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Outdoor photo of a stone shivalinga set on a white raised platform beside a weathered pink wall. A figure in orange robes with a gold necklace and dark rudraksha mala stands behind it, one hand raised in blessing. To the left, attendants in orange and white with a drum and a metal staff stand near the shrine, and a small pile of red offerings sits at the base of the linga.

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June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photo of a small stone Shivalinga on a white stone platform on a wet pavement, with yellow and red flower offerings scattered at its base. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand behind it; one holds a long wooden staff and the other, wearing a rudraksha mala and a yellow flower garland, holds a white cloth. Partially visible people in white clothing stand at the left edge. A pink, peeling plastered wall and a potted plant are behind, and a camera lens is visible at the bottom right.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a procession at a stone-walled temple courtyard, with a worn pink-plastered wall behind. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala reaches out with one hand to touch a dark grey Shiva lingam set on a white stone platform, with a stone Nandi bull partly visible beside it. Around him stand devotees in orange robes and an attendant in white with a round striped fan-like emblem. On the left, orange-clad men hold tall poles with a yellow and red banner, and above a red and gold canopy is carried. Several people watch from a rooftop at the top of the frame. Visible cues include saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial procession.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photo at a riverside shrine with wet stone steps and a pink-plastered wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, bends over a grey stone shivalingam on a white square plinth beside a stone Nandi bull, offering water or flowers. Behind him a crowd of orange-robed sadhus holds ornate umbrella-like standards and a long trident-topped staff. A man in a white shirt with a camera and a cameraman with a video camera film the scene at left. Potted plant at right.2006-06-04A long-haired man in saffron orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands barefoot on a wet stone platform, holding a wooden staff and gesturing with one raised hand toward a grey stone shivalingam with yellow and white flowers and red offerings. Beside him a white stone Nandi bull sits near the lingam. A line of devotees in orange shawls, several in white and maroon garments, watches from the left against a pink wall beside a river. Swamiji (probable): the robed man with long hair, rudraksha and gold necklace is the focal figure performing the worship at the lingam.2006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a procession on a stone-paved street beside a weathered pink-and-orange wall. In the centre a long-haired man in flowing saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, stands with one hand on his hip and a white cloth in the other, with a red umbrella with fringed tassels held over him by an attendant. To the left, a man in a light green shirt and orange cloth and a man in white robes with a saffron shawl carry a decorated fan-like canopy and a yellow-edged ceremonial parasol on a pole. A woman in white with a saffron shawl stands behind them. A man in a white turban and saffron robes stands on a rooftop at the top of the frame. At the lower right, a smooth grey stone shivalinga sits near the wall.2006-06-04A woman with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold pendant necklace strung with rudraksha beads, bends forward at a stone Shivalinga and reaches to touch it with one hand while holding a long wooden staff in the other. Yellow and red flowers lie on the stone base. Behind her, a group of people in orange robes stand watching, including a man in orange with a rudraksha mala who presses his palms together. A trident is mounted on a pink weathered wall at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor riverside shrine under an overcast sky.2006-06-04