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Outdoor photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam procession at a temple with stepped red brick terraces. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a large gold pendant and beaded mala walks centrally beneath a large ornate parasol, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind and beside him, devotees in white dhotis and orange garments stand along the steps, several with bare upper bodies marked with white ash, others with palms pressed together. Rows of black stone shivalinga-shaped vessels line the foreground steps, and a drummer in orange appears in the background. a person cues: the central figure wears a rust-red robe with a gold ceremonial pendant and beaded rudraksha-style mala, and walks under a parasol as a figure being honoured in procession; identity is appearance-based only.

Night procession on a brick ghat staircase lined with black shivalinga stones and brass pots. A man in a brown saffron-toned robe with a large floral garland stands at centre, arms crossed, with a bearded face. Behind him, attendants in white and gold-bordered dhotis walk with a multicoloured fringed parasol held on a long pole, and a woman in a green-and-gold sari carries a tray with flowers. Another man in white dhoti, rudraksha mala and gold-bordered shawl stands at left. Drummers and figures in orange and green dress appear on the upper steps. The figure at centre has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornment; the appearance is consistent with the a person, though the image is uncertain.

Night procession at an ashram temple: a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a gold-beaded necklace walks along a striped runner between rows of black shivalingas on tiered red steps. A man with a multicolour umbrella canopy stands beside him, and a woman in orange with a tray of offerings follows, with a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and a second bare-chested man in white at the left, one with hands joined. A devotee in white with a bare back is in the foreground.

December 23 2016

Night photograph of a temple tank festival procession with a large multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed tassels held above a central figure. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-and-white garland and a red-orange turban stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold border carries a brass plate of flowers, and to the right another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks along the stone edge of the water. A drum is visible on the left. Devotees in white and orange line the steps and water edge, and women in saffron, green and blue saris stand on the tiered stone ghats behind, with red flags and coloured lights in the background. Stone lingam-like pillars line the left foreground.

Night photograph of a ritual event at a stepped pond. In the foreground, a bearded man in a red-brown turban and a red-brown garment with a textured patterned wrap and a long yellow beaded garland walks toward the camera down a stone walkway. Behind him to the left, a man in white dhoti and white shawl with yellow borders walks beside. To the right, a bare-chested man in orange-brown cloth walks down steps. Many people in white, saffron, purple and green clothing line the tiered steps behind, with red flags along the railing. A woman in a teal top stands at right. Black stone pillars or lingas are stacked on the right edge.

Outdoor procession descending a red-brick stepped ghat at dusk. A man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with long dark hair, wearing rudraksha and a white-and-red flower garland, walks down the steps. Beside him an orange-robed figure carries a bundle wrapped in yellow cloth. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall ceremonial parasol with an ornate top, and a bare-chested man with a white dhoti kneels in the foreground facing the procession. Saffron and red flags line the railing, and devotees in orange and maroon stand behind metal barricades. Palm fronds and floodlights appear at the left.

May 09th 2016

Night photograph at a stepped sacred pool with rows of devotees seated on red-brick steps, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some in white ritual clothes. A central figure walks toward the viewer wearing a red-and-maroon turban, a large gold-and-beaded necklace, a maroon top and a patterned leopard-print wrap, with bracelets on the wrist. Another robed man in white with a dark mala walks at left, and a bare-chested man in a brown dhoti stands on the right beside a row of black stone Shiva lingas. Red flags and a camera rig are visible at the edges.

May 24 2017

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January 01 2017

A procession descends a wide red-brick staircase outdoors, with a ceremonial group in red and orange robes. In the foreground, a man in a rust-red garment wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti stands near a tall golden-tipped staff. Behind, a bare-chested drummer plays a frame drum, and a woman in a deep red sari presses her palms together in prayer. Red flags flank a metal railing, and on the right, white-clad devotees with folded hands look on. A tall man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a crossed sash holds a cloth bag, presumably at the procession's edge. The scene suggests a devotional procession along a temple-style stair.