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July 24 20172017-07-24November 14 20162016-11-14October 16 20162016-10-16 +1 copiesThree bare-chested men perform a ritual on red brick steps beside black stone shivalinga-style lingams and brass pots. Left, a bearded man in an orange-red dhoti and white lower cloth holds a brass vessel; center, a man with long dreadlocks in a white dhoti with yellow border pours from a gold-coloured spout; right, a man with cropped grey hair wears rudraksha malas and a pendant, holding a golden cup. Brass bowls, lamps and offerings sit on the steps behind them, and another seated person in white is partly visible above. Ritual abhishekam scene.2016-11-07July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31Photograph of a large group of men in white dhotis, mostly bare-chested with white ash markings on their bodies, seated in rows on red-painted temple steps performing abhishekam to rows of black stone shivalingams set in dark round basins decorated with pink flower petals. Several men hold long golden horn-shaped vessels pouring liquid over the lingams, and one holds a golden pot. A few men wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Offering pots and brass vessels sit along the stone ledge in the foreground. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person figure from appearance.2017-05-24May 29 20172017-05-29 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20172017-02-20Photo 11709766Outdoor ritual abhishekam on a tiered red-stepped platform with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on pedestals. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders pour water or milk from brass horn-shaped vessels onto the lingams. Some have white sacred markings on their arms and chests and rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long braided hair and a man with a grey beard in the foreground pour from gold pitchers. Behind them more devotees sit in rows, some wearing orange clothing. A pink flower sits on the lower right lingam.2017-07-24Many men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in rows on red stone steps, each performing abhishekam on a black lingam placed in a round stone yoni basin strewn with pink and white flowers. Several devotees hold up long cylindrical brass or horn vessels pouring liquid, and a shirtless man at left has white ash marks on his body. Oil lamps glow in the background, and some men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. No single person is identifiable as a person; all visible participants appear to be devotees or priests.2017-05-24