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Outdoor ceremony at a large black dome-shaped stone lingam draped with a long multicoloured garland of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, white, purple and green. A figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-brown garment and gold necklaces and bracelets, stands at the top adding the garland. A bald man in a white garment stands behind. Seated devotees in white clothes and red lanyards sit on red-tiered steps at the sides, hands folded in prayer. Red and yellow floral festoons and white drapery decorate the stage behind.

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Outdoor ritual photo at an ashram-style ground. A large dark smooth stone dome. Two men stand behind it: the left wears a red-orange cloth, a red-and-yellow floral garland and gold chains; the right is shaved-headed, bare-chested, wearing an orange wrap and a beaded necklace, with hands held together. Scattered yellow petals lie on the stone. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with hands folded, line red steps behind a metal railing, with yellow and red bunting and a striped banner above.2013-07-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large black stone lingam dome. A woman in an orange-brown garment with long dark hair and a red and yellow flower garland stands on a raised platform, her hand raised near her forehead. Beside her, a bald man in white and another figure assist, one holding a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers that drapes down the dark stone. Behind them, red and white decorative garlands and a striped banner decorate a canopy. Seated devotees in white clothing with red lanyards sit on red steps, and a man on the right sits with palms joined in namaste.2013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01A large black polished stone lingam is draped with a long garland of red, yellow, white, purple and green flowers. Standing behind it, a man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears a red and orange flower garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in namaskar. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl and beaded necklace also stands with eyes closed. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes and red and white lanyards sit on red steps, while a red-and-white striped canopy and marigold garlands decorate the ceremonial space.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 08 20132013-07-08