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A photograph of a procession beside a weathered pink-plastered temple wall. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a gold necklace over rudraksha malas, shields his brow under a red and green canopy held over him. Behind him attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near a fan-like yellow and purple umbrella. In the foreground is a dark stone shivalinga beside a carved Nandi bull and a small red offering of flowers. Several onlookers watch from a ledge above.

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June 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.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 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 20062006-06-04A 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.2006-06-04Outdoors beside a weathered pink-plastered wall, a smiling man with long dark hair and saffron-orange robes pours or touches a grey stone lingam-like object while a small carved stone figure sits at its base. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace. Behind him, a red and gold canopy with tassels and several yellow-and-red parasols are raised, and devotees in orange and white robes stand around, some with hands folded, one holding a parasol. Strong daylight and green trees in the background. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace is consistent with the page's description of the event.2006-06-04Outdoor procession scene beside a weathered pink-plastered wall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace, standing behind a grey stone Shiva lingam set on a white pedestal, with a white nandi-like stone nearby. Around him are devotees in saffron clothing, some carrying saffron-and-blue ceremonial flags on poles, and a cameraman with a shoulder-mounted video camera filming. Figures stand on the wall above, and a palanquin-like canopy with fringed decoration appears in the background. A visible puja offering of red and white flowers rests on the base.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04December 23 20082008-12-23