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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession on tiered stone steps with red-and-white banding. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a tripundra forehead marking and long dark hair swept back, stands on a metal staircase, smiling and turning toward a companion. Beside him, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala looks on. At lower left, a bare-chested attendant in a red-orange cloth and a white-clad man stand near a round white parasol with multicolored tassels and a golden finial, set on the stone steps. Behind them, a robed figure in orange stands near a fence line with rows of black stone lingams or pedestals along the wall. The group is moving up the steps.

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January 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor temple ceremony at a tiered stone stepped tank with red brick and grey steel railed stairs. On the upper landing, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a priest in white dhoti wearing a rudraksha garland, both near a decorated area. A young boy in orange robes stands on the stairs, and a man in an orange cloth walks below. Two attendants under a striped rainbow-coloured umbrella on a tall pole stand at the lower left. A drone hovers above the wall, and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hang on a dark pillar at the right. Line-up of black kalasha-like pots on the wall top.2018-01-01A photograph of a ghat-style stone stairway with a metal handrail, lined by rows of black Shiva lingams along a low wall. A central man with long dark hair, a red-orange sleeveless garment and a tilak on his forehead walks up the steps, one hand resting on the rail, smiling. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with long hair and a mala walks with him. Behind them to the left, a barefoot man in white and a bright orange garment stands near the railing, and in front a younger man in a white head wrap and bare chest with beads and orange cloth is seen. A figure in orange stands in the background above the wall. Golden-toned sandstone walls frame the scene. Central figure is a probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, orange-red clothing and mala beads.2018-01-01A photograph of a procession on stone steps beside a tall beige wall and a metal stair railing. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears a rust-orange dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl, and holds a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and an ornate necklace. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands on a higher level near a lamp post. At the lower left, a shirtless attendant in orange wears a rudraksha mala and a headband, and another attendant in a dark turban is partly visible at the bottom left edge. Watermarked copyright text overlays the right side of the frame.2018-01-01A photograph of a ghat-style stone staircase with a metal handrail. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a rust-orange cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace and a vertical tilak mark on his forehead walks down the steps, smiling, while a man in white dhoti and shawl holds the railing beside him. Below them, two figures in orange and white with beaded necklaces and a headwrap stand on the steps. Behind a fence, a figure in orange stands near a row of black shivalingam-shaped stone pieces. The wall behind is warm sandstone. Long-haired figure in orange is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown with long hair, a rust-orange cloth and a beaded necklace, but identity is uncertain.2018-01-01A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes climbing a metal staircase toward a raised platform with a stone-carved seat and a golden staff overhead. The central figure has long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, and wears an orange dhoti with a shawl across his shoulder; a man in white follows and steadies him by the rail. Two younger men in the foreground, one wearing a white head-wrap and rudraksha malas, look on from the stone steps, and another orange-clad figure stands with folded hands near a wall. Strong cues make the central figure a person, shown ascending to the platform for ritual proceedings. A stone enclosure, brass-topped pillar and wall form the setting.2018-01-01Outdoor photo of a man in long swept-back black hair and an orange-red sleeveless top with a red-orange dhoti-style wrap, climbing a silver-railed metal staircase toward a raised platform with a gold-topped flagpole and a carved stone slab. Behind him, another man in white attire follows, and two figures stand at the lower left wearing rudraksha malas and orange cloth, one with a headband and one with painted arms. A third person in orange robes stands in the background near a wall and fence. The ochre wall and red brick steps form the setting.2018-01-01A photograph of a large stepped stone tank with red-and-white banded walls and a metal staircase railing, beside a dark grey Shivalinga on a round yoni-shaped base draped with a long garland of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. In the foreground, a group of about eight men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand around a small arched shrine niche with a decorated white canopy, a red cloth and a flower garland, while a priest in white clothing stands at the front. On the staircase a long-haired figure in orange clothing and another person in white ascend the steps, and a few more people in orange and white are visible at the upper edge of the tank. Rows of small dark lingams line the tank rim.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01Outdoor temple scene on red-and-white stone steps lined with rows of black shivalingams. A long-haired figure with dark dreadlocks wears an orange-red sannyasi cloth and stands on a metal landing near a small black box and brass plate. Below, a man in a white dhoti and cream shawl, with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, stands at the top of a metal staircase. Two people in orange and white clothing, one with a flower-decorated head, sit on the lower steps beside a red-and-white cloth. Text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with '' and '' printed across the image2018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a stepped stone temple tank or ghat with rows of black lingams set along the stairs. A group of about eight people in orange saffron robes ascends the steps, several carrying a long rod or staff; a figure in an ornate turban and orange clothing walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a golden finial. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border climbs the steps ahead with a long pole, and a bare-chested man in orange is seated at the lower edge. Ritual procession, padapuja-style walk, sacred stone lingams.2018-01-01July 24 20172017-07-24