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Outdoor ritual scene in front of a large dark polished black stone sphere wrapped with a long garland of alternating red, white, yellow, purple and green flowers. A man in the foreground with hands pressed in anjali mudra wears a red and gold-trimmed shawl, a gold necklace and a multi-strand mala, with a red and yellow flower garland draped over his shoulders. Beside him a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands with palms together. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothes and red lanyards, plus a few more people seated on red steps at the right, sit under red and white draped fabric and floral strings. Several people in white are visible in the background.

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July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A 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.2013-07-08Outdoor 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.2013-07-08Outdoor temple-style ritual photo. A large polished black stone shivalinga-form dome dominates the foreground, draped with a long multicoloured flower garland of red, orange, yellow, purple and white blossoms. Behind it, a man in a red-and-gold garland and gold chest ornament stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a bald man in saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant stands bare-chested with an ornate wrap. Seated on red stone steps and in front of a draped white-and-red tent, about a dozen people in white clothes with event lanyards watch quietly. Red and white floral garlands decorate the tent edges.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08