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A large grey stone Shiva lingam draped with a multicolour flower garland of marigolds and red blooms sits in the foreground. Behind it on a raised white-railed platform a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a crown-like turban, rudraksha-style beads and a deep red-orange robe, sits cross-legged on a red cloth with brass items near him. Two other seated figures with bare upper bodies are beside him on the steps. Rows of seated people in white clothes fill the left side, and a golden tiered structure and orange flags appear in the background.

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Outdoor photograph of a large dark grey stone shivalinga garlanded with a band of marigolds in red, orange, yellow and white. Atop a white metal railed platform, a man with long dark hair swept back, a crescent ornament on his head, white tripundra marks and a red-and-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, wears a rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged with eyes closed, appearing to be the Swamiji (probable) by visible long hair, crescent crown and rudraksha cues. Behind him, another person with a bare back sits on the platform, and a third figure in orange cloth stands on the steps holding a brass vessel. A faint sky and trees frame the scene.2017-05-22Outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with red steps. A large grey stone lingam is wrapped in a long garland of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, green, purple and white. On a raised white metal platform at right, a man with long dark hair wears a white-and-orange robe, an orange shawl and a white floral garland, seated among offering plates. Around the steps, a dozen or so people in white dhotis and sacred threads sit with oil lamps and brass vessels in a puja. Yellow scaffolding, red buildings and a green bus sit in the background.2017-05-24Outdoor ceremony at dusk on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase with railings. A seated figure with long swept-back hair wears rust-orange clothing, a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and gold bangles, seated before a silver tray. Beside them a figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands, and another shaved-headed person in an orange garment stands at the top of the stairs. A large grey dome-shaped object draped with a multicoloured flower garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves sits in the foreground. Below, rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit on red stairs, and a white-clad woman with a draped white shawl stands on the right. Palm trees, a red-roofed building, and string lights hang in the background.2015-02-19Dusk ritual scene at an outdoor temple platform. A man with long dark hair piled on his head, wearing a red-maroon cloth and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a raised white-railed platform behind a large dark grey dome-shaped structure draped with a garland of orange, yellow, red and white flowers. Below on the steps, several bare-chested priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand with brass vessels and oil lamps. Seated white-clad devotees line the courtyard on the right, and a lit lamp stands on the platform. a person is the seated figure on the platform, identified by appearance cues of long swept hair and rudraksha mala.2017-05-22May 22 20172017-05-22February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA large dark grey stone lingam is draped with a thick garland of multicoloured flowers in yellow, orange, red, purple, white and green, wrapped around its curved top. A metal staircase with white railings leads up to a small landing where two men sit. The seated man in front wears an orange-saffron cloth, a white and pink flower garland, and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, and sits with hands in his lap. A second person beside him, partly visible, has long dark hair and wears an orange cloth, bare-shouldered, with gold bangles. Below, another person in orange cloth stands on the steps. The background is a bright, hazy white sky. a person cues are a long dark hair style, a flower garland and orange clothing; he is seated in a ceremonial role at the lingam abhishekam-style setting.2017-05-24Outdoor photograph of a large dark grey Shiva linga on a raised platform, draped with a long garland of marigolds in yellow, orange, red, white, purple and green. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red cloth and a white flower garland, sits on a metal platform at the top of a silver-railed staircase. Below on the steps, a second person in orange and white sits near rows of brass pots and small offering vessels. A tall brass-topped lamp post stands at right against a plain wall.2017-05-24Outdoor photo of a large grey stone Shiva linga draped with a garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers. On a metal staircase platform beside it, a man with long dark hair, a crescent ornament on his head, a rudraksha-style red-brown beaded necklace and bare upper body sits in meditation. Several other seated figures in orange-red garments and a few brass vessels are on the steps behind him. Pale evening sky and trees in the background.2017-05-22Outdoor photograph of a large dark polished linga-shaped stone (shivalinga) draped in a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, orange, purple and white blooms, with scattered petals on its surface. On a metal scaffold platform beside it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white floral garland and orange-saffron cloth; he extends his hand toward the linga. A second man in orange-red robes stands at left on the steps, with a white cloth over his shoulder. Background shows a pale sky, a tree and a beige wall. Ritual abhishekam-style puja setting.2017-05-24May 22 20172017-05-22A large dark stone lingam is draped in a long garland of marigolds and rose-coloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. Above it, on a metal platform with silver railings, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace sits in orange-brown robes with a white-and-pink flower garland, hands near the lingam, seemingly performing abhishekam or puja. Beside him on the steps, two attendants in orange garments stand; one has long hair tied back and is also touching the platform. The setting is an open courtyard at dusk with a low wall and a tree at right. The candidate's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the features are not clear enough to confirm.2017-05-24