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Overhead view of a rudraksha-covered Shiva lingam arrangement on a magenta silk cloth with gold-embossed border. The shape of a Shiva lingam and yoni-pitha is formed entirely from dark brown rudraksha beads, with a white tripundra marked at the top of the lingam. Garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers, pink blossoms and green leaves frame the arrangement. Round gold-rimmed decorative discs line the edges of the cloth, and gold metal sculptures appear at the left and right edges. No people are visible.2020-11-24November 24 20202020-11-24July 05 20202020-07-05Overhead photo of a temple floor decorated for ritual. Centre: a large pink cloth with a dark green border holds a shape built from dense brown rudraksha-like beads outlined in yellow marigold garlands, with a small white and red tilak mark. Below it and at left, white flower clusters sit on red cloths, and teal cloths with gold-coloured discs and red-and-white floral garlands frame the sides. Gold trishula tridents stand at the top, and a gilded deity murti with garlands occupies the upper right. No people are visible.2020-07-05February 21 20202020-02-21 +1 copiesMay 30 20182018-05-30 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20142014-02-27Close-up photograph of a long rudraksha mala coiled on a red velvet tray with a red-and-orange tasselled end at the upper right. The brown, textured seeds are densely strung and arranged in loose loops. No people are visible. The page describes this as a jewelry item used by the Supreme Pontiff, but no person is shown holding or wearing it. +1 copiesFebruary 27 20142014-02-27September 29 20132013-09-29A large outdoor stage at an ashram features a towering floral deity-like form decorated with bands of marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, orange, green, red and white. The elaborate floral structure rises from a tiered base and has a dark central face-shaped panel framed by a red and white garland. Two or three people in saffron and white stand atop the structure. Behind it are a brick multi-storey building under construction and rows of red brick seating tiers where a few people in white and some in saffron sit. A water pool surrounds the base.2015-07-31February 27 20142014-02-27