced area of black stone lingams set on red-tiered platforms with potted plants. She holds a woven yellow basket containing a halved coconut and bananas, and a white-clad figure stands near a lingam wrapped with red and yellow flower garlands in the foreground. She wears a multi-coloured beaded mala necklace and a name badge. Outdoors under a cloudy sky with a red-walled building behind. Two other white-clad people appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible.

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Outdoor photo at a temple garden of black stone shivalingams, many set in terracotta pots along a red-brick ledge, some draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A smiling woman in a white kurta and white trousers, barefoot, with a red-and-blue beaded mala around her neck and a name badge on her chest, holds a woven yellow basket containing a coconut. Behind a grey chain-link fence, a few distant figures move in the background, and a red boundary wall, trees and cloudy sky complete the scene.2011-07-17July 17 20112011-07-17A 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.2011-07-17A photograph of a small outdoor shrine area beside a water tank with a tiered stepped wall behind it. A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top, a dark maroon-and-gold wrap and beaded necklaces, leans forward to place her hand on a black Shivalinga decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Coconuts, bananas and an orange sit in a woven basket and a white cloth on the platform in front. A man at left in saffron-orange robes holds a brass plate. Potted plants and small lingam-shaped stones line the edge, and a striped multicoloured cloth hangs at upper right.2011-12-25December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor 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.2011-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman with bobbed blonde hair, wearing a white blouse under a deep purple shawl with gold border, bending over a black shivalinga decorated with a yellow marigold garland and red flowers. Beside her, a man in orange robes holds a metal tray of flowers and offerings. A coconut, a bowl of fruit and a plate sit at the lower left of the altar. Behind the linga is a small stone pool and rows of potted plants and small black lingas on a terrace, with a stepped brick structure and pink fabric in the background. Ritual scene consistent with a linga puja. Two physical people are visible.2011-12-25Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam on rows of stone steps lined with black lingams on pedestals. A woman with long white hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, pours water from a brass vessel over a lingam. Other people in white dhotis and white clothes carry brass kalashas and pots along the steps. Red flags and a metal railing stand in the background, and a gold-bordered top is visible on the left.2016-09-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple ritual at a stone shivalinga-type site enclosed by a metal fence. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and gold armlets stands at the left, behind the fence, while devotees in white clothes press hands together in prayer at the railing. In the foreground, a man in an orange polo shirt and white dhoti stands at a stone platform with trays of bananas, coconut halves, flowers, kumkum and vibhuti in woven baskets, brass lamps, and potted saplings along the ledge. Other devotees in white and orange clothing stand nearby, and a row of stone lingams stands behind them under a cloudy sky.2011-07-17Outdoor 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 copiesSeptember 19 20162016-09-19Outdoor ritual scene beside a green-and-white bamboo fence. A woman in a white blouse and white dhoti with purple-and-gold border bends forward, offering a golden kalasha-like vessel with a red tilak-marked top set on a brass plate. A man in an orange robe and beaded necklace stands behind her. On the right, a smiling figure with long dark hair, white forehead markings, a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads wears a bright orange robe and sandals, with his bare arm visible; the appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a sannyasi role, receiving the offering. A man in white kurta with a pendant stands behind, and other white-clad devotees are in the background.2008-12-23