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A woman in an orange sari with long, curly dark hair and a large gold pendant with rudraksha beads bends forward to touch a stone shivalinga with her hand, holding a yellow flower near the base. Around her, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes stands in a dusty outdoor courtyard beside a weathered pink wall with a trident mounted on it. An older man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala places his hands together, and a bald man in white with rudraksha beads stands at the right edge. The overcast sky is pale grey.

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June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 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.2006-06-04Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees in saffron-orange robes at a pink-washed wall with a trident mounted on it and ivy growing over the top. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace leans forward with a walking staff, touching a stone object at the base of the wall with one hand. Behind them, several people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, including a grey-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange. A small yellow flower lies on the stone. Overcast sky.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor 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 20062006-06-04Outdoor ritual procession under a leafy tree canopy at a temple-like courtyard with a dark polished floor scattered with flower petals. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a man holds a golden trident (trishul) upright, and another man to the right holds his hands folded. A younger man at left carries a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Several men wear orange-and-maroon sashes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and flower garlands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange or yellow shawls stand by. Brass ritual vessels and a bell sit on a white cloth at lower left, with a deity murti or ritual items on a mat nearby.2008-12-23