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December 23 2016

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Outdoor Shiva abhishekam on red-painted stone steps. Many participants sit in rows on the steps, each before a black stone shivalingam set on a round black yoni-peetha base. Brass vessels and bowls surround the lingams. Several people blow long brass horns (shankha-style trumpets) toward the lingams. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas; one man in front wears a red-bead mala and holds a horn. Women wear saris and red-bead malas, one in a white sari with red border and a woman in a cream-and-blue top, with vibhuti on her forehead. Behind, red tent fabric and a chain-link fence frame the scene, with a cameraman and a few people in the background.2016-12-17July 24 20172017-07-24February 27 20142014-02-27July 24 20172017-07-24A photograph of many men seated on red-painted stone steps in rows, each beside a black stone shivalingam with brass vessels and small puja offerings. Most are bare-chested or wear white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas, sacred ash marks and sandalwood or ash on their bodies. A man in a white dhoti stands at left pouring or arranging items near the lingams, and devotees around the steps are seated in meditative or prayerful postures. Red flags fly in the background among trees. Several figures appear as a group ritual such as abhishekam or a shivalinga puja, with no visible figure presented as a distinctive central presence.2017-07-24Outdoor Rudra Abhishekam on red-painted stone steps, with many devotees seated in rows pouring liquid over black Shivalingams from brass vessels. Several participants hold long curved golden horns (shankhas) to their mouths, while others sit beside small brass pots, bowls and lamps. In the foreground a woman in a navy cardigan and cream sari with a red rudraksha mala pours from a golden horn, and a man in white dhoti and bare chest, with red and rudraksha beads, blows into one. Many men are bare-chested in white dhotis.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual scene at red stone steps lined with a metal railing. Rows of devotees sit in white and coloured clothing, many with bare shoulders, some in red, yellow and blue saris. They are performing abhishekam-style worship, pouring water and offerings over black stone shivalingams set on the steps, with small brass pots and bowls of flowers and offerings beside them. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands on the right, holding a camera; a figure in orange garments stands further back along the steps. Red flags on poles rise in the background.2016-12-03July 24 20172017-07-24Outdoor temple-style scene: a row of devotees seated on red-tiered steps lined with black stone lingams, with a black bull statue (Nandi) draped in yellow-orange marigold garland in the lower left. Several seated people in white dhotis and bare torsos sit with hands folded in prayer; a woman in a pink sari and another in yellow and pink sit among them. Red triangular flags on poles, a loudspeaker, and a floodlight are visible behind a chain-link fence. A seated man in orange-yellow cloth sits near brass vessels at lower right.2016-12-03December 05 20162016-12-05Outdoor 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.2016-12-18September 19 20162016-09-19