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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple grounds with a hillside behind. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wrapped in a white turban and red-orange saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, pointing toward a central deity murti (a Shiva lingam or linga-form image) draped in white cloth, adorned with marigold garlands, a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A red parasol with fringe is held overhead by an attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, while another attendant in orange robes stands at left. Rows of white-covered platforms with yellow and orange marigold garlands extend into the distance, with a red building and banana plants at the edge of the grounds.

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December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 19 20112011-12-19December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21Photo 11742519December 21 20112011-12-21December 08 20112011-12-08December 19 20112011-12-19December 21 20112011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21A photograph of an outdoor temple ground with a standing sannyasi in orange-saffron robes, bare-footed with a yellow-beaded necklace, hands pressed together in namaskar before a large Shiva lingam draped in a white cloth and wrapped with red and orange garlands. Rows of smaller black lingams with marigold garlands stretch across the courtyard, backed by container-style structures, banana plants, a parked silver vehicle and a rocky wooded hill. Rice grains and flower petals are scattered on the stone floor.2011-12-21