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A photograph of a temple ritual setting with rows of black stone shivalingams on red-tiled steps. Several young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, their faces and arms marked with white vibhuti lines and wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young woman with braided hair sits near small brass lamps, flowers and a plate of offerings. Behind them older men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests sit among brass vessels and pujaram items. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the lingams, with the pictured people seated in meditative stillness.

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Tiered red stone steps hold rows of young boys and girls in ritual dress performing a puja beside black stone Shiva lingams. Several children in saffron/orange dhotis and sashes wear rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilak, with hands joined in namaskar or chanting. Others in white dhotis with gold borders sit in the back rows. Small brass bowls and plates hold pink flower petals, and brass lamps and kalashas rest on the steps.

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2017-07-03 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of many devotees seated on red-painted stone tiers beside rows of black Shivalinga stones set on yoni-shaped pedestals. Most wear saffron-orange cloths and some have white forehead markings. A bare-chested man in front-centre wears a white dhoti with a gold-edged border and a white head cloth, sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Brass vessels, bowls and small lamps sit on the steps by the lingams. A woman at left wears orange and bears white body markings. Trees and flagpoles stand in the background under an overcast sky. Watermarked archive photograph.

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Photograph of a large group of young boys and youths seated on tiered red-and-grey steps during a ritual, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Most wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with gold borders, some wear white dhotis with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. Rows of black cylindrical lingam-like stones stand on pedestals along the steps, with brass pots and flower petals scattered among them. A few figures in white robes sit in the upper background. The arrangement suggests a group abhishekam or puja.

September 26 2016

A photograph of a large outdoor ritual at stepped red stone terraces lined with many black Shivalinga stones. Many devotees sit on the steps, mostly bare-chested and wearing saffron/orange cloth, with white dhoti-style garments and white body markings on several arms. In the foreground a young man in an orange wrap sits at a black lingam, holding a small object with his right hand and touching the stone, with a pink flower placed on top. Brass pots and bowls sit around the lingas, and a rudraksha mala is visible at his wrist. Several other participants sit nearby, some with their hands folded, some with eyes closed in worship. No single person can be identified with certainty from this image.