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A woman with short light-brown hair and glasses sits on a black stone step at a red-brick ghat, dressed in an orange fleece jacket, white trousers and a brown cord necklace. She holds a small pink flower over a black shivalinga-style stone pillar, with more pink flowers on the step. Brass bowls, brass pitchers and a green bowl sit on the red steps, and other participants in white are visible at the edges.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 25 20112011-12-25Two women in orange saris perform a ritual at black stone shivalingams set on red stepped platforms. The woman on the left wears a white and red tilak on her forehead, a rudraksha mala, and a yellow-bordered orange sari; she holds a white conch shell raised in her right hand over a small brass vessel. The woman on the right wears glasses, gold bangles and an orange sari, holding a white conch shell aloft while a pink flower rests beside the lingam. Brass lamps and pots sit in front, and rows of further lingams line the steps behind them.2013-06-10 +1 copiesTwo women in orange and yellow saris sit on red stone steps lined with rows of black stone Shivalingams on square peethas, each lingam set on its own base. The woman on the left, with grey hair and a red blouse, holds a small white cone-shaped object and looks down toward a lingam. The woman on the right, with dark hair and a red bindi, also holds a white cone-shaped item near a lingam. Small brass vessels, possibly kalasha pots, sit at the lower edge of the frame. The setting resembles a ritual of lingam abhishekam or puja.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJuly 08 20132013-07-08Two women in saffron-orange saris sit in front of tiered red stone steps lined with small stone lingam-style pillars. Each sits beside a black stone shivalingam marked with white and red tilak. The woman on the left wears a white forehead mark with red dot and holds a small brass bell; the woman on the right wears a rudraksha mala, a white forehead band and a red-trimmed orange sari. Brass kalasha pots and vessels rest on the steps.2013-06-08A row of women in orange-red saris with yellow borders sits on steps before black Shiva lingams, pouring water through long golden abhishekam funnels. The woman in front, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, holds her golden funnel with her right hand while the others follow in a line. Pink flowers rest on the lingam tops, and red-tiered stone shrines stand in the background.2013-06-04January 09 20062006-01-09Outdoor 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.2016-12-18A row of women in saffron and rust-orange clothing perform abhishekam on black stone Shivalingams set on round black bases, decorated with pink flowers. In the foreground, an older woman with white sacred ash on her forehead and gold bangles pours liquid from a brass vessel with a long spout over a lingam. Other women in orange sit beside the lingams in the background. Photo shows the close, repeated ritual setting of an ashram puja.2017-08-07September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies