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Dusk photograph of an outdoor puja beside a dark hill with a rising moon in the pale evening sky. A large linga-shaped form is draped in an orange cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, adorned with white jasmine garlands and a red and white horizontal tripundra marking on its upper part. In front stand brass vessels, a small lamp and flower offerings on a low platform. To the right, a man with a shaved head and white tripundra, wearing white dhoti and an unstitched white upper cloth, sits cross-legged with his hands together in worship. Small offerings and a brass arati lamp are placed on the mat. Buildings and trees edge the scene.

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Evening outdoor scene at dusk with a dark hill silhouetted against a deep blue sky and a full moon rising above it. In the foreground a deity murti or Shiva lingam-style figure is draped in an orange-red cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, adorned with white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a horizontal tripundra-like marking on its head. A kalasha-style brass vessel and oil lamps sit on a white cloth in front. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead marking, sits cross-legged performing puja beside the offerings. Shipping-container-like structures lie to the left.2012-04-06Evening photograph at dusk with a dark hill silhouetted behind and a pale moon in the sky. In the centre stands a shivalinga-style murti draped in an orange cloth with a gold-bordered sash, adorned with white and red flower garlands, a silver necklace, and tripundra markings. A small silver figure stands at its base beside a brass vessel. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark sits in front of the murti, hands joined, appearing to perform a puja.2012-04-06April 05 20122012-04-05Photograph at dusk of an outdoor courtyard rows of black stone shivalingas. Two figures in orange seated or standing with their backs to the camera face a hill and a row of shipping containers painted in red and blue. A woman on the left wears an orange sari with a white jasmine garland in her hair and bangles. On the right a figure in an orange and gold robe with a large orange headwrap and a Shiva-style trident emblem on the forehead sits on an orange-draped seat, facing the hill; a rudraksha-style necklace is visible. The sky is pale and a light shines on the hillside.2012-04-05Outdoor photograph at dusk of a seated figure on a red-and-gold draped platform facing a hill, with rows of black chairs in the foreground and stacked shipping containers in red, grey, blue and teal behind. The seated figure wears an orange and gold shawl, an orange turban with a Shiva-like emblem, and a beaded necklace. To the left, a standing person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland looks toward the seated figure. A small crescent moon is visible above the hill.2012-04-05Night outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-like courtyard before a dark hill. A priest in white dhoti stands at left raising a lit flame, while beside him a deity murti or figure draped in orange cloth with a white garland sits on a raised platform. In the foreground, several women with braided hair in white, orange and red saris kneel facing the ritual, with brass oil lamps, a brass lamp stand and a plate of flowers on the ground. Behind them are white and red-striped low walls, stone deity sculptures in a row, a white obelisk pillar, and street lights under a dark sky with a crescent moon.2012-04-06April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor evening scene at an ashram: a seated figure in orange and gold robes with an orange turban bearing a white tripundra marking and a beaded necklace sits on a raised orange-draped seat, facing away toward a hill and stacked red and blue shipping containers. A standing person in orange clothing with a white and red flower garland stands at left, looking toward the hill. Rows of black cushions or seats fill the foreground. A pale moon is visible above the hill.2012-04-05Outdoor photo at dusk with a brown rocky hill behind a long low building with a corrugated metal roof. In the left foreground a young man in profile wears an orange wrap and a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, looking downward. In the lower right a second figure is partly visible from behind, wearing an orange turban with a pink flower and a large white tripundra mark on the forehead, plus a layered white bead necklace and a pendant; this figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, a probable Swamiji by appearance. A full moon is faintly visible in the sky above the hill.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor photo at dusk of a large open ground covered with rows of black stone linga-shaped seats, backed by a rocky hill and rows of rusty shipping containers under a corrugated roof. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment and a white and red flower garland stands at left, viewed from behind. Before them, a brown-and-orange draped statue or murti sits on an orange cloth, wearing an orange turban, a silver necklace with a pendant, and a Shiva-style horizontal marking on its forehead. Dark wooden stools or stands fill the foreground ground. A small white cloud of light marks the moon above the hill.2012-04-05Outdoor photo at dusk in front of a rocky hill with containers and rows of black seats behind. A standing figure on the left wears orange draped clothing and a white flower garland with red roses, with long dark hair swept back. Centre-right, a seated figure in orange and gold wrap sits on a raised orange-draped platform, wearing an orange turban with a large white tilak-like emblem, a beaded necklace and a pendant. The seated figure is a statue or murti rather than a living person, with a wrapped face-like form. Offerings and a golden sash lie on the platform.2012-04-05