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Outdoor scene on red-painted tiered steps where many devotees sit in rows beside large black stone shivalingams set on yoni-shaped bases with brass pots and oil lamps. Red flags with a saffron-turbaned smiling figure printed on them rise on poles at left; the flag figure is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Several people in front sit with palms pressed together in namaste; a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in blue sari with a pink blouse lead the gesture near the foreground. A man at right wears rudraksha malas and a bare chest, while others wear white, saffron and colourful saris and salwar kameez. A chain-link fence and a crowd of seated devotees fill the background.

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Outdoor ritual gathering on tiered red steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style lingams and brass pots. Devotees sit with palms pressed in anjali, many in white, orange and blue clothing. A large red flag with an orange-robed smiling portrait of a woman flutters at left. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits in the centre-right, and another in a light shawl sits near the front. Brass bowls and plates stand among the lingams, with a red-and-pink backdrop and sunlit trees beyond.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a crowd seated on red-painted tiered steps beside rows of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestal bases with brass bowls and lamps. In the foreground a red flag bears a smiling portrait of a man in an orange-yellow turban against a white background, with a dark-haired figure in the flag's image. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits with palms joined near the centre, another man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits with hands folded, and a woman in a blue sari with palms pressed together sits to the right. Several dozen other devotees in mixed white and coloured clothing sit on the upper tiers. The scene suggests a group abhishekam or puja at the lingams.2016-12-03Outdoor ceremony on red-painted stone steps where many devotees sit before black stone Shivalinga structures with brass vessels and small oil lamps placed around them. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare arms sits with palms pressed together, while a woman in a blue sari sits beside him and a woman in pink with a name badge sits at left. Behind them, a shirtless man in grey trousers and a bald man in white garments sit among a large crowd of seated participants under flags and a loudspeaker on a pole.2016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on tiered red stone steps before rows of black polished Shivling lingams on square bases, with small brass pots and bowls among them. In the foreground a woman in a pink kurta and white trousers, with glasses and a red shawl, sits with palms pressed together in namaste beside a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red shawl and rudraksha mala. Behind them many devotees in white, pink, orange and blue clothes sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas. Red flags and a red tent canopy appear at upper left under a clear sky.2016-12-05December 17 20162016-12-17December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on tiered red steps at an open-air ritual venue, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Black stone shivalingams stand on the steps, with brass bowls and small lamps nearby. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a magenta border sits with hands folded, and a young woman in a grey hoodie beside her also prays. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a red-and-gold mala sits with palms together, and a silver-haired man in white clothes sits nearby. Red and orange flags with a saffron banner rise at right, and a tree and clear sky sit above the steps.2016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03Devotees sit in rows on red-painted stone steps at an outdoor ghat-style setting, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and women wear colourful saris and salwar-style dress. Black stone shivalingams stand on pedestals along the steps, with brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel and blue bowls placed nearby. Red flags on tall poles rise along the right, and a tree and clear sky sit above. The scene reads as group puja or satsang with devotees in prayer, though no specific figure of Swamiji is clearly identifiable here.2016-12-05 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a large seated gathering on red-painted stone steps lined with black Shivalinga stones and brass vessels. Many devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground a woman in pink top and black leggings and a woman in a blue sari sit with eyes closed; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits beside a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti who has hands folded. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis or grey trousers with rudraksha malas. In the background a crowd stretches up the steps beside a metal railing and red flags. Shiva lingams and brass lamps fill the scene.2016-12-03Outdoor ceremony on red-tiered stone steps where many devotees sit before rows of black stone Shivalingams, each with a small brass vessel. Men and women wear white dhotis, saffron, red and teal clothing, and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in a red kurta with a long braid sit with eyes closed beside a lingam. Red and saffron flags stand at left under a tree, and many participants are seated in meditative posture across the terraces.2016-12-03