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Outdoor photograph at a riverside-style festival site under a leafy tree. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sits on a white cloth, one hand resting on a large dark grey shivalinga draped with a pink and white flower garland. To the right, a second performer with a tiger-striped cloth, blue dhoti, painted face, black hair, large earrings and a golden trident stands beside the lingam. Helmeted police or security personnel are visible at left among onlookers, and yellow bunting and umbrellas line the background. Shown in the scene: a shivalinga ritual with flower offerings. Two people are visible, and no legible name appears in the image.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a young person in orange-saffron cloth, bare-chested apart from a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace and bands on the upper arm, standing on a float beside a black Shiva lingam decorated with a white flower garland and magenta flower garland. The person has long dark hair knotted on top, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead, and a dark wristband, and rests one hand on the lingam. Yellow triangular pennant flags and overhead power lines are visible against a clear blue sky, with a blue-and-white logo in the upper left corner.2007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing at left, wearing a brown rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and wrist, and a sheer orange wrap over his shoulder; he holds a small bunch of yellow flowers in both hands and looks down toward a large seated deity murti at right. The murti is draped in green cloth with orange and gold borders, wrapped in orange fabric, adorned with marigold and orange garlands, a white flower garland, a silver ornament and a dark rudraksha necklace. Rows of black stone shivalinga stand on the ground in the foreground, with a small brass lamp at lower left, white pillars and green trees behind. a person candidate in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and bracelets, offering flowers at the shrine.2012-10-09Two smiling young men in festival dress stand close together outdoors in front of a decorated festival float with flower garlands and a silver crescent ornament. The man on the left wears a crown-like headpiece of dark swept hair with gold ornaments, a silver crescent and rudraksha bands, a red bindi, an orange and tiger-striped shawl over orange clothing, and rudraksha bracelets; he raises one hand in greeting. The man on the right has long matted hair wrapped in an orange band, white vibhuti and a red tilak on the forehead, a long rudraksha mala, an orange garment with gold border, and a small round pendant on his chest. Behind them, white-clad devotees and a woman in a green sari with flowers in her hair move through a crowd under trees.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man with long swept-back dark hair stands on a raised silver metal platform with railings, hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered, facing a large smooth black stone linga. The linga is draped with a garland of marigolds, roses and white flowers in red, yellow, purple and green. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti, a wide ceremonial gold necklace, a flower garland over his shoulders and gold bangles. Behind him a second figure in orange clothing is partly visible, and at left a shaven-headed priest in orange with white tripundra markings and a beaded necklace stands near the railing. Pale sky and trees form the background.2013-06-24July 08 20132013-07-08June 07 20162016-06-07July 01 20132013-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large dark grey Shiva lingam decorated with a garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and ceremonial gold necklaces, pours milk from a silver vessel onto the lingam, with one hand on his chest. Beside him a priest in saffron robes with a white forehead band and white paste on his arms holds a garland and stands at a metal railing. Another saffron-robed figure is partly visible at the lower left, and a yellow-and-orange building and a construction backdrop sit behind them. a person identified by long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces in the milk abhishekam role; the priest beside him is shaved-headed in saffron.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10