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February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27December 16 20162016-12-16February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27July 12 20142014-07-12Outdoor Shiva abhishekam on red-painted stone steps. Many participants sit in rows on the steps, each before a black stone shivalingam set on a round black yoni-peetha base. Brass vessels and bowls surround the lingams. Several people blow long brass horns (shankha-style trumpets) toward the lingams. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas; one man in front wears a red-bead mala and holds a horn. Women wear saris and red-bead malas, one in a white sari with red border and a woman in a cream-and-blue top, with vibhuti on her forehead. Behind, red tent fabric and a chain-link fence frame the scene, with a cameraman and a few people in the background.2016-12-17Outdoor photo of a riverside ghat with red stone steps during a Maheshwara-style puja. Many participants sit in rows on the steps, most in white ritual clothes, with bare-chested men wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis. A woman in white with a turquoise shawl and red-framed glasses pours or offers from a small vessel in the foreground. Black stone Shivalingas stand on the steps, each with brass pots and bowls of offerings, some with red flowers. Red flags on poles and a smoky haze rise behind, with more devotees seated on the upper steps. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is marked.2016-12-18July 24 20172017-07-24December 12 20162016-12-12August 14 20172017-08-14February 27 20142014-02-27