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Photo 11724295Photo 11724287A photograph of many men seated on tiered red steps at an outdoor ritual site, with dark stone pedestals and rows of brass kalasha pots and oil lamps arranged along the steps. Most wear white or orange-red dhotis and bare-chested with rudraksha malas; several in orange or saffron cloth hold brass implements. A central figure in a white dhoti and shawl sits near the middle of the steps, with a rudraksha mala. Lush trees and a chain-link fence stand behind, with red flags at the right. Scattered men in white and orange ritual dress complete the scene.2017-06-26Outdoor ritual scene on red-painted stone steps lined with rows of black stone shivalingam-style pedestals and brass kalasha pots. Many devotees sit in rows, most wearing white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali. Among them are men and women in white, a few shaved-headed men with tilak, and younger attendants in orange-saffron cloth. A silver drum rests in the foreground beside a seated woman in white with folded hands. Brass lamps and vessels are placed on the steps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the scene is recorded only by roles and attire.2017-06-26Outdoor ritual at a temple with red-and-white stepped platform. In the foreground, a woman in a red sleeveless dress and flower garland pours liquid from a brass pot over black Shiva lingams wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with white flowers. To the left, a monk in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands on the steps with palms pressed together, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and a girl in pink dress watch and fold their hands in prayer. Abhishekam to lingams.2009-07-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at multiple black stone Shivalinga on a stepped platform. Several devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pour water from brass vessels and small brass pots over the lingas, with some lingas decorated with pink flower petals. Behind them seated people in white dhotis and white shirts with gold borders, some with bare chests and sacred ash markings, watch and assist. Brass kalashas and pots sit on the steps. A young boy in the foreground holds a brass vessel above a linga. Lingas, rudraksha-free devotees and water streams dominate the frame.2017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07October 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of a ritual bathing scene outdoors beside a grey temple wall with a carved niche and green foliage. A bare-chested man in a black garment, with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas, bows with hands joined while water is poured over him from a steel bucket held by a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow cord. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in white and orange stand close, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. A group of women in white with amber beads watch from the left. Water streams down the figure from a stone basin. The bucket and yellow cord suggest an abhishekam-style bathing rite.2018-04-29June 26 20172017-06-26Photo 11724289A photograph of a water-pouring ritual at a temple well or tank. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, wearing a blue cord around his neck, pours water from a metal bucket on a yellow rope into a basin. Beneath the pouring, a long-haired man with dark rudraksha malas stands with clasped hands as water runs over his head. Beside him, another man in orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads stands with hands raised. A crowd of around fifteen devotees, many bare-chested with orange cloths and malas, and some women in saris and white clothing, surrounds the scene beside a white carved temple wall with green foliage.2018-04-29