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Outdoor ritual at a large dark grey dome-shaped stone lingam draped with a long garland of multicolored flowers in yellow, red, white, purple and green. Three men in orange-brown and saffron garments stand behind it. The central figure, wearing a red and orange beaded mala, gold necklaces and a gold bracelet, pours from a small vessel onto the lingam. A bald man on the left, with white tripundra markings, presses his palms together in prayer, and a bald man on the right, bare-chested with a sash, rests his hands on the stone. Seated devotees in white clothing line the steps behind a metal railing, and red and yellow floral decorations hang from the tent frame.

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July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A large dark grey lingam stone is being bathed in a ritual abhishekam while garlanded with a long multicolour flower garland of yellow, red, white, purple and green blooms. Three men in saffron-orange and ochre robes stand around it. The central man, bare-chested with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, pours or holds a white cloth bundle over the lingam. A man at left wears a white tripundra marking and an orange wrap, and a man at right with shaved head and beaded necklace stands beside him. Behind them, a low railing, decorated tent drapery with red, pink and yellow garlands, and seated spectators at the lower left watch the puja.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08Outdoor ritual at a large polished black stone lingam, with a multicoloured flower garland draped down its side. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a crimson-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, gold chain necklace and armlets, and an orange-brown cloth, and stands with his hands resting on the lingam, probable Swamiji, performing a ceremony. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead band and a sacred thread holds his hands in anjali. Another orange-robed attendant stands behind, and seated devotees in white clothes line red-carpeted steps beneath a red-and-white draped canopy with yellow marigold garlands.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08Outdoor temple-style ceremony at a large dark polished black stone lingam covered with a garland of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers. A central figure in a red garland and gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala, forehead marked with white tripundra, rests his hands on the top of the lingam while bending over it, flanked by two shaved-headed priests in saffron-brown cloth with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd of people in white garments sits on red-stepped seating beside a fence; banners in red, yellow and blue hang along the back, with a banana-leaf plant and a white ceremonial umbrella in the foreground.2013-07-22Outdoor 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.2013-07-08July 01 20132013-07-01A large dark black stone lingam is draped with a garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers running down its front. Two priests stand behind it pouring liquid from metal vessels; the left priest wears a red-and-gold garland and white forehead markings, the right priest is bald with white forehead markings and a saffron/orange shawl around his shoulders and a garland of beads. Behind them stand orange marigold garlands, red and white draped fabric and a tall decorated banner. Seated on red steps at the left and right, several devotees in white and pink clothing watch the abhishekam.2013-07-01July 08 20132013-07-08