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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised white metal platform beside a large smooth grey stone dome-shaped object draped with a garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers. A shirtless man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation, hands in mudra, wearing white cloth and ornate necklaces, with sandalwood markings on his arms and chest. Two other shirtless men in orange cloth sit on the platform behind him, one with orange shawl and dark hair. Green trees and a pale sky form the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated central figure, identified by long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces.

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A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged in meditation mudra on a raised white steel platform beside a large grey dome-shaped stone with a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers draped over it. Behind him, two other men in saffron-orange cloths sit on the platform and steps, one with his back turned. Trees and an overcast sky fill the background, with a faint haze of smoke visible near the stone.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor abhishekam at a large dark stone Shiva lingam, with a multicoloured flower garland draped down its side. On a white metal scaffold platform, a bare-chested man with long hair tied up and a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and ritual implement while seated in white dhoti; beside him, attendants in orange and saffron cloth sit with brass vessels. Trees and a stone wall stand behind. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2016-10-16Outdoor ritual on a raised white metal platform beside a large dark stone shivalinga garlanded with red, white, yellow and green flowers under a clear blue sky. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair tied up, white sacred markings on his forehead and body, a red-beaded mala and a white dhoti holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and smoke rising above the linga. Beside him, a second bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands with hands folded, and more people in orange cloth and white markings stand on the platform and steps. Metal kalasha pots sit at the base of the platform.2016-11-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large grey dome-shaped stone lingam garlanded with a band of red, orange, yellow and white flowers. Atop a white-railed metal platform sits a bare-chested man in a seated meditation pose with rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange bindi, hands folded in a mudra. Two other men in orange cloth sit behind him on the platform; one wears an orange shawl and has a shaved head. Trees and a stone wall form the background under overcast sky. The man in the centre has long hair and a rudraksha necklace, a person by appearance, presented in a meditative pose on a platform beside the lingam.2017-07-31May 24 20172017-05-24A photograph at dusk of a raised metal platform beside a large dark stone lingam wrapped in a garland of multicoloured flowers in red, orange, yellow, white, purple and green. A man in a red-orange dhoti and orange shawl with a white flower garland gestures with raised open hands while speaking. Beside him, another man in orange cloth sits with a brass vessel, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands on the steps below. A pale pink evening sky and a stone wall with a doorway form the backdrop.2017-05-24July 31 20172017-07-31