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Outdoor ritual scene in front of a hillside with banana plants and red shipping containers. A standing man with bare upper back wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and holds a red parasol with fringe and a small brass vessel in one hand. He faces a large seated figure draped in red and orange garlands, with a painted face and a red-and-white pattern, decorated with white and red beads and a white dhoti. Rows of white-cloth-covered offerings with marigold garlands stretch across the ground. A man in white at the left edge is partly visible. The figure in orange with the parasol appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate given his swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial bearing, though the face is not clearly shown.

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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple grounds with a hillside behind. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wrapped in a white turban and red-orange saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, pointing toward a central deity murti (a Shiva lingam or linga-form image) draped in white cloth, adorned with marigold garlands, a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A red parasol with fringe is held overhead by an attendant in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, while another attendant in orange robes stands at left. Rows of white-covered platforms with yellow and orange marigold garlands extend into the distance, with a red building and banana plants at the edge of the grounds.2011-12-21A standing man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a large white-draped Shiva lingam. The lingam is garlanded with white and red flowers, has a rudraksha-style necklace and red tilak marks, and an orange cloth is draped over it. Around the lingam, many smaller black lingams are arranged in rows on a wet stone platform. Shipping-container style red structures and a forested hill stand in the background. A small brass puja plate with a kalasha-type vessel sits at the base of the lingam. The man has long hair, orange-toned clothing and gold bangles, and is barefoot.2011-12-19Outdoor 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 temple scene with a figure seen from behind in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept up, standing before a Shiva lingam draped in red and white cloth, adorned with a red headpiece, rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and a red flower garland. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border, bare-shouldered, holds a long red ceremonial umbrella over the deity. Scattered flower petals cover the paved ground, with more lingams and yellow marigold garlands in the background, green hills and banana trees beyond.2011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21Outdoor 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.2011-12-19December 21 20112011-12-21A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a large deity murti of Shiva. The murti is draped in a red and white garland, its face marked with tripundra and wearing a red headdress and rudraksha beads. Rows of small black lingams with white cloths and marigold garlands extend across a paved courtyard, with a hillside and banana leaves behind. Petals are scattered on the ground.2011-12-21December 21 20112011-12-21December 19 20112011-12-19A photograph of an outdoor temple ground with a standing sannyasi in orange-saffron robes, bare-footed with a yellow-beaded necklace, hands pressed together in namaskar before a large Shiva lingam draped in a white cloth and wrapped with red and orange garlands. Rows of smaller black lingams with marigold garlands stretch across the courtyard, backed by container-style structures, banana plants, a parked silver vehicle and a rocky wooded hill. Rice grains and flower petals are scattered on the stone floor.2011-12-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a red-and-white garlanded deity murti seated on a white draped platform, decorated with red and white flower garlands, gold necklaces, a black rudraksha-style mala and a tilak-marked face. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white and gold turban holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, while a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a red canopy umbrella with tassels overhead. Rows of white-covered seats with yellow marigold garlands stretch behind, with green hills and a metal-roofed building beyond.2011-12-21