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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a hazy hill behind it. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands on a striped red-and-white stepped platform, head bowed, with a shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a second man in orange robes stands at the left edge. To the left, a large black oil lamp stand (deepam) sits on a white pillar. On the platform behind, a decorated white-and-orange altar holds padukas or a small deity murti with a garland and flowers. Rows of black lamps fill the courtyard, with two stone deity sculptures at right and a white pillar in the centre. A white kolam design is on the ground at lower right.

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Outdoor puja at a large field of black stone Shivalingams set in rows, with shipping containers and a hill behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and gold bangles, faces a central white-draped shrine topped by a lingam garlanded with white and red flowers and an orange cloth. The figure scatters petals with an outstretched hand, while a second person in white at the left edge holds a brass plate. A small brass kalasha and a lamp sit on the platform in front of the shrine.2011-12-19Outdoor photograph of a priest in orange robes and an orange turban performing aarti with a flaming lamp before a Shiva lingam draped in white cloth, adorned with white and red garlands and a red face-like mask. Rows of black lingams stand on a wet stone platform, with shipping containers, a hillside and trees behind. Brass puja vessels and a kalasha sit on a tray in front of the lingam. The priest appears to be a single man with long hair and bangles, standing barefoot on the platform.2011-12-19October 09 20112011-10-09October 09 20112011-10-09Outdoor photo at sunrise of a shrine courtyard filled with rows of black Shiva lingams on low platforms, backed by a green hill and a long roofed building. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over orange robes and an orange turban, stands with hands folded facing a seated deity murti or sacred image decorated with white and red flower garlands and an orange cloth. A white-pillared gateway frames the right side, and a white pillar stands in front. The pale sunlight and steps painted in red and white complete the scene.2011-10-09Outdoor photo at dusk of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers over a rudraksha mala, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead, waving his right hand. Behind him sits a seated statue in orange drapery with a crown-like orange headpiece and bead necklace, facing away. Rows of black lingam-shaped stone shivalingas fill the foreground, with shipping-container structures and a forested hill behind.2012-04-05Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground beside stacked shipping containers and a hillside of trees. Three figures walk in conversation. The central man wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace; he appears to be a person by appearance, though the identification is uncertain. To his left, a man in orange robes carries a long staff and wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands with the group. Behind them, grey stone deity sculptures sit on a red-and-white painted platform near rows of dark pillars and white posts.2011-12-19Outdoor evening scene at a hilly ashram setting with rows of black chairs and stacked red and blue shipping containers behind. In the foreground, a man in orange robes wears a long garland of white and red flowers over a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and looks off to the side. Beside him is a seated statue draped in orange cloth, wearing an orange turban with a silver emblem and a silver necklace, placed on an orange-covered seat. The man's appearance includes long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing with distinctive garland and mala adornments, a probable match for Swamiji (probable) in a role of standing devotee-speaker beside a statue.2012-04-05October 14 20122012-10-14A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a white and red flower garland stands beside a seated golden-draped Shiva lingam figure with an orange cloth, a silver necklace and a Shiva lingam-style emblem on its face. Behind them is a rocky hill with trees and a line of shipping containers. Rows of black stone shivalingams fill the open ground in front. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, and he raises one hand in a blessing gesture. The scene is outdoors in early evening light, with the hill and ashram structures behind. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a garland, matching the page's claim that Swamiji attended this event.2012-04-05A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a vertical tilak on his forehead, walking up a white stone platform in bright sunlight. Behind him rows of dark stone memorial or shrine structures stretch across a courtyard, backed by a wooded hill and a long low shed with a corrugated roof. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge beside a brass bell and a tray of flowers and offerings on the platform. a person appearance is uncertain; the walking figure has a shaved head and no distinctive crown or swept hair, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-09-12Outdoor 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.2012-04-05