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Outdoor photo at dusk on a dirt ground near a white-painted shrine holding a black Shivalinga garlanded with marigold and red flowers. A crowd of about 25 people in white clothes stands in a loose semicircle facing the shrine, many barefoot. A man in the centre wears white and stands with his back to the camera. A young man on the right wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder with a white dhoti. Palm trees and green shrubs stand behind, with a white wall in the distance, and a purple logo appears at the upper left.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a dirt ground near a white shrine structure with a black Shiva linga draped in a garland of red and yellow flowers. Many people wear white ritual clothing; several boys wear white dhotis and white shirts, and girls wear white salwar-style outfits. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands among them, and a woman in a saffron shawl stands to the left. Palm trees and greenery form the background. The people face the linga, apparently queueing for darshan or worship.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor photograph of a Pradosha puja at a white shrine with a tall copper-coloured finial and a large black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of orange and white flowers. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white salwar-style clothing stands on sandy ground around the shrine, with palm trees and greenery behind. A figure in orange robes stands near the centre of the shrine, and a brass vessel and a small table with lamps sit at the right. Several women in white saris and children in white are in the crowd.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor photo at a Pradosha puja at a white shrine with a black Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and red garlands. A crowd of roughly two dozen people in white clothes stands on sandy ground around the shrine, many barefoot. A man in an orange-saffron shawl stands near the lingam, and a young woman in a patterned white-and-orange sari stands at left. Some children and young people hold hands or stand in a circle, and a woman in white stands at the shrine's side. Trees and bushes frame the background.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor photo of a Pradosha puja at an open sandy ground surrounded by palm trees. A large tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white-painted square platform, with a dark Nandi-like sculpture at its base decorated with a red and white garland. A large group of people in plain white clothes, men in white dhotis and shirts and girls and women in white kurtas and dresses, stand and walk around the platform, some with hair in braids. A man in an orange cloth stands near the centre-left of the group. A green hose lies on the ground at right and small chalk designs mark the sand at the bottom edge.2007-10-08A photograph of a crowd of young men standing in a line on a dirt path beside a field with palm trees and a fence. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and dhoti-like white garments, and many have long orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders or around their necks. Some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several are looking toward the camera or to the side, and the scene appears to be a gathering before a procession. A distant building and hazy sky appear behind the palms. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph on a reddish-brown dirt path among palm and leafy trees with a thatched yellow-roofed structure at right. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white, mill about in small groups. A man in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti stands at centre-left, facing a bare-headed man in a white kurta and dhoti. Women wear white saris with yellow and red borders and one wears a pink-and-white sari. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas walk toward the right, some carrying bags. The scene looks like a gathering or procession at an ashram-style campus.2010-01-01Outdoor photo at an open sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured column stands behind a white plinth holding a large sculpted stone deity murti, with a dark circular stone base in front. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with shawls, stand in a loose line facing the murti, while a figure in white bends at the plinth. On the left, a group of girls and young women in white salwar or saris, some with orange sashes, stand in a row. Some people wear red and green saris. The scene looks like a temple worship gathering at a shrine. No identifiable a person is visible.2007-08-26Outdoor evening scene at an ashram courtyard with tall palm trees behind a white-painted shrine. A dark Nandi-style stone sculpture sits on a black lotus-shaped base garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, and a copper-coloured column rises behind it. A line of people in white ritual clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the right, while on the left a woman in white and a figure in orange robes bow before the shrine. A tall brass pot and a small wooden stand sit nearby on the sandy ground, indicating a pradosha puja. Several men on the right wear orange shawls over white dhotis. Printed on the image is a2007-10-08December 23 20082008-12-23