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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.

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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.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31Outdoor 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.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesOutdoor rudra abhishekam scene beside a large dark stone lingam wrapped with a garland of red and yellow marigolds. A seated man in white dhoti and bare chest, with rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads, raises one arm in a fist on a raised platform with a striped cloth. Behind him a shirtless man in orange cloth stands with one arm raised. Two more men in orange cloth sit on the steps to the left, and a few devotees in white sit at the lower right beside a sandstone wall.2017-05-29November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 abhishekam at a large dark black lingam draped with a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green, purple and white blossoms. On a raised white metal platform with railings, a bare-chested priest with long hair, a tilak and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti, holding a small brass vessel and a bell-like object. Beside him, a younger priest in saffron-orange dhoti and another man in white sit in the ritual, one with glasses. Brass vessels rest on the platform, and a stone wall and trees stand behind; devotees sit below in the background.2016-10-16A 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.2017-05-24November 27 20162016-11-27 +1 copies