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Photograph of four bare-chested men in white dhotis seated on red stone steps lined with black Shivalingam bases and brass vessels, performing a ritual. Several have rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak marks. The man at lower left pours from a small vessel near a flower-decorated lingam, the seated man in centre reads from an open book, and a man at upper right sits with hands folded. Pink flowers, oil lamps and a black backpack rest nearby. No candidate for the page's a person is clearly distinguishable by appearance, so no identification is made.

December 31 2016

December 04 2016

Photograph of a row of shirtless male priests seated on red-painted steps among many dark cylindrical stone lingams, a ritual setting in a temple courtyard. The foreground priest in the right of frame wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and white body markings, and holds his palms together in a gesture of prayer. Others in the row wear white dhoti cloths and orange-saffron cloths over one shoulder, with rudraksha malas, white tripundra marks and white ash on their bodies, some with hands raised or folded in worship. A brass lota and small brass vessels sit near the front. The priests are seated, not facing the camera directly, and no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific presiding figure.

Three men in white ritual dhotis sit bare-chested on stone steps painted red, performing a Rudra abhishekam beside black stone shivalingams topped with flowers and small crystal-like caps. The man on the left wears a gold earring and bracelets and holds offerings near a lingam. The centre man wears a rudraksha mala and extends his hands over the lingam. The man on the right wears rudraksha malas, dark-rimmed glasses and a gold chain, holding a small brass dish, with brass pots behind him. A red cloth hangs at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate with sufficient cues is visible.

November 26 2016

July 31 2017

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Many devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders sit in rows on red stone steps during a rudra abhishekam. Men and women wear rudraksha malas and some have bare upper bodies with white and ash markings on their skin. Black lingams and small brass kalasha pots with water sit in front of them. A woman in an orange sari sits at right, and a red-brown structure stands behind. An ornate multicoloured parasol with fringe stands at right. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.