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A large cream-coloured Shivalinga is draped with thick garlands of marigolds, roses and green leaves in red, white, yellow and orange bands. On a raised platform to the right, a man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holds a metal bowl and sits near a helper who holds a gold-handled umbrella with multicoloured tassels overhead. Another man is partly visible at the top right. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues are visible: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is a probable Swamiji in an in-person setting performing abhishekam or alankara of the linga.

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A large dark black stone Shivalinga is adorned with a thick garland of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in yellow, orange, pink, purple and white, with a floral border around its base. Several robed figures in orange and saffron clothing stand on a white metal staircase and platform beside it, and one figure at the top raises a small vessel over the lingam. Sunlight falls on a pale sky and a concrete wall behind. The arrangement of flower garlands and the lingam suggest a Shiva puja or abhishekam ritual.2015-02-19January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large dark grey Shiva lingam stands in the foreground, draped in a garland of marigolds, roses, white jasmine and green leaves in red, yellow, pink and green bands, with a silver tripundra-style band across its face. Behind it, several men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas gather around a wooden stand and vessels in front of a red multi-storey building, beneath a white canopy with red, blue, yellow and green tassels. One central man has long dreadlocked hair and a white cloth over his shoulder, bending over the lingam; others in headbands and orange garments assist. Steps and a metal railing frame the scene, and a faint smoke trail rises behind. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja to the lingam.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA large dark stone lingam is wrapped in a dense garland of marigolds and white, yellow, red and green flowers, with a silver three-horizontal-bands tripundra design on its face. Above it, a man in orange-red robes with a bare upper body and red tilak pours liquid from a golden vessel, while another man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and a headdress sits beside him under a multicoloured fringed parasol. Behind them stand a red building and stone steps.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A large golden-yellow Shivalinga stands on a black circular pedestal, draped with a long garland of marigolds and white, red, yellow and green flowers that spirals down its length. Dust or powder rises in a cloud around the base. On a raised metal scaffold at right, a man in orange-red ceremonial clothing holds a multicoloured fringed parasol over the linga, and another person in orange stands beside him. A small figure in orange attends at the lower left near the steps. Blue sky and trees fill the background.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large grey stone linga draped with a long garland of marigolds, roses and mixed-colour flowers, with a figure seated on a raised white metal platform beside it. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange (saffron) top stands on a white metal platform wearing a rudraksha mala and gold-coloured drape, under a large ornate parasol with bands of red, yellow, green, blue and white tassels. Two other people in orange robes stand behind on the stairs and platform, holding a parasol pole. Clear sky background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial parasol, presented at a linga abhishekam-type ritual setting.2018-01-01 +1 copies