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A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band with a red dot, rudraksha-style red and brown beaded malas, layered gold necklaces and gold bangles stands beside a large smooth black stone sphere, a shivalingam-like form, decorated with a long garland in bands of yellow, orange, red, purple and green flowers. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-brown wraps and white forehead bands stand on either side, one on the left with a white garland and one on the right touching the stone. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a fence, with a blue, yellow and red draped backdrop and a banana leaf in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified by his swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold necklaces and the page's event context, with the two attendants as priests.

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Outdoor ritual photograph of a large dark polished stone Shivalinga being ceremonially worshipped, wrapped with a long multicolour garland of red, yellow, purple and green flowers. Three men stand around it: two shaved-headed priests in rust-brown robes with white forehead bands and beaded malas, and a central figure with swept-back dark hair, saffron-red garlands, gold chains and bangles, and a red-and-white tilak, smiling as he pours or offers something onto the lingam. Behind them a striped blue, yellow and red canopy and seated white-clad devotees watch. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and red garlands; he is shown performing abhishekam.2013-07-22Outdoor ritual photograph at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A large dark stone lingam sits in the foreground, draped with a long multicoloured garland of yellow, red, purple and green flowers. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown shawl, a rainbow-coloured flower garland over the shoulders, layered gold chains and gold bangles, and holds a small silver vessel with both hands. Two shaven-headed men flank him, both with white forehead markings and wooden bead necklaces, one with his hands clasped. Behind them are a red, yellow and blue draped backdrop, a crowd of seated devotees in white and red, and green banana leaves. The ritual setting suggests abhishekam offerings on the lingam.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a large black lingam draped with a multicolour garland of marigolds and other flowers in yellow, red, purple and green, being bathed in milk or liquid. Three men stand at a metal railing behind it. The central figure wears a red-and-gold shawl, a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and bangles, and pours liquid from a white vessel over the lingam. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange wrap and white forehead markings, and the man on the right wears an orange wrap and a white band across the forehead; both hold white vessels. Behind them are blue, yellow and orange bunting and a red wall. The central figure has long dark hair and a painted forehead, consistent with a person candidate performing abhishekam.2013-07-22A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and ornate gold necklaces stands in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a dense rudraksha mala and red-and-yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with white tilak holds a metal railing. The man leans over a large dark black stone lingam or yoni-shaped altar wrapped in red, white and yellow flower garlands, his hand resting on it. The sky behind is plain white. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces.2013-07-01July 08 20132013-07-08June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style ceremony at a large dark polished black stone lingam covered with a garland of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers. A central figure in a red garland and gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala, forehead marked with white tripundra, rests his hands on the top of the lingam while bending over it, flanked by two shaved-headed priests in saffron-brown cloth with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd of people in white garments sits on red-stepped seating beside a fence; banners in red, yellow and blue hang along the back, with a banana-leaf plant and a white ceremonial umbrella in the foreground.2013-07-22July 08 20132013-07-08