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September 15 20152015-09-15May 21 20162016-05-21February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor ritual at a stone ghat beside a muddy river. A woman with long white hair, wearing white clothing, a green and white lanyard, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, bends forward over a row of black shivalingas, holding a gold-coloured metal vessel. Behind her, another white-clad devotee holds a similar gold vessel, and a third person's arm and vessel appear at the left edge. Smooth stone steps and worn tiles surround the scene.2016-09-19Outdoor procession on a sunny day at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with yellow barriers and trees behind. A woman with light hair wears an orange saffron sari and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, raising her hands in front of a red flag bearing a garland-draped portrait. Around her, women in white saris with gold-bordered red shawls walk in the procession, some holding long staffs and one holding a yellow umbrella at right. A roadside hoarding in red shows a painted group of figures.2016-04-22February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession at a temple-campus entrance under bright daylight, with orange flags and a tall ceremonial staff in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari carries a silver vessel on a tray, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a blue-and-yellow cloth, while women in white sarees with yellow shawls carry staffs and brass trays of bananas and fruit. Behind her, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beads holds a small brass vessel; a shaved-headed figure in an orange shawl and mala walks nearby, and several other devotees in white and orange follow along a road lined with orange flags and a white gate.2009-12-29Photograph of an outdoor abhishekam-style ritual at a courtyard lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on a wet stone channel. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a white shawl, with sacred ash on his forehead and body, wears a rudraksha mala and a teal-and-white beaded necklace, walking barefoot along the channel. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a large brass pot, and another woman in a white sari with gold border and a teal beaded necklace walks nearby. A red flag and a chain-link fence stand behind them, with a brick wall and more lingams in the background. Partial figures in white saris appear at the right edge.2016-09-19December 27 20072007-12-27A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and an orange shawl stands indoors, fastening a red and white cord onto a large orange flag bearing a blue emblem. She wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle, with a tilak on her forehead and hair pulled back. Behind her, a second woman in white with an orange shawl sits working on fabric, and another woman at the left edge stands in white with gold trim. Blue-grey walls and doorways frame the room.2006-09-23A photograph of a woman in the foreground holding a small lit oil lamp in her right hand, a flame visible near her hand. She wears a cream sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulder and red-and-green patterned borders, and has a red bindi on her forehead and a mala around her neck. Behind her a younger woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a red bindi holds her hands together in prayer. A second oil lamp with a flame sits at lower right, and blurred red and orange architecture fills the background.2010-11-09