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Outdoor photo of a devotee gathering at a fenced terrace on a hilltop campus under a cloudy sky. A bald man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded in prayer beside a red-brick tiered platform lined with small potted plants and clay pots. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man wears a white dhoti with a yellow-orange border and stands with his back to the camera, while a woman in a lavender sun hat and two men in white clothes watch from the railing. Red-brick buildings, palm trees and a flagpole with a blue emblem appear in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a terraced red stone tiered area lined with rows of small black stone lingam-shaped pedestals and potted saplings. In the foreground a young priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border stands on a raised step with bare back and feet, beside a fence railing. A man in an orange polo shirt and white trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in white and red sari with blonde hair also has hands folded. Other white-clad priests stand nearby. Brass and wicker trays of bananas, coconuts, flowers, turmeric and kumkum offerings sit on the steps, with a brass kalasha or lamp among them.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram temple grounds showing a row of black stone Shivalingams on pedestals with flowers and small potted plants lining a path. A man in a cream kurta and light trousers with a red-and-gold beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste near the lingams. Beside him an older man in white robes with a red-striped sash, a shaved-head monk in white, and a woman in a patterned top stand nearby. A woman in white with long blonde hair pours liquid onto a lingam from a vessel. Chain-link fencing, brick walls and a sheet-metal roofed building appear in the background under an overcast sky.2011-07-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a riverside ghat with rows of small black shivalingas on a red-brick step set against water. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand at the stone edge with hands pressed in anjali. A man in an orange shirt and white trousers stands with palms together near the centre. A woman in a white garment with long light hair stands at right. Plates and baskets hold bananas, coconut halves, kumkum and turmeric, flowers, a small brass lamp and a conch-shaped vessel, with potted saplings along the steps. A woman in red sari with folded hands is at the far right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering at the water's edge.2011-07-17Outdoor photo at a riverside or lakeside ritual site with terraced red brick steps lined with potted green plants and a palm-fringed background. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shirt stands at a railing beside a figure in white holding a folded white cloth, while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala speaks and gestures with palms pressed together. Behind them, several devotees in white clothes and a woman in a teal top stand along a metal railing with hands folded. Three black Shiva lingams sit on a wooden platform wrapped in white cloth, with a black stone bowl and potted plants in front. Ritual abhishekam-style offerings and a red umbrella appear in the background. Several people look on, some with heads covered.2011-07-17 +1 copiesMay 17 20112011-05-17A photograph of a large red-stepped tiered structure lined with many black stone shivalingams, each set on a round yoni-peetha base, arranged in rows across the steps and along a water channel in the foreground. Women wearing saffron-orange sarees and several women in white clothes move along the steps and tend to the lingams, some carrying metal pots and vessels. Some lingams are being washed and ritually bathed. Chain-link fencing and a tall lamp post stand behind the structure, with a few onlookers visible at the upper right. This appears to be a ritual abhishekam scene with lingams being bathed by devotees.2013-06-03December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with rows of stone lingams or shivalingas on bases in the background, a low orange-and-cream building, and trees and hills beyond. A group of about ten men and women stands in a loose circle. A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, while a figure in an orange wrap with long hair and a beaded necklace stands at center. Others wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. The scene looks like a casual gathering rather than a formal ceremony.2011-09-26August 06 20092009-08-06May 17 20112011-05-17Photograph of a seated group of devotees on red-tiered steps of an outdoor ritual stage, with black stone yoni-style seats and brass vessels placed along the steps. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red border and red-and-white mala sits with hands joined in prayer. To his left, a woman in yellow sari with red mala sits with eyes closed. To the right, a young woman in maroon top and dark trousers with rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing sit in meditation, some wearing rudraksha malas. Chain-link fencing and red flags appear in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues.2016-12-14