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February 19 2017

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December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20172017-02-20Photo 11709766February 17 20172017-02-17May 24 20172017-05-24 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20172017-02-15Many 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.2017-05-29November 14 20162016-11-14December 12 20162016-12-12November 14 20162016-11-14December 03 20162016-12-03A row of seated devotees performs a ritual beside black stone shivalingams topped with yellow flowers, at a sanctified outdoor setting. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a grey-streaked beard and rudraksha mala holds his palms together in prayer, with white ash marks on his chest. Next to him a shirtless man in a rudraksha mala, blue lungi and a lanyard sits with hands pressed together. A woman in an orange-and-blue patterned blouse and blue sari with a red tilak on her forehead and a lanyard sits with her hands raised in anjali. Further back an older bald man with a tilak, a woman in teal and orange and a man in white clothes with glasses extend their hands in prayer. Several people in white dhotis and saffron-clad attire are visible behind, with more devotees in the background.2016-12-19