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Outdoor ritual scene before a wooded hill. A figure with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, stands with back to camera facing a deity murti draped in orange cloth and adorned with red and white marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside them a plate with offerings is held by someone at left edge, and a brass bowl sits on a blue pedestal at left. Behind the murti stand orange-red shipping-container style walls and a tall white obelisk pillar at right. Lush green hillside with rocky outcrops rises behind.

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Outdoor photo of a single man standing on a raised platform in front of a wooded hill with rocky outcrops. He wears long dark hair swept back, an orange-saffron garment wrapped at the body and draped over one shoulder, a gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style bead mala, a dark waist belt, and a band on his upper arm. Garlands of red and yellow flowers hang near his feet beside a draped green-and-tan cloth. A lamp-like bowl sits at the left edge and a white obelisk stands at right, with orange metal containers behind the platform.2012-09-14April 05 20122012-04-05July 24 20122012-07-24Outdoor view at a hilltop ashram with a forested hill behind. In the foreground a large idol with a red turban, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, a green and gold cloth and necklaces stands before a long row of black lingams. A bare-shouldered man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head stands at right facing the idol. Brass vessels and a small deity figure in yellow sit on the platform. Orange shipping-container-style sheds stand behind.2012-10-11Outdoor photo at an ashram-like site with a hill and trees behind. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, with a gold necklace, gold armlets, and a white tilak on his forehead, looking toward a draped object. Beside him, a large black Shivalinga-style stone stands on a platform, dressed in a pink and gold silk sari-like cloth, a red-and-white garland, and an orange crown with a silver ornament. Rows of black lingams fill the ground to the right, with a long brown shelter beyond. A small brass figure and a red flower sit at the base.2012-07-25Outdoor photo at dusk of a seated figure on an orange-draped platform, viewed from behind, wearing an orange turban with a jeweled Shiva-style emblem and a layered necklace, and an orange-and-gold shawl. Beside the platform stands a woman in an orange sari with white and red flower garlands, facing the scene. In front, rows of black stone shivalinga-like forms fill the ground. Behind them are stacked red and blue shipping containers under a low white-roofed shed, with a rocky hill and a water tank in the background.2012-04-05Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair seated on a dark red cushioned chair atop a concrete platform, smiling broadly with eyes closed, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and dhoti. A colourful striped mat lies on the steps in front, and a plastic water bottle sits beside him. Behind him rises a rocky, tree-covered hill, with stacked rust-coloured shipping containers, white pillars and a blue wrought-iron lamp stand with a bowl on the right. Seated figure is the sole person visible.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at dusk in front of a rocky hill with containers and rows of black seats behind. A standing figure on the left wears orange draped clothing and a white flower garland with red roses, with long dark hair swept back. Centre-right, a seated figure in orange and gold wrap sits on a raised orange-draped platform, wearing an orange turban with a large white tilak-like emblem, a beaded necklace and a pendant. The seated figure is a statue or murti rather than a living person, with a wrapped face-like form. Offerings and a golden sash lie on the platform.2012-04-05Outdoor photo beneath a green, tree-covered hill with a rocky summit. A man in orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised stone wall, one hand gesturing, shaved-headed with a vertical tilak, speaking to an unseen audience. Behind him are a low tin-roofed building, stacked straw bales, and dark stone statues, including a bull-like figure, with a streetlight at right. A person with dark hair is partly visible in the lower right foreground, facing the speaker.2012-10-17A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl wears a long garland of white and red flowers and a red-and-white floral necklace over his bare chest, with a red tilak on his forehead. He stands on a paved courtyard beside a large orange-draped Shivalinga, which bears a silver face-mark and a gold-bordered orange cloth draped over its pedestal. Behind them lie rows of black Shivalingas on a plain, and a line of shipping containers in blue, red and white sits beside a rocky hill with sparse trees. A parked silver car is at left. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram site with many lingams. The man has long dark hair and is barefoot, with orange-clad distinctive clothing and garlands as cues.2012-04-05September 14 20122012-09-14